
Directors and Managers are required by law to have policies and procedures in place to safeguard the occupational health and safety of their employees, workers, workers of external providers, contractors, individuals, agency workers and by other persons to the extent the organization shares control over their work or work-related activities, according to the context of the organization. This extends to planning and monitoring the company activities, with regard to operational risks identified in the health and safety arena. ISO 45001’s Certification goal is to assist companies of all sizes and industries in developing systems to avoid injury and illness.

Organizations that adopt and implement an Occupational health and safety management system to ISO 45001 can benefit from.
- Focus on increasing profitability, competitiveness and also motivate the employees
- Flexibility for documented information
- Lower injury costs, reduce absenteeism
- Better process control leading to improved results
Improved customer satisfaction, image and reputation
- Improved confidence in operations and shareholder confidence
- Reduced Liability Claims and risk of accidents
- Reduced costs due to less incidences
- Greater credibility
- Reduced insurance premiums