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Establishing an occupational health & safety management system based on ISO 45001
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Establishing an occupational health & safety management system based on ISO 45001

by Naeem Sadiq
September 2019
Intermediate to advanced
254 pages
4h 21m
English
IT Governance Publishing
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CHAPTER 19: CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT

19.1 Requirements

Continual improvement of the OHSMS is a mandatory component of the PDCA cycle, as well as a mandatory requirement of ISO 45001. The Standard categorically states that an organisation shall continually improve the suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of its OHSMS. The Standard further goes on to identify the mechanisms to be used by an organisation to continually improve these three parameters. These are:

•Enhancing OH&S performance by reducing hazards and incidents, minimising OH&S risk, reducing factors that contribute to ill health such as noise, dust and fumes, improving compliance, meeting OH&S objectives, etc.

•Promoting a culture that supports an OHSMS. This could mean more visible ...

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