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When organizations implement OHSAS 18001, do they typically integrate it with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 or treat it as a stand-alone system?

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When organizations implement OHSAS 18001, do they typically integrate it with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 or treat it as a stand-alone system?

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It usually depends on whether they already have ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. If the organization has either ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 or both and wants to add OHSAS 18001 it makes very good sense to integrate the management systems to minimize the duplication of procedures. A standard like PAS 99 explains how to do this effectively. BS OHSAS 18001 is now written to be closer in structure and style to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, and summarizes how they correspond to assist integration (Annex A).