Safety certification that protects your people and stands up to prequalification.
Certification to ISO 45001:2018, issued through a JAS-ANZ accredited conformity assessment body and maintained through annual surveillance.
A safety system that performs under pressure.
ISO 45001:2018 is the international standard for occupational health and safety management systems. Certification verifies that hazards are identified, risks are controlled and your safety performance is measured and improving, confirmed by an independent audit.
Stronger OH&S performance
ISO 45001 puts structure around safety: hazard identification, risk assessment, operational controls, incident investigation and management review. Each element is audited in operation, so weaknesses surface in an audit report before they surface in an incident, and performance is tracked against objectives your leadership has set.
Fewer injuries and illnesses
The standard exists to prevent work-related injury and ill health. A certified system means hazards are found and controlled systematically, workers are consulted and trained, and incidents are investigated to root cause. The result is a workplace where fewer people get hurt and near misses drive change.
Productivity gains
Injuries stop work, absorb supervision time and push up premiums. A managed safety system reduces disruption from incidents, keeps experienced people on the job and shortens inductions because roles, risks and controls are already documented. The same documentation shortens client prequalification because the evidence already exists.
Confidence for principals
Principal contractors and project owners carry legal duties for everyone on their sites, and they manage that exposure through their supply chain. ISO 45001 certification answers their prequalification requirements with independently audited evidence, keeping you on approved subcontractor lists and removing a common barrier to major project work.
For any size or industry
ISO 45001 certifies a ten-person trade contractor as readily as a national constructor. The requirements are the same; the depth of the system reflects the risk profile and scale of the work. Office-based firms, manufacturers, civil contractors and labour hire businesses all certify against the same standard.
Four steps to a Certificate of Confidence.
Safety certification runs through the same audited pathway as every standard we certify, with one Practice Manager coordinating auditors, scheduling and reporting from start to finish.
Stage 1 audit
A pre-certification audit reviews your management system against ISO 45001:2018. Any Areas of Concern are reported clearly, so you know exactly what needs attention before Stage 2.
Areas of Concern actioned
You address each reported concern, with your Practice Manager as the single point of contact for questions, scheduling and progress along the way.
Stage 2 audit
An on-site certification audit assesses the system in operation. On a successful result, Equal Assurance, a JAS-ANZ accredited conformity assessment body, issues your Certificate of Confidence and lists your business on the JAS-ANZ register.
Annual surveillance
The same auditor returns each year to confirm the system remains effective and certification stays current, with findings that build on a working knowledge of your business.
For every business with a duty of care.
ISO 45001 suits construction and civil contractors, manufacturers, transport operators, facilities and maintenance businesses, labour hire firms and any employer whose clients require demonstrated safety management. Certify Hub audits companies throughout Australia and internationally from its Brisbane base.
Works alongside other standards
ISO 45001 follows the same clause structure as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Many contractors certify all three as an integrated management system in a single combined audit program, which many government and principal-contractor prequalifications now ask for.
We already have a safety management system. Why certify it?
Certification adds independent verification. An external auditor examines the system in operation and a JAS-ANZ accredited body puts its name behind the result. Principals, insurers and tender panels treat audited evidence differently from self-assessment because an independent party has tested it.
What happens at each audit stage?
Stage 1 is a pre-certification audit that reviews your system and reports any Areas of Concern. You action those, then the Stage 2 certification audit is conducted on site while work is under way. On a successful outcome, Equal Assurance issues your Certificate of Confidence and your business joins the JAS-ANZ register.
Will the audit disrupt our sites?
Auditors work around your program. Stage 2 involves observing work as it normally happens, speaking with workers and reviewing records, and your Practice Manager schedules audit days with you in advance. The intent is to see the system operating on a normal day.
How is certification kept current?
Annual surveillance audits maintain certification across the cycle. The same auditor returns each year, which means less re-explaining of your operations and findings that build on previous visits. Your Practice Manager manages the schedule and remains your single point of contact.
We already have a safety management system. Why certify it?
Certification adds independent verification. An external auditor examines the system in operation and a JAS-ANZ accredited body puts its name behind the result. Principals, insurers and tender panels treat audited evidence differently from self-assessment because an independent party has tested it.
What happens at each audit stage?
Stage 1 is a pre-certification audit that reviews your system and reports any Areas of Concern. You action those, then the Stage 2 certification audit is conducted on site while work is under way. On a successful outcome, Equal Assurance issues your Certificate of Confidence and your business joins the JAS-ANZ register.
Will the audit disrupt our sites?
Auditors work around your program. Stage 2 involves observing work as it normally happens, speaking with workers and reviewing records, and your Practice Manager schedules audit days with you in advance. The intent is to see the system operating on a normal day.
How is certification kept current?
Annual surveillance audits maintain certification across the cycle. The same auditor returns each year, which means less re-explaining of your operations and findings that build on previous visits. Your Practice Manager manages the schedule and remains your single point of contact.
Further reading.
Background on ISO 45001 certification, written by the practice that runs the audits.
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