ISO 45001 2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
In 2018, the International Standards Organisation released the newest Occupational Health And Safety Management Systems standard – ISO 45001:2018. This standard brings great improvements to safety within the workplace and allows organisations to streamline and integrate quality and environmental management systems into one integrated management system.
An Occupational Health and Safety Management System conformant to ISO 45001:2018 can bring the following benefits:
- A safer and healthier workplace for all employees, contractors, customers and visitors
- Increased productivity and efficiency through less workplace incidents and downtime
- Increased customer confidence, through a proactive approach to the safety and health of personnel
- Increased business opportunities for company’s looking to grow their customer base (e.g. Expansion into mining, oil and gas etc.)
- Reduced safety and health hazards and risks in the workplace through worker consultation and involvement
- Improved competency of personnel through increased awareness
- Professionally written policies and procedures increasing customer confidence and inductions of personnel
