Standards

ISO 9001:2000
is part of the ISO 9000 family of standards for quality management systems.
 
The ISO 9001 standard follows the methodology known as the PDCA Cycle.
 

P = Plan, D = Do, C = Check, A = Act.
The basic requirements include:
 

• Identification of all the key processes in the company that have or can have an impact on the quality of the product or service

 

• Establish mechanisms to control these processes
   
  
• Monitor the processes to ensure they produce quality products / services
   
  
• Keep proper records
   
  
• Verify outgoing product or services for defects, with appropriate corrective actions where necessary

 

• Periodically review individual processes and the quality system itself for effectiveness

 

• Facilitate continual improvement

ISO 14001:2004
is part of the ISO 14000 family of standards for environmental management systems.
 
The ISO 14001 standard follows the methodology known as the PDCA Cycle.
 

P = Plan, D = Do, C = Check, A = Act.
The basic requirements include:
 

• Identification of all the environmental aspects (causes) in the company that have or can have an environmental impact (effects) on the environment

 

• Establish a mechanism to determine what environmental aspects are significant (or important)
   
  
• Identify the environmental regulatory requirements applicable
   
  
• Establish controls on the significant environmental aspects

 

• Measure and Monitor the effectiveness of these controls and the compliance to regulatory requirements

 

• Periodically review the environmental performance and the environmental management system for effectiveness

 

• Facilitate continual improvement

OHSAS 18001:2007
The first thing you will notice is the OHSAS 18001 is not an ISO standard.
OHSAS 18001 was created by different interested parties (leading accreditation / certification bodies, consultants and members of leading industries) not by ISO. Therefore, it can not be called an ISO standard.
However, it is an internationally recognized standard for occupational health and safety management systems.
 
It comprises two parts, 18001 and 18002 but companies can only become certified to the OHSAS 18001 standard.
 
As with other standards, the OHSAS 18001 Standard follows the methodology known as the PDCA Cycle.
 

P = Plan, D = Do, C = Check, A = Act.
The basic requirements include:
 

• Identification of all the health and safety hazards in the company

 

• Establish a mechanism to determine the risk of these hazards and determining which ones are tolerable

 

• Establish objectives to eliminate the risk of the non tolerable hazards

 

• Identify the health and safety regulatory requirements applicable

 

• Establish controls to minimize the risk of the tolerable hazards

 

• Measure and Monitor the effectiveness of these controls and the compliance to regulatory requirements

 

• Periodically review the health and safety performance and the health and safety management system for effectiveness

 

• Facilitate continual improvement

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