OHSAS 18001 2007 Occupational Health and Safety Gap
          Analysis Tool

OHSAS 18001 is now OBSOLETE. Please see ISO 45001 Gap Analysis Tool.

Our gap analysis tool will allow you to compare your current OH&S
practices with the OHSAS 18001 2007 occupational health and
safety
management standard. This comparison will pinpoint the
areas that fall short of the new standard (the gaps). Once you know
where to focus your attention, you can begin to make the changes
that are needed to comply with the standard.

Our gap analysis process consists of six questionnaires, one
for each of the six Parts (4.1 to 4.6) that make up the core of the
OHSAS 18001 standard. In total, there are 561 questions, one for
each of the requirements that make up the standard.

Part 4.1 starts with some very general questions. The rest of the Gap
Analysis (Parts 4.2 to 4.6) discusses these general questions in greater
detail. Because of this we suggest that you use the general questions
in Part 4.1 to give you an overview of what the rest of the OHSAS 18001
standard expects you to do. Your detailed Gap Analysis will be carried
out as you answer the specific questions in Parts 4.2 to 4.6.

For each question, two answers are possible: YES or NO. Answer
each question by selecting one of these two answers. A YES answer
means you’re in compliance with the standard while a NO answer means
you’re not in compliance. NO answers reveal gaps that exist between the
OHSAS 18001 2007 standard and your organization’s OH&S practices.
To the right of your answers, you will find a space that you can use to
record any comments or observations you might have.

Once you’ve completed all six questionnaires, study your NO
answers and your comments and use them to develop your own
unique OHSAS 18001 Compliance Plan. Use the associated questions
to formulate actions or steps that need to be taken in order to bring
your OH&S practices into compliance.
 

Our Plain English Gap Analysis Tool is easy to understand and
ready to use. It is focused, detailed, and complete. We
guarantee it!

OHSAS 18001 2007 OH&S Gap Analysis Tool

PART

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE

1

Profile of Gap Analysis Project

3

2

Explanation of Gap Analysis Process

4

3

OH&S Terms and Definitions

6

4

GAP ANALYSIS QUESTIONNAIRES

13

4.1

General Gap Analysis Questionnaire

13

4.2

Policy Gap Analysis Questionnaire

14

4.3

Planning Gap Analysis Questionnaire

16

4.4

Implementation Gap Analysis Questionnaire

27

4.5

Checking Gap Analysis Questionnaire

43

4.6

Review Gap Analysis Questionnaire

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The following example will show you what our Gap 
Analysis Tool looks like. This example is taken from
4.6 Review Gap Analysis Questionnaire.

OHSAS 18001 2007 OH&S GAP ANALYSIS TOOL

4.6 REVIEW GAP ANALYSIS QUESTIONNAIRE

1

Do you review your organization's OHSMS
at planned intervals by examining inputs?

YES

NO

 

 

2

 

Do you review your internal audit results?

YES

NO

 

 

3

 

Do you review your compliance with legal
and nonlegal (other) OH&S requirements?

YES

NO

 

 

4

 

 

Do you review changes in legal and nonlegal
(other) OH&S requirements and circumstances?

YES

NO

 

 

5

 

Do you review the results of your organization’s
OH&S participation and consultation process?

YES

NO

 

 

6

 

 

Do you review feedback from workers?

YES

NO

 

 

7

 

 

Do you review feedback from contractors?

YES

NO

 

 

8

 

Do you review OH&S communications
received from external interested parties?

YES

NO

 

 

9

 

 

Do you review complaints received
from external interested parties?

YES

NO

 

 

10

 

Do you review the overall OH&S
performance of your organization?

YES

NO

 

 

11

 

Do you review how well your OH&S
objectives are being achieved?

YES

NO

 

 

12

 

Do you review the status of
OH&S incident investigations?

YES

NO

 

 

13

 

Do you review the status
of corrective OH&S actions?

YES

NO

 

 

14

 

Do you review the status
of preventive OH&S actions?

YES

NO

 

 

15

 

Do you review previous
OH&S management reviews?

YES

NO

 

 

16

 

 

Do you review previous follow up actions?

YES

NO

 

 

17

 

Do you review changes in OH&S risks?

YES

NO

 

 

18

 

Do you review recommendations
for OH&S improvement?

YES

NO

 

 

19

 

 

Do you consider whether or not
your OHSMS should be changed?

YES

NO

 

 

20

 

 

Do you consider whether or not your
OH&S policy should be changed?

YES

NO

 

 

21

 

 

Do you consider whether or not your
OH&S objectives should be changed?

YES

NO

 

 

22

Do you assess the results of management reviews?

YES

NO

 

 

23

 

Do you assess the performance of your OHSMS?

YES

NO

 

 

24

 

 

Do you assess the suitability
of your organization’s OHSMS?

YES

NO

 

 

25

 

 

 

Do you assess opportunities to improve the
suitability of your organization’s OHSMS?

YES

NO

 

 

26

 

 

Do you assess the adequacy
of your organization’s OHSMS?

YES

NO

 

 

27

 

 

 

Do you assess opportunities to improve the
adequacy of your organization’s OHSMS?

YES

NO

 

 

28

 

 

Do you assess the effectiveness
of your organization’s OHSMS?

YES

NO

 

 

29

 

 

 

Do you assess opportunities to improve the
effectiveness of your organization’s OHSMS?

YES

NO

 

 

30

 

Do you assess the need to change
your organization’s OHSMS?

YES

NO

 

 

31

 

 

Do you assess the need to
change your OH&S policy?

YES

NO

 

 

32

 

 

Do you assess the need to
change your OH&S objectives?

YES

NO

 

 

33

Do you generate management review outputs?

YES

NO

 

 

34

 

Do you make decisions and take actions
which support your general commitment
to continual improvement?

YES

NO

 

 

35

 

 

Do you make decisions and take
actions to change or improve the
elements of your OHSMS?

YES

NO

 

 

36

 

 

 

Do you make decisions and take actions
to improve the suitability of OHSMS?

YES

NO

 

 

37

 

 

 

Do you make decisions and take actions
to improve the adequacy of OHSMS?

YES

NO

 

 

38

 

 

 

Do you make decisions and take actions
to improve the effectiveness of OHSMS?

YES

NO

 

 

39

 

 

Do you make decisions and take
actions to change your OH&S policy?

YES

NO

 

 

40

 

 

Do you make decisions and take actions
to change your OH&S objectives?

YES

NO

 

 

41

 

 

Do you make decisions and take actions
to change your OH&S performance?

YES

NO

 

 

42

 

 

Do you make decisions and take actions
to change your OH&S resources?

YES

NO

 

 

43

 

Do you record your management reviews?

YES

NO

 

 

44

 

 

Do you retain your organization’s
management review records?

YES

NO

 

 

45

Do you communicate your
management review outputs?

YES

NO

 

 

46

 

Do you use your communication
and consultation process to discuss
outputs with workers?

YES

NO

 

 

47

 

Do you use your communication
and consultation process to discuss
outputs with contractors?

YES

NO

 

 

Etcetera ...

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Occupational Health and Safety System Development Plan

Plain English Occupational Health and Safety Definitions

OHSAS 18001 Standard Translated into Plain English

Occupational Health and Safety Audit Program


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