ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has officially published ISO 45001:2018 on 12 March 2018. This is the 1st international management system standard to help organizations provide a healthy and safe workplace for workers and other interested parties, prevent ill-health, work-related injury and deaths as well as continually improve OH&S performance.
As endorsed by the ISO, OHSAS Project Group and the International Accreditation forum (IAF), ISO 45001:2018 will replace OHSAS 18001:2007.
Benefits of Certification
Internal
- Eliminate or minimise risk to employees
- Improve occupational health and safety performance
- Reduce medical claims and insurance costs
- Reduce production down time due to accidents and sick leave
- Enable integrated audits with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
External
- Eliminate or minimise risk to other interested parties that may be exposed to occupational health and safety risks associated with the organisation’s activities
- Assure interested parties of its conformance with the organisation’s occupational health and safety policy
- Enhance image and global competitiveness
- Satisfy vendor/investor criteria and regulatory requirements
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