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

Water quality — Gross alpha and gross beta activity — Test method using liquid scintillation counting

Hydraulic fluid power — Determination of the fluid-borne noise characteristics of components and systems
Part 3: Measurement of hydraulic impedance

Determination of the characteristic limits (decision threshold, detection limit and limits of the coverage interval) for measurements of ionizing radiation — Fundamentals and application
Part 4: Guidelines to applications

Foot and leg protectors — Requirements and test methods for footwear components
Part 3: Metallic perforation resistant inserts

Foot and leg protectors — Requirements and test methods for footwear components
Part 4: Non-metallic perforation resistant inserts

Foot and leg protectors — Requirements and test methods for footwear components
Part 1: Metallic toecaps