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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - OHSAS 18001 CERTIFICATION
Policy of SRAC regarding transition to OHSAS 18001:2007 (soon)
SRAC is accredited by OLAS - Office Luxembourgeois D’Accreditation et de Surveillance - for the occupational health and safety management systems certification (Certificate No 4/003), for the organizations operating in all relevant economic and social scopes (37 scopes), in compliance with OHSAS 18001 reference standard.
SRAC certifications are recognized at an international level through SRAC partnership in IQNet (The International Certification Network).
To that extent, the organizations certified by SRAC receive, together with SRAC Certificate, also the IQNet Certificate, without any additional costs.
Upon the certification process successfully completed, SRAC certified organizations:
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have the right to use SRAC and IQNet conformity marks for advertising purposes; |
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are included in SRAC database of certified organizations, publicly available on SRAC website (www.srac.ro); |
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are included in the IQNet database of certified/registered companies, publicly available on IQNet website (www.iqnet-certification.com); |
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are included in the list of SRAC certified organizations, periodically published in Quality - access to success magazine; |
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regularly informed on the evolutions in the occupational health and safety and certification areas, by accessing SRAC website, symposia and conferences organized by SRAC. |
In the modern society, promoting the health and safety conditions in the workplace and ensuring a comfortable work environment, observing the normative requirements and maintaining a good business reputation are key aspects which should be considered by every successful organization.
The implementation and certification of a occupational health and safety management system is an effective tool for organizing and focusing the efforts of an organization towards a better control and management of the work-hazards (accidents, incidents and occupational diseases) and a significant improvement of the professional performances.
OHSAS 18001:2007 represents a work model for the organizations willing to ensure a better control of the professional risks. It has been developed in scope of completing the quality and environmental management systems and it is based on explicit requirements for better managing the professional risks and inducing a culture for prevention among employees.
| Advantages of the occupational health and safety management system certification |
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developing a work system with lower risks of injury and/or professional disease |
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achieving a better control of the injury and/or professional disease |
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transparency and effectiveness of the occupational health and safety management system by transposing the outputs of the risk assessments, audits, inspections etc. into action plans to minimize the risk of accidents |
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achieving improved employee performances by ensuring a “state of well being” in the workplace |
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favourable perception from suppliers, beneficiaries and society in general |
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