Occupational health and safety management systems 

In present days regulatory framework is becoming more strict in terms of the responsibility of organizations to ensure healthy and safe working conditions for its employees. OHSAS 18001 is specification providing guidance to organizations on risk management, health and safety, and paying special attention to the prevention of accidents, reducing risks and safeguarding the well-being of employees.

An ISO 45001 management system will enable an organisation to improve its OH&S performance by:

• • Developing and implementing an OH&S policy and OH&S objectives
• • Establishing systematic processes which consider its “context” and which take into account its risks and opportunities, and its legal and other requirements
• • Determining the hazards and OH&S risks associated with its activities; seeking to eliminate them, or putting in controls to minimize their potential effects
• • Establishing operational controls to manage its OH&S risks and its legal and other requirements
• • Increasing awareness of its OH&S risks
• • Evaluating its OH&S performance and seeking to improve it, through taking appropriate actions
• • Ensuring workers take an active role in OH&S matters

 

In combination, these measures will ensure that an organisation’s reputation as a safe place to work will be promoted, and can have more direct benefits, such as:

• • Improving its ability to respond to regulatory compliance issues
• • Reducing the overall costs of incidents
• • Reducing downtime and the costs of disruption to operations
• • Reducing the cost of insurance premiums
• • Reducing absenteeism and employee turnover rates
• • Recognition for having achieved an international benchmark (which may in turn influence customers who are concerned about their social responsibilities)

 

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