Your management system does not meet requirements relating to Organisational Context
Your organisation does not have a health and safety management system in place, or if it is, it has not been designed with suitable consideration of its internal or external context or the needs and expectations of parties that are relevant to the management system.
Your management system only partially meets requirements relating to Organisational Context
Your organisation may have a health and safety management system in place, however its design has not fully considered the needs and expectations of interested parties and/or the internal and external context that your organisation operates within.
Your management system meets all or the majority of requirements relating to Organisational Context
Your organisation has a health and safety management system that has considered, or mostly considered, the needs and expectations of interested parties and the internal and external context your organisation operates within.
Your management system does not meet requirements relating to Human Resources
Your organisation has not identified all the ways it needs to involve and support its workers to achieve good health and safety outcomes on a regular basis. While it may have some limited means to engage / involve / support relevant workers these efforts are inconsistent and do not occur systematically across each of the required areas.
Your management system only partially meets requirements relating to Human Resources
Your organisation has identified resources and implemented various ways to involve and support workers to achieve good health and safety outcomes including consultation, training and communication. The majority of these processes are performed regularly, however further efforts are required to ensure they align with specific ISO45001 requirements.
Your management system meets all or the majority of requirements relating to Human Resources
Your organisation has provided thorough resources and has comprehensively implemented ways to involve and support workers to systematically achieve good health and safety outcomes across all required areas. Workers are regularly asked to participate in health and safety decision making and have strong awareness of their roles and responsibilities.
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Verus Expertise in ISO45001
Verus has a range of experience helping organisations develop, implement and audit health and safety management systems including those that need to meet the requirements of ISO45001.
Our consultants have a detailed knowledge of ISO45001 requirements that enable us to design and develop systems that suit your organisation and deliver for your people.
Alternatively, our Lead and Master Auditors can complete detailed audits to help you assess how well your management system is implemented and provide assurance to your senior leadership teams. If you believe your system is ready for certification, Verus also maintains an active partnership with organisations that provide certification services.
ISO45001
Self-Assessment
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Your management system does not meet requirements relating to Leadership and Planning
The organisation does not comprehensively document its commitment to an effective health and safety management or systematically plan to improve health and safety performance. Leaders generally demonstrate low or little interest in health and safety or their role in health and safety management.
Your management system only partially meets requirements relating to Leadership and Planning
While some health and safety commitments may be documented in an OHS Policy, organisational leaders only have a limited understanding of health and safety risks and/or are not consistently involved in leading efforts to improve performance. If health and safety objectives are set they are not always accompanied by detailed plans to achieve them and monitor progress.
Your management system meets all or the majority of requirements relating to Leadership and Planning
Your organisation has an OHS Policy and there are regular and consistent efforts by senior leadership to participate in and support efforts to understand workplace risks, promote continuous improvement and overall safety culture. There are formal health and safety objectives set with plans and progress reports regularly prepared.
Your management system does not meet requirements relating to Operations
Your organisation has not effectively assessed and planned how operational activities will be performed safely. There are limited means to understand health and safety legal requirements, operational hazards and risks and/or respond in the event of an emergency.
Your management system only partially meets requirements relating to Operations
Your organisation has made some efforts to assess and plan to perform operational activities safely, however the efforts are not consistent or comprehensive. While there may have been efforts to identify some health and safety legal requirements as well as workplace risks and emergencies – including those involving contractors – these are not comprehensive and methods to prevent injury and illness do not show consistent application of the hierarchy of controls.
Your management system meets all or the majority of requirements relating to Operations
Operational workplace risks, including emergencies and changes, are generally understood and planned for and there are effective and reliable ways to minimise injury and illness. Your organisation monitors legal requirements on a regular basis so that they can meet them. Goods and services are only procured when health and safety standards are not compromised.
Great Work!
You scored High!
Based on your answers your Health and Safety Management appears to be ready or very close to being ready for ISO45001 Certification.
Good Progress.
Your score was Medium!
Your health and safety management system seems to be on the right track, but needs a small number of improvements before it is ready for ISO45001 Certification.
Keep Going!
Your score was Moderate!
It looks like you have good foundations of an effective health and safety management system, but more effort will be needed before seeking certification.
Nice Start!
Your Score was Low!
Your management system appears to have just started, but don’t worry, by focussing on improvement areas your system should improve quickly.
Your management system does not meet requirements relating to documented information
Your organisation does not have a process to control health and safety documentation.
Your management system only partially meets requirements relating to documented information
Your organisation has processes to control health and safety management system documentation, however it is not always consistently used.;
Your management system meets all or the majority of requirements relating to documented information
Your organisation has comprehensive processes to control health and safety management system documentation and maintain health and safety records.
Your management system does not meet requirements relating to performance evaluation and improvement
Your organisation does not have an effective monitoring program to ensure that the health and safety management system is working as intended. While the organisation may occasionally complete an inspection or review if something is working as intended, such efforts are not consistent or performed comprehensively.
Your management system only partially meets requirements relating to performance evaluation and improvement
Your organisation does make some efforts to monitor conditions at the workplace including completing workplace inspections, maintaining plant and equipment and/or investigating serious safety incidents. A health and safety audit may be performed from time to time.
Your management system meets all or the majority of requirements relating to performance evaluation and improvement
There are regular and consistent efforts to comprehensively monitor relevant workplace conditions and investigate the cause of incidents to ensure that the health and safety management system is working as intended, including through internal audit and high level reviews by the organisation’s senior leadership. Workplaces and equipment are regularly inspected and maintained at defined frequencies. A robust corrective action system is in place to ensure improvements are implemented in a timely manner
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Outline/Introduction of Self-Assessment:
ISO45001 is the internationally recognised standard for health and safety management systems, providing organisations with a proven framework to continuously improve their health and safety performance.
Certification to ISO45001 provides third party assurance that your organisation has a health and safety management system that aligns and is implemented to international best practice. Even if you aren’t seeking certification, ISO45001 provides a robust framework for health and safety management.
If you are considering certification to ISO45001, Verus’ Self-assessment Tool can help highlight the strengths and weakness of your current health and safety management system against the requirements of ISO45001 – helping you map a path to certification or a more effective management system.
The Self-Assessment contains a range of multiple choice questions designed to test your current practices across a range of health and safety management system standards. The Self-assessment should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. At the end of the Self-Assessment you will be provided with an overall readiness score based on your answers and have the option to receive a detailed report that outlines the specific strengths and opportunities to improve your management system.