W.Howard UK has successfully completed the switch from OHSAS18001 accreditation to the new ISO45001 standard – a full year ahead of the deadline.
OHSAS18001 is the existing health and safety standard for the ISO suite of accreditations, but is now being superseded by ISO45001. The new standard introduces a framework that can be used throughout supply chains to create a culture of health and safety that will continually improve occupational health and safety performance. It also means that risks can be identified and controlled earlier on in the management process than is required by OHSAS18001, which focuses more on identifying hazards.
Timely in its introduction given the COVID-19 pandemic, ISO45001 places a far greater emphasis on risk assessments and significantly greater levels of employee engagement and communication, along with as many as 43 more detailed improvements.
