Dear clients ,  

The national standard of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems — Requirements.(GB/T28001-2011) has been promulgated on Dec. 30^th, 2011 and took effect on Feb. 1^st, 2012. According to the related requirements of CNCA and CNAS, CQC made the conversion guideline and requirements, the details as follows.

1 Certification body will be not to issue 2001 version certificate since Jan. 1^st, 2013. For the clients has signed the audit contact by old version, should negotiate with local contacted company.

2 Any 2001 version certificate is invalid since Jan. 1^st, 2014, please arranges your own time.

3 Please modify the original OHSAS system according to new version standard, such as documents modifying, danger sources re-identification, and implement the related management system by new version, then take the internal audit and management review before applying to version-changing audit.

4 For the clients who hold GB/T28001-2001 version certificate by CQC, the conversion audit can combine annual surveillance with recertification audit. CQC will check clients’OHSAS documents in line with new version standards before on-site audit. In addition, on-site audit person/day will be increased (More than 0.5 person day) on the original basis. 

5 For the organizations got OHSAS18001：2007 version certificate issued by CQC, can combine surveillance with recertification audit, then apply to renewal Chinese and English GB/T28001-2011 certificate with CNAS logo, and withdrew the original OHSAS18001:2007 certificate. If there is no change, site audit person/day will not be additional increase. 

                             Hereby notified

                                                              China Quality Certification Centre
                                                                             April. 5^th, 2012