*What is the purpose of ISO 45001:2018 OH&S standard?*
ISO 45001:2018 OH&S standard provides occupational health and safety requirements and guidance for use of the standard's requirements. The purpose of ISO 45001:2018 OH&S standard is to provide an essential supporting structure for building and managing occupational health and safety risks and opportunities. The aim and intended end result of ISO 45001:2018 OH&S standard are to (i) prevent work-related injury to workers, (ii) prevent ill health to workers, (iii) provide a safe and healthy workplace, and (iv) achieve organization's occupational health and safety objectives. As a result, by taking effective preventive and protective actions, the organization moves towards eliminating hazards and minimizing occupational health and safety risks. Implementing ISO 45001:2018 OH&S standard in an organization improves organization's occupational health and safety performance. ISO 45001:2018 OH&S standard is effective and efficient for taking necessary actions to address risks and also opportunities and thus improves occupational health and safety of the organization. By implementing ISO 45001:2018 OH&S standard, an organization is able to (i) manage organization's risks, and (ii) improve organization's performance related to occupation health and safety in the organization. To fulfill organization's legal (statutory and mandatory) requirements and other requirements, ISO 45001:2018 OH&S standard is helpful.
In this connection Elizabeth Gasiorowski-Denis says, "Many employers recognize that successfully managing OH&S risk not only prevents injury, ill-health and death, it supports businesses and communities. And the systems approach used by ISO 45001 can help more organizations achieve this. (ISOfocus #127)"
Courtesy Source:
- ISO 45001:2018
- ISOfocus #127
- ISO Website
- Keshav Ram Singhal
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