Ensuring safe and healthy work environments is crucial for any organization. Standards in occupational safety offer comprehensive guidelines for managing workplace hazards, minimizing risks, and safeguarding employee well-being. These standards promote best practices in safety management, helping organizations prevent accidents, comply with regulations, and cultivate a strong safety culture that enhances both protection and productivity.

Insights

Identifying OHS hazards and managing risks

People are the foundation of every business. That’s why it’s essential to be fully aware of OHS hazards, develop strategies to reduce risks, and promote a culture that keeps your workers protected.

The many challenges in achieving a safer, healthier world of work

The world of work is reinventing itself at breakneck speed. OH&S must not only keep up, but think one step ahead to keep workers safe.  

Senior woman doing Tai Chi outdoors.

Mental health matters

How a new standard for managing psychological health in the workplace is helping to transform the education sector.

Sample standards

Occupational health and safety management systems — Requirements with guidance for use

Safety of machinery — Positioning of safeguards with respect to the approach of the human body

Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems
Part 1: General principles for design

Occupational health and safety management — Psychological health and safety at work — Guidelines for managing psychosocial risks

Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk reduction

Safety of machinery — Interlocking devices associated with guards — Principles for design and selection