
ISO 45001:2018 Health and Safety Management Systems sets the minimum standard of practice to protect employees worldwide. Health and safety in the workplace are the number one concern of most businesses, yet still deaths and injuries occur. ISO 45001, Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements with guidance for use, is the world’s first International Standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S). It provides a framework to increase safety, reduce workplace risks and enhance health and well-being at work, enabling an organization to proactively improve its OH&S performance. . ISO 45001 is universal and can be applied to any workplace regardless of industry
The ISO 45001:2018 OHSMS allows for a structured process of implementing and managing Occupational Health & Safety at your workplace. A good, structured management system will enhance your organisation’s health & safety standards & help prevent workplace related accidents/incidents. As industry leaders, it is important to recognise the importance of your workforce in ensuring the success and sustainability of your business. There is no better way to ensure that than implementing a management system with structured documentation and periodic timely review and certification. ExSolution (Excellent Solution) provides the most comprehensive ISO consultancy services in UAE, catering to a wide range of companies and professionals.
An ISO 45001 Health & Safety Management System is a way of doing things which primarily protects your employees and key stakeholders from harm. It protects employees against ill health caused or made worse by work as well as injury through accidents. It furthermore plays a critical role in ensuring that visitors to your premises, such as customers and contractors, are safe.
Improving your Health and Safety System to the level required by ISO 45001 helps you anticipate and control health and safety risks and comply with regulations. By doing so, it reduces your risk of litigation, improves productivity and gives your customers confidence.
ISO 45001 enables organizations to put in place an occupational health and safety (OH&S) man - agement system. This will help them manage their OH&S risks and improve their OH&S per - formance by developing and implementing effective policies and objectives.
Key potential benefits from use of the standard include :
ISO 45001 is applicable to all organizations, regardless of size, industry or nature of business. It is designed to be integrated into an organization’s existing management processes and follows the same high-level structure as other ISO management system standards, such as ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management).
Certification to ISO 45001 is not a requirement of the standard but can be a useful tool to demonstrate that you meet its criteria. If you are already certified to OHSAS 18001, and while it is a very different standard, you will already have some of the necessary tools and systems in place to implement ISO 45001.
When your organization is ISO 45001 certified, it establishes your commitment to the health and welfare of your management and employees. Your certification provides credibility to external parties, including clients and stakeholders. ISO 45001 provides a structured health and safety management system standard to help your organization.
If you are considering implementing ISO 45001, here are a few tips to get you started:
The new ISO 45001 standard will eventually replace OHSAS 18001 but the standard won’t be phased out for good until 2021.
If you are currently certificated to the OHSAS 18001 standard then you will need to transition to the ISO 45001 requirements.
At Exsolution Group our team is committed to supporting your organisation’s need to implement the ISO 45001:2018. Our team of Occupational Health & Safety industry experts and practitioners have vast experience implementing, maintaining and auditing management systems. We have been operating for quite some time, and this has allowed us to obtain tremendous experience during our years of existence. Our Consultants are well versed in all the ISO Standards and will provide you with insight into all aspects of the process.
Keeping safe and healthy in the workplace is important at any time, but even more so in times like these. This year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work addresses the COVID-19 pandemic and Exsolution Consultants are right behind the efforts with guidance to help.