OGD Services Limited is proud to be have been awarded a re-certification of ISO 9001: 2015 (Quality), ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental) and migration from the occupational health and safety standard (OH&S), OHSAS 18001:2015, to the latest globally recognised international OH&S standard ISO 45001:2018.
This internationally recognised standard ensures that we have robust and clearly defined procedures in place in all our business areas such as operations management, supply chain management, risk management, handling of documents and data and strong business continuity processes. We have developed and implemented our quality management system in order to improve the overall performance, maintain a high-level of quality and strong customer service and to provide a sound basis for sustainable development initiatives.
ISO 45001:2018 has been designed to act as a single standard to promote better occupational health and safety (OH&S) management around the world. It incorporates new concepts on OH&S management, helping to strengthen both leadership, management of risk and worker involvement. Implementation of this new standard aims to reduce potential risks to both employees and employers, by reducing the cost of work days and regulatory action that can result from poor OH &S management.
Benefits of ISO 45001:2018 Certification:
- Developing and implementing an OH&S policy and OH&S objectives
- Establishing systematic processes which consider its “context” and which take into account its risk and opportunities, and legal and other requirements.
- Determining the hazards and OH&S risk associated with its activities; seeking to eliminate them, or putting in controls to minimise their potential effects.
- Establishing operational controls to manage its OH&S risk and its legal and other requirements.
- Increasing awareness of its OH&S risk.
- Evaluating its OH&S performance and seeking to improve it, through taking appropriate actions
- Ensuring workers take an active role in OH&S matters
In combination, these measures will ensure that an organisation’s reputation as a safe place to work – will be promoted, and can have more direct benefits, such as:
- Improving its ability to respond to legal and regulatory compliance_new issues
- Reinforced leadership commitment to proactively improve OH&S performance
- Reducing the overall costs of workplace incidents and insurance premiums
- Improved staff Morale
- Reducing downtime and the costs of disruption to operations
- Recognition for having achieved an international benchmark (which may in turn influence customers who are concerned about their social responsibilities)
- Reducing absenteeism and employee turnover rates leading to increased productivity
The INTERTEK team carried out the remote audit and were pleased to observe no major findings and subsequently recommended OGD Services Limited be awarded the certification for ISO 45001:2018. Our integrated Management System is now certified with the most up to date standards of Quality, Environment and Health and Safety. We are happy to demonstrate that we are constantly striving to adopt a proactive approach to all aspects covered and look forward to demonstrating our commitment to the highest standards at the start of the new decade.