Use of ISO 45001 to Enhance Workplace Safety
OVERVIEW ISO45001:2018 is the successor to OHSAS 18001 , and it is structured according to Annex SL which is standard for all ISO standards. This webinar will begin with the very real benefits of occupational health and safety, and continue with an ISO 45001 overview with particular focus on its most important clauses. ISO 45001 requirements differs from other ISO standards with its emphasis on workforce participation, which is achievable with proven off the shelf methods such as workplace safety committees and worker-initiated near-miss reports (hiyarihatto = "experience of almost accident situation" in Japan). The Ford Motor Company was a pioneer in modern industrial safety more than 100 years ago, and its proven methods such as lockout-tagout and error proofing are still used today. The "Can't rather than don't," as in "Make it so the worker can't put his or her hand in the moving parts rather then telling workers not to do this," u...