Safe and Healthy Workplaces
What is
ISO 45001?
ISO 45001 is an International Standard that specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, with guidance for its use, to enable an organisation to proactively improve its OH&S performance in preventing injury and ill-health. ISO 45001 is intended to be applicable to any organisation regardless of its size, type and nature. ISO 45001 enables an organisation, through its OH&S management system, to integrate other aspects of health and safety, such as worker wellness/wellbeing; however, it should be noted that an organisation can be required by applicable legal requirements to also address such issues.
The Benefits of ISO 45001
An ISO 45001 based OH&S management system will enable an organisation to improve its OH&S performances.
Here are the top benefits of using the ISO 45001 framework:
1. Establish controls to ensure legal compliance
ISO 45001 can help you to establish operational controls which take into account risks and opportunities, as well as legal and other requirements
2. Increase Health and Safety Awareness
the OH&S management system helps organisations to increase employee awareness of Occupational Health and Safety risks, ensuring workers take an active role in health and safety matters
3. Enhance your Reputation
Achieving certification to this standard is recognition that you have achieved an international benchmark, getting you noticed by customers who are concerned about their social responsibilities
4. Reduce Absenteeism
by better managing H&S risks in the workplace you will be able to protect employees, reducing absenteeism and turnover rates
5. Reduce Insurance Premiums
By demonstrating that you have an effective occupational health and safety management system in place, many businesses can go on to benefit from reduced insurance premiums
6. Improve Management of H&S Compliance Issues
ISO 45001 helps to improve your ability to respond to regulatory compliance issues, reducing the overall costs of incidents and downtime
7. Better Manage Health and Safety Risks
The standard will help you to determine hazards and the health and safety risks associated with your activities; seeking to either eliminate them or put controls in place to minimise their effects