Safety Principles

• Responsibility of line managers.
• Requires a systematic approach.
• Importance of management systems.
• Importance of effective auditing.

About Standard ISO 45001

ISO 45001: Part of the overall management system that facilitates the management of the OH&S risks associated with the business of the organisation.

Health: The promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well being of workers in all occupations.

Safety: Freedom from unacceptable risk of harm.

• ISO 45001 is an international standard giving requirements related to Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.
• It enables an organization to have control over, and knowledge of all relevant hazards resulting from normal operations and abnormal situations and improve its performance.
• ISO 45001 has been developed to be compatible with the ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) management systems standards, in order to facilitate the integration of quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management systems by organizations, should they wish to do so.
• ISO 45001 provides a framework to the effective management of OH&S including compliance with the legislation that applies to your activities and identified hazards. The element includes Policy and Commitment, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, Risk Controls, Legal Requirements, Accident & Incident Investigation.

Benefits of ISO 45001 Certification

• Improve efficiency and consequently reduce accident and production time loss
• Increase control and reduction of hazards through the setting of objectives, targets and evolved responsibility
• Demonstrate legal compliance
• Increase reputation for safety and occupational health
• Reduce insurance premiums
• Is an integral part of a sustainability strategy
• Encourage more effective internal and communication
• Improve your safety culture
• Customer satisfaction : through delivery of products that consistently meet customer requirements whilst safeguarding their health and property
• Reduced operating costs - by decreasing down-time through incidents and ill health and reducing costs associated with legal fees and compensation
• Improved stakeholder relationships - by safeguarding the health and property of staff, customers and suppliers
• Legal compliance - by understanding how statutory and regulatory requirements impact the organization and its customers
• Improved risk management - through clear identification of potential incidents and implementation of controls and measures
• Proven business credentials - through independent verification against recognized standards
• Ability to win more business - particularly where procurement specifications require certification as a condition to supply
• check legislative compliance
• produce a report that identifies any non-compliance or potential for non-compliance and agree a corrective action plan if required
• produce an assessment plan and confirm a date for the Stage 2 assessment visit