TEST & CERTIFICATION FEATURE
Clause 5 - Leadership and worker participation This relates to the involvement of top management and how they must demonstrate leadership and commitment to the organisation’s OH&S management system. The consultation and participation of workers is also required.
Clause 6 – Planning The first part of Clause 6 covers action that should be taken to identify and address hazards, risks and opportunities. The second part looks more specifically at how planning should be implemented to accomplish OH&S objectives.
Clause 7 – Support The OH&S plan must be actioned by a competent people who is supported by the appropriate level of resource. There is also is a requirement to retain evidence of workers’ competence in terms of how it could impact OH&S performance, while ensuring appropriate education and training, as well as awareness raising about OH&S issues. A communication process must make workers aware of the OH&S policy and the hazards, alongside risks that relate to them. It must also have a process for communicating information relevant to the OH&S management system, both internally and externally.
Clause 8 – Operation This covers how plans and processes, outlined in the other clauses, should be executed. This includes processes that eliminate hazards and reduce OH&S risks using the standard’s “hierarchy of controls”. This clause also includes managing change, procurement processes and preparedness for responding to emergency situations.
Clause 9 – Performance evaluation To give an indication of how the OH&S management system is performing, organisations must ascertain what must be measured and monitored, by whom and with what frequency. Documented evidence must be retained, and top management is responsible for reviewing the organisation’s OH&S management system.
Clause 10 – Improvement The organisation must identify opportunities for improvement and ISO 45001 also contains detailed corrective action requirements.
TOP MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT The success of an OH&S management system largely relies on the commitment of the organisation’s top management.
Once an organisation has that, it is ready to start the ISO 45001 implementation process. Before a certification audit can take place, the organisation must have implemented and documented the effectiveness of the management system and compliance to the standard requirements. When the management system has matured sufficiently and its effect can be thoroughly proven, the certification process can be initiated. Organisations worldwide are recognising
the commercial and strategic benefits of using ISO 45001 to control and improve health and safety performance, as it delivers a globally recognised structure to practice responsible risk control, as well as continually improve OH&S performance that protects the workforce. With organisations under increasing scrutiny from stakeholders, ISO 45001 helps to demonstrate an organisation’s strategic commitment to continuous improvement of OH&S, helping to increase staff morale, reduce direct and indirect costs, and strengthen market reputation. It is a strong signal to both an organisation’s internal and external stakeholders that it is committed to safe and secure business operations.
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