ISO 45001 OHS Systems

ISO 45001 OHS SYSTEMS

WHAT IS OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

OHS is concerned with the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.

The basis of OHS is the Health and Safety at work Act HSAW 1974. Plus numerous other regulations Codes of Practice and laws regarding work place health and safety.

 

WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE COMPLACENT WITH OHS

Every year in the UK:

  • 148 – 220 workers killed at work
  • Over 29,000 major injuries
  • Over 110,000 over- three- day injuries
  • 30 million working days lost due to ill health and injury
  • 2 million suffer illnesses related to work

 

WHY IMPLEMENT AN ISO 45001 OHS SYSTEM?

  • Before OHSAS 18001 and now ISO 45001 there was nothing to control or regulate a company’s OHS management system.
  • OHSAS 18001/ISO and now 45001 can be used by Certification Bodies to accredit a company’s OHS management system
  • OHS is the third piece of the jigsaw in the Integrated Management System which controls quality, environmental and OHS.

 

ADVANTAGES OF ISO 45001

  • Will ensure legal compliance
  • An established OHS system should minimise risks to personnel and other interested parties
  • Provides a means of continually improving the OHS system
  • Helps organisations to define and comply with legislative and other requirements
  • Defines and assures the conformity of the OHS Policy, procedures and other documents
  • Demonstrates conformity by certification of the system by an accredited Certification Body

 

IMPLEMENTING ISO 45001

  1. Define the context of the organisation by defining internal issues, external issues and all workers and other interested parties. Define the needs and expectations of the workers and other interested parties. Define the general OHS risks and opportunities to the business from this analysis.
  2. From the above define the scope of the OHS system and also define the required measurable OHS objectives.
  3. Define the Legal and other requirements which are applicable to the above scope of the OHS system
  4. Review the contents of the existing OHS Manual and decide what is the best format for this document.
  5. Review the existing OHS procedures. Compare these with the procedures required by the ISO 45001 standard. Clarify also the OHS standard forms that are in use and what are required.
  6. Define the full documentation required. Define a simple electronic folder structure to keep all the documents. Produce a project action list defining responsibilities of project personnel
  7. Complete the Certification Body ISO 45001:2018 transition checklist to ensure that nothing has been left out of the updated system.  Double check with the Certification Body the method and timing for the stage One and Stage Two assessment

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