LEGISLATION FEBRUARY 2019
“We can see the value
in gaining ISO 45001
accreditation”
Rowan Crozier, chief executive, Brandauer
Stubley observes, ISO 45001’s areas of
commonality with quality and environmental
management standards ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
is a major argument in its favour: manufacturers
familiar with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 should
have very little diffi culty implementing ISO
45001 as well.
“The standard is written to be applicable to
all organisations from the largest to the smallest,
and is particularly useful in the high risk sectors
such as heavy manufacturing,” he explains. “It
is easy to implement, particularly if a company
has other standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO
14001 in place.”
Greater awareness
At air fi ltration manufacturer Filtermist, just
such logic has persuaded the business to seek
ISO 45001 certifi cation this year, complementing
its existing ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
certifi cations, explains group health, safety, and
environmental management manager David
Barrow: “It’s going to give us a greater awareness
of occupational health and safety issues, and
contribute towards a safer working environment
for our staff . And there are hard fi nancial
benefi ts, too: a safer and healthier working
environment can impact absenteeism rates, and
reduce unproductive time spent dealing with
minor accidents,” he notes.
Electrical engineering
fi rm LCA Group is another
manufacturer seeing the merit
of an occupational health
and safety standard sharing a
common high level structure
with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001,
as well as employing terms
and defi nitions consistent with
those standards.
“This makes it far easier
for us to align all of our
ISO accreditations into one
integrated management
system and – unlike 18001 –
top management will now be
assessed on their commitment
to health and safety,” says
LCA’s MD, Alan Sheppard.
“It’s imperative that senior
management lead on the
implementation of any new
health and safety requirements.
It’s great to see that the new
standards have a requirement
for measuring this.”
A similar endorsement
comes from precision pressings
engineer C Brandauer & Co,
where chief executive Rowan
Crozier expects the business
to transition to ISO 45001
over the next nine to 12
months, updating and
extending its existing OHSAS
18001 certifi cation.
“OHSAS 18001 was a
tougher journey than we
had anticipated, requiring
a signifi cant culture change
within the organisation,” he
concedes. “But with ISO 9001
and ISO 14001 standards in
place, we can see the value in
gaining ISO 45001 accreditation
as well, as part of an integrated
management systems
framework extending right
across the business. It will add
value to the business, make us
more effi cient, and help us to
look after the health and safety
of our people, our suppliers,
and all our stakeholders. It will
tighten up some of the looser
requirements of OHSAS 18001,
and should also be better
aligned to our manufacturing
environment. We honestly see
it as a huge plus.”
David Barrow,
group health
and safety
manager at
Filtermist
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