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BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT SERIES SYSTEM (BSI-OHSAS 18001)... 

OHSAS Project Group. (2007). Occupational health and safety management systems— Requirements. OHSAS 18001 2007. Published as a British Standards Institute... 

Other international guidelines and safety accreditation systems include the British Standards Institute (BSI), Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSAS 18001). 

British Standards Institute (BSI) OHSAS 18001 is the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series specification. Implementation demonstrates an organization s commitment to protection of health and safety in the workplace. It comprises two parts, 18001 and 18002, and embraces a number of other publications. 

This Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) guideline, and OHSAS 18001 2007, Occupational health and safety management systems— Requirements, have been developed in response to customer demand for a recognizable occupational health and safety management system standard against which their management systems can be assessed and certified, and for guidance on the implementation of such a standard. (British Standards Institute, BSI-OHSAS 18002 2008, p. 3)... 

British Standards Institute (BSI). 2008. Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. OHS AS 18001. (Permission to reproduce extracts from BSI-OHSAS 18001 is granted by BSI. British Standards can be obtained in PDF or hard copy formats from the BSI online shop, www.bsigroup.com/Shop, or by contacting BSI customer service for hard copies only, tel +44 (0)20 8996 9001, email cservices bsigroup.com.)... 

BS OHS AS 18001, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Requirements, British Standards Institution AS/NZS 4801 2001, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Specifications with Guidance for Use, Australia New Zealand Standards. 

Requirements for risk assessments are more explicit in the 2007 revision of BS OHSAS 18001 2007, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems—Requirements. Commonly spoken of as 18001, this British Standards Institution publication now says The organization shall establish, implement and maintain aprocedure(s) for the ongoing hazard identification, risk assessment, and determination of necessary controls. ... 

BS OHS AS 18001 2007. Occupational health and safety Management systems— Requirements. London British Standards Institution (BSI), 2007. 

In the 2007 revision of the British Standards Institution publication, BS OHSAS 18001 2007, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems—Requirements, a significant change was made as follows. 

British Standards Institution, BS 8800 1996, Guide to occupational health and safety management systems, BSI, London (1996) [Note this standard has been overtaken by OHSAS 18002 2000, Occupational health and safety rrmnagement systems which in turn is likely to become ISO 18002]... 

British Standards Institution BS 8800 1996, Guide to occupational health and safety management systems, BSI, London (1996)... 

British Standards Institution, BS 8800 2004 Guide to Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, BSI, London (2004)... 

BSI, 1999 OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System—Specification. British Standards Institution, London. 

British Standards Institution, 1999. Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems—Specification. OHSAS 18001 1999, London. 

Regulatory and advisory bodies publish methods for ambient air analysis such as those issued by the British Standards Inshtute and the US Environment Protechon Agency (Tables 10.24 and 10.25, respectively). Methods for assessment of workplace air are published by the Health and Safety Executive. Some of these are generic methods (Table 10.26) whilst others are compound specihc (Table 10.27). Examples of other official methods for moihtoring workplace air quality are those published by the British Standards Inshtute (Table 10.28), and the US Nahonal Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Table 10.29). Table 10.30 provides addihonal guidance on analytical techniques for a selection of substances. 

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