![]() ![]() Leadership - There is a strong focus on the top management and leadership. ISO 45001 requires you to take into consideration all of the mentioned factors, evaluate them, and decide what measures need to be taken in order to avoid or mitigate risks. Modification of labor relations, new technology, new materials and services coming from outside might present a risk. The context of the organization - Requires a detailed approach in the evaluation of internal and external factors that impact your company. New concepts are included within individual clauses: The Annex SL Framework includes 10 Chapters, some of which are already familiar to the public and users of the standards. In the future, it is estimated that Annex SL will represent 30-40 % of ISO system standards. The ISO 45001 incorporates Annex SL Framework - the management system format that helps with the creation of Standards and its implementation in organizations. The objective of ISO 45001 has retained that of OHSAS 18001, but with some changes in the standard’s requirements, in order to meet the needs of today’s business model and to mesh with other recently revised standards. ISO 45001 is applicable to any organization, regardless of size or the nature of the work. This document is the new ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety management systems requirements that will replace OHSAS 18001. After a few attempts, more than 60 countries, have come together to create a global document that will provide a framework for the improvement of OH&S. Nevertheless, in the past twenty years, the idea of a new International Globalized Standard has been presented. At present, there are about 90,000 companies with OH&S certification, in more than 127 countries. It helps companies to control and/or mitigate risk issues and problems that may arise. The existing British standard, OHSAS 18001, helps organizations to implement a framework and guidelines for the control and identification of risk, accidents, and the organizations’ overall OHS performance. ![]() ![]() The measurable loss of world’s GDP due to accidents and diseases is 4 %, which is equivalent to about $ 2.8 trillion. In 2014, this added up to 2.34 million, a figure that has raised awareness for the need of a new set of occupational health and safety regulations and requirements. According to ILO, every day 6,300 workers die as a result of unfortunate events in the work space or as a result of work related diseases, meaning, one worker loses their life every 15 seconds. A shocking statistic of work-related accidents or diseases that occur daily is recorded worldwide. ![]()
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