Determining interested parties according to ISO 45001
As the premier management standard applied within businesses to promote employee safety and well-being, ISO 45001 replaces OHSAS 18001 in...
As the premier management standard applied within businesses to promote employee safety and well-being, ISO 45001 replaces OHSAS 18001 in March 2018. Among the changes in ISO 45001 will be the requirement to determine “interested...
How to gain employee buy-in for ISO 45001 implementation
ISO 45001:2018, is widely considered to be the world’s premier standard for promoting and maintaining health and safety in the...
ISO 45001:2018, is widely considered to be the world’s premier standard for promoting and maintaining health and safety in the workplace. But, even with this being the case, there can be workplaces where any resistance...
How detailed should your occupational health & safety policy be?
One of the mandatory elements of OHSAS 18001 is establishing an OH&S (operational health and safety) policy. Given that this...
One of the mandatory elements of OHSAS 18001 is establishing an OH&S (operational health and safety) policy. Given that this is a central part of any OH&SMS (Operational Health and Safety Management System), it may...
5 elements to consider when testing your organization’s health & safety emergency response procedure
The OHSAS 18001 standard was designed and is used for the prevention of accidents in the workplace, but unfortunately, as...
The OHSAS 18001 standard was designed and is used for the prevention of accidents in the workplace, but unfortunately, as we all know, accidents do sometimes happen for various reasons. It therefore stands to reason...
Case study: Health & safety communication compliant with OHSAS 18001
If your organization has an OHSAS 18001-certified OH&SMS (Operational Health and Safety Management System), you will be aware that “communication”...
If your organization has an OHSAS 18001-certified OH&SMS (Operational Health and Safety Management System), you will be aware that “communication” is one of the mandatory elements of the standard. In our previous article, How to...
How roles and responsibilities have changed in DIS/ISO 45001
In 2016, we will see OHSAS 18001 replaced by ISO 45001, the DIS (draft international standard) now being in the public domain....
In 2016, we will see OHSAS 18001 replaced by ISO 45001, the DIS (draft international standard) now being in the public domain. In a previous article: Is the management representative still needed in ISO DIS 45001? we looked...