Identifying OHS hazards and managing risks
People are the foundation of every business. That’s why it’s essential to be fully aware of OHS hazards, develop strategies to reduce risks, and promote a culture that keeps your workers protected.
Ensuring safe and healthy work environments is crucial for any organization. Standards in occupational safety offer comprehensive guidelines for managing workplace hazards, minimizing risks, and safeguarding employee well-being. These standards promote best practices in safety management, helping organizations prevent accidents, comply with regulations, and cultivate a strong safety culture that enhances both protection and productivity.
Insights
The many challenges in achieving a safer, healthier world of work
The world of work is reinventing itself at breakneck speed. OH&S must not only keep up, but think one step ahead to keep workers safe.
Mental health matters
How a new standard for managing psychological health in the workplace is helping to transform the education sector.
Sample standards
Safety of machinery — Mechanical safety data for physical contacts between moving machinery or moving parts of machinery and persons
Health and safety in welding and allied processes — Transparent welding curtains, strips and screens for arc welding processes
Safety of machinery — Relationship with ISO 12100
Part 5: Implications of artificial intelligence machine learning
Ergonomics of human-system interaction
Part 610: Impact of light and lighting on users of interactive systems
Radiological protection — Minimum criteria for electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy for retrospective dosimetry of ionizing radiation
Part 1: General principles
Additive manufacturing of metals — Environment, health and safety
Part 1: Safety requirements for PBF-LB machines