Identify and control your Health and Safety risks
Health & Safety in the workplace is a key issue for every organization. An Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS) can help you protect yourself and your employees – this is a framework that will allow you to identify and control your Health& Safety risks, reduce the potential for accidents and ensure you are complying with relevant Health & Safety legislation.
AS/NZS 4801 and SafetyMAP (the Victorian Work Cover Authority equivalent of AS/NZS 4801) set out the requirements you’ll need to meet for an effective Health &Safety management system. Based on established Health & Safety standards, they are designed to work for organizations of all sizes and from across all sectors.
Who is it relevant to?
AS/NZS 4801 and SafetyMAP are aimed at organizations committed to staff and workplace safety, whether you currently have no measures in place or want to improve your existing Health & Safety systems.
Next Steps
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Certifying your company’s Health and Safety Management System means that a third party, such as BSI ensures that we look at your application from an independent angle and that our experienced and professional Client Managers will bring their industry knowledge to bear and help your organization to benchmark its systems against a proven standard.
- A safer workplace
An OHSMS enables you to identify hazards, assess risks and put the necessary risk control measures in place to prevent accidents.
- Stakeholder confidence
An independently assessed OHSMS tells your stakeholders that you have met a number of legal and regulatory requirements, giving stakeholders confidence in your organization. You also avoid the bad publicity that goes with workplace accidents.
- Morale
Implementing AS/NZS4801or SafetyMAP shows a clear commitment to the safety of your staff and can contribute to a more motivated, efficient and productive workforce.
- Reduced costs
Fewer accidents means less expensive downtime for your organization. AS/NZS 4801, SafetyMAP also improves your insurance liability rating.
- Training
An OHSMS also highlights whether or not your employees are competent for the task they are performing, which impacts on training and teamwork. The regular assessment process will help you continually monitor and improve your Health & Safety performance.
- Integrated
AS/NZS 4801andSafetyMAP can be seamlessly integrated with other management system standards such as ISO9001.
Next Steps
For more information please complete our online enquiry form or contact us.
We’re an accredited body ourselves, which ensures that we look at your management system from an independent angle, and our highly trained and experienced Client Managers bring their industry knowledge to bear to help you get the most out of health and safety management system.
If you’re new to BSI, don’t worry – the certification process is very simple.
1. Make contact
Get in touch and tell us what you need, so we can sort out the best services for you. We’ll then give you a proposal detailing the cost and time involved.
2. Meet your assessment team
We’ll assign you a Client Manager, who will be your main point of contact through the process – and beyond. They’ll have an excellent understanding of your business area and will support you as you move forward to the assessment and certification of your occupational health and safety management system.
3. Consider training
Whether you’re seeking to implement a management system or would like to increase your general awareness of the standard, there are a range of workshops, seminars and training courses available. Read more about training.
4. Review and assessment
We’ll do a desktop review of your management system against AS/NZS 4801 and SafetyMAP, and identify any omissions or weaknesses that need resolving before formal assessment. Once these have been addressed, we’ll conduct a full on-site assessment.
5. Certification and beyond
Once the assessment has been successfully completed, we’ll issue a certificate of registration, clearly explaining the scope of your management system. The certificate is valid for three years, and your assessor will visit you regularly to help you make sure you remain compliant, and support you in the continual improvement of your systems.
Next Steps
For more information please complete our online enquiry form or contact us.
