Why ISO 45001:2018?
The health and safety of staff and others under our supervision is critical to our operational continuity and reputation. In a world where governments and corporations can gain negative publicity because of their suppliers, it is no wonder that they are increasingly requiring their suppliers to be certified to ISO45001:2018. For businesses in industries prone to accidents, injuries or adverse health outcomes, an effective OHS Management System enables the effective management of risks and assurance of compliance with relevant laws. It works from the hazard through to the controls (using hierarchy of controls) and their operational implementation. All the while engaging workers in these efforts through effective consultation.
What will a well designed OHSMS do for my business?
ISO 45001:2018 Requirements
The Safety Management System standard ISO 45001:2018 requires businesses to bring a risk-based and consultative approach to the management of health and safety in the workplace. A systematic identification of workplace hazards that can impact health and safety, selection of controls using the hierarchy of controls and the persistent application of those controls. Workers are to be consulted and engaged in these processes including induction and regular opportunities to have their say. The business also needs to have processes to ensure compliance with legal obligations, respond to incidents, effectively respond to emergencies and learn from mistakes and near misses.
The Safety Management System standard ISO 45001:2018 also contains several mandatory elements of the management framework including:
- Scope of OHSMS
- OHS Policy
- Hazard/Risk Planning
- Communication
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Monitor and Measure – compliance evaluation
There are several OHSMS key plans, actions and outcomes that must be undertaken and documents of their monitoring and control kept. These include key areas of:
- Objectives and Targets
- Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Understanding context and interested parties
- Assessment of risks and opportunities
- Operational control
- Outsourcing, procurement and contractors
- Planning to take action
- Compliance evaluation
- Monitoring and Measurement Equipment
- Non conformances
- Internal Audit
- Management Review
- Continual Improvement
What sets us apart?
We at Spark Growth Solutions pride ourselves on building quality management systems that improve your business. We do this be first recognising that your business success means you are doing a lot of things right. We bring to the table:
- Years of experience in managing businesses
- New thinking about the way to do business
- Experience across a wide variety of industry sectors
- A commitment to work to your timetable
- A commitment to build a system specifically for your business
- A fixed price quote with no hidden fees or charges
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Spark Growth Solutions used a no nonsense approach to demystify the minefield of standards and help us to develop our system. Their approach gained from years of experience helped us achieve our goal of ISO accreditation with minimal impact or demands on the day to day operations of our business.
Thanks very much for a smooth process. The consultation process and subsequent manual identified opportunities for significant improvement in our operations. Our management system is simple, easy to maintain, and made the certification process straightforward.
It is important for every company to assess the HSE and Quality Systems, they have in place. For company growth, we sought Spark Growth Solutions’ guidance to attain our ISO9001. With their deep knowledge base and systematic approach, they assisted our company with achieving this certification.
Our largest customer stopped purchasing from us when their new procurement guidelines required suppliers to achieve ISO certification. Our largest customer was purchasing from us again within six weeks of having engaged Spark Growth Solutions.
With Spark Growth Soultions assisting us in the development and implementation of our management system we achieved ISO certification on our first round across every department in the business.
Thank you for the excellent support and education you provided to ADEA in preparation for our ISO Certification. You made it relatively easy for us especially as a small NFP without many human resources. We got through the certification process very well, thanks to your guidance and as this was a first for us, the education you provided about the process that included not only what was required but why.