ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS) sets the minimum standard of practice to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of your employees, visitors and anyone else affected by your organisation’s activities
What is ISO 45001?
Health and Safety in the work environment are the main concern of most businesses. ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety (OHSMS) sets the requirements to protect employees worldwide. It provides a structure to increase safety, reduce workplace risks and enhance health and wellbeing at work.
ISO 45001 is applicable to all organisations, regardless of size, industry or nature of business.
It is designed to be integrated into an organisation’s existing management processes and follows the same high-level structure as other ISO management system standards, such as ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management).
ISO 45001 was developed taking into consideration other related standards, such as OHSAS 18001, Occupational Health and Safety Management, the International Labour Organisation’s ILO - OSH 2001 guidelines and various national standards. It is consistent with the ILO’s international labour standards and conventions.
The benefits of ISO 45001?
ISO 45001 adopts a risk-based approach that ensures it is effective and undergoes continual monitoring, evaluation and improvement to meet an organisation’s ever-changing context.
ISO 45001 enables organisations to manage their OH&S risks and improve their OH&S performance by developing and implementing effective policies and objectives. It helps organisations to improve employee safety, to reduce workplace hazards & injuries, to protect employees and other interested parties from potential harms and thus create safe working conditions.
Other key potential benefits from use of the standard include:
- Creation of a health and safety culture, whereby employees are encouraged to take an active role in their own Health & Safety, leading to a reduction in workplace incidents;
- Ability to meet legal and regulatory requirements;
- Reduced cost of insurance premiums;
- Enhanced reputation;
ISO 45001 certification is essential to improve staff morale and help to increase Health and Safety Awareness. this encourages employees and workers to take an active role in health and safety matters.
Why choose SMART QMS for your ISO 45001 Implementation/Certification?
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