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OHSAS 18001 : 1999 - The Health & Safety Standard
The implementation strategy and cost
The Health & Safety standard, has become the main criteria for organisations to be able to ensure they meet their legal obligations on Health & Safety as an employer and supplier. This is achieved when independently validated by an approved assessing body and registered as an OHSAS 18001 company.
Companies choose this route either because they see the benefits of implementing and maintaining an effective management system to control the safety of their work activities or they are encouraged (and sometimes forced) by a key supplier to attain the necessary accreditation.
HCC Consultancy division has supported mainly SME organisations, throughout the UK, for over 16 years. They have been instrumental in implementing and achieving the Health & Safety standard with over 100 organisations with a 100% pass rate.
Our support policy incorporated in every proposal submitted to a client is simple:
We give a budget cost for the full implementation project
no day rates rolling on and on, no travelling or overnight costs (unless
specified as part of proposal and quoted at cost), no extras at all
for anything.
We guarantee that you will achieve registration to OHSAS 18001:1999
(or updated version)
providing your organisation holds up its side of the proposal in supporting
the agreed implementation.
We will achieve implementation in the timescale we agree with
yourselves
providing your organisation holds up its side of the proposal in supporting
the agreed implementation timescale. In most cases implementation and
registration (i.e. the assessment) is within 4-6 months, usually system
generation and implementation is 3-4 months with up to 2 months to audit
compliance followed immediately by third party assessment and successful
registration.
How much is it going to cost?
This will depend on many factors, the size and complexity of the organisation, how controlled their work activities are at present, what needs to be implemented to achieve compliance etc...
In most cases the support costs for implementation range between £2750 - £3500. This will, of course, depend on an initial free - no-obligation review to establish the factors involved with a written proposal detailing a set of Terms Of Reference which outline the action plan of the project and the associated costs.
What's the next step?
If you are interested in us carrying out a free no-obligation review of your organisation to establish what is involved and what it would cost to achieve OHSAS 18001 then please contact us to arrange an appointment.
Remember cost savings can be achieved if your organisation is considering implementing other standards in the same timescale - see the Value Added Services section of our website for more details.