| The term "well –being" can mean a condition of | | | | government risks. |
| happiness or prosperity or general welfare. In summary | | | | Effective management of OH&S risks will help: |
| therefore, OH&S relates to ensuring that all | | | | - Maximise the well –being and productivity of all |
| persons on an organizations property can continue to | | | | people working for an organization. |
| undertake their work or other business in an | | | | - Stop people getting injured, ill or killed through work |
| environment that is free from risks and hazards that | | | | activities |
| could inflict injury or pain. | | | | - Improve the organization's reputation in the eyes of |
| Information obtained from the UK OH&S regulator, | | | | customers, competitors, suppliers, and other |
| the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) suggests | | | | stakeholders and the wider community |
| that at least one person is killed and over 6000 are | | | | - Avoid damaging effects on turnover and profitability. |
| injured at work every day throughout the country. In | | | | - Encourage better relationships with contractors and |
| addition to this, a further three quarter of a million | | | | more effective contracted activities |
| people take time off work because of what they | | | | - Minimise the likelihood of prosecution and consequent |
| regard as work related illness. This all amounts to | | | | penalties. |
| approximately 30 million work days lost as a result of | | | | Thus there is a need for businesses to identify all the |
| accidents and ill health adding costs to the business, | | | | potential risks of the business that could result in any |
| the workers and their families through loss of pay, cost | | | | person on the site could be injured or hurt in any way. |
| of temporary staff, damage to property or equipment, | | | | OH&S management therefore needs to be |
| and lost production. | | | | integrated into very part of the business – it cannot |
| Although businesses will have insurance that will cover | | | | remain as an item sitting in isolation of the main |
| costs of injuries / ill health of their employees, accident | | | | business process, but needs to be fully integrated into |
| involving vehicles and possibly third-party and buildings it | | | | every role and activity. |
| will often only cover a small proportion of the costs | | | | The key to successful OH&S Management is the |
| involved. It will certainly not cover – sick pay, | | | | establishment of a "Safe Working Environment" and |
| damage or loss of product and raw materials, repairs | | | | the proactive intervention to prevent accidents, |
| to plant and equipment, overtime working and | | | | incidents and near misses". |
| temporary labour, product delays, investigation time, | | | | Contact us at or visit or call our 24 hours customer |
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| There is therefore a need for businesses to manage | | | | 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS 18001:2007, ISO |
| these issues and they should be addressed as risks to | | | | 22000:2005 HACCP and other ISO international |
| the business unit in much the same way that other | | | | standard certified. |
| risks are managed such as financial and corporate | | | | |