What are the advantages of a health and safety policy based on ISO 45001? We list the top eight benefits for you below:
The main advantage of ISO 45001? Fewer illnesses and accidents.
By getting started with ISO 45001, you boost your employees' mental well-being and increase their productivity.
Your insurance premiums? They go down. Your employee retention? That goes up. As a result, you have less need for short- or long-term replacements.
Interested in gaining more prestige in the outside world? With ISO 45001, you enjoy a rock-solid reputation for well-being and safety.
Thanks to ISO 45001, you actively involve everyone in your policy. Even board members. This is how you create a real culture around health and safety on the shop floor.
Public sector? Private? Large or small? Every organisation, regardless of sector, can apply this standard in a way that meets their needs.
Thanks to ISO 45001, you have an edge over other employers who don’t work with this standard. Because with you, candidates can be sure they’ll have a healthy and safe working environment.
Are you working with a management system for occupational health and safety? Then you’re contributing to many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. For example, SDG 3 (good health and well-being), SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth), SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure) and SDG 10 (reduce inequality).
'Employees not only expect a healthy and safe work environment. They also perform better when there is assurance about their health and safety.'
Heidi Vandenhende
trainer for ISO 45001 at NBN Learning Solutions
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Higher sales
You constantly respond to the needs of your customers and increase their satisfaction. That's how you put them first. Consequence: you ensure customer loyalty, attract new customers and increase your sales.
Demonstrable quality
With the ISO 9001 quality management system, you show your customers and other stakeholders that you provide high-quality and reliable products or services.
Lower costs
Thanks to the four-step cycle, you reduce the likelihood of errors. Your organisation also works more efficiently, reducing the time and resources you need to invest in it.
Greater flexibility
You focus strongly on risks and opportunities. This allows you to respond optimally to changes in the market and your organisation. Thanks to this strong adaptability, you stay one step ahead of the competition.
Want to create a safe and healthy work environment to improve performance? You can do that by adopting the international standard ISO 45001.
Want to know how to implement ISO 45001? Then follow the online basic training or the expert training course.
The online basic training consists of an interactive learning platform about ISO 45001. This allows you to quickly learn the basics about health and safety in the workplace using theory, examples, videos and exercises.
Keen to expand your expertise? Then follow our expert training course. This course consists of four parts: an introduction to ISO 45001, two classroom-based sessions, and a final test with a presentation.
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Occupational health doesn’t only mean physical health and safety, of course. As a modern and responsible organisation, you’re also committed to supporting the mental health and safety of your staff. How do you do that? ISO 45003 gives you crystal-clear guidelines for managing psychosocial risks in the work environment.
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