Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) evaluates how a company anticipates, prevents and manages work-related injuries, illnesses and psychosocial hazards across its own operations and - where it has influence - its supply chain. It covers:
- risk identification & assessment – systematic hazard mapping (physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, psychosocial) and job-safety analyses that inform controls in line with ISO 45001 and ILO guidelines;
- hierarchy of controls & preventive measures – elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative procedures and personal-protective equipment (PPE) designed to keep exposure below legal and best-practice thresholds;
- worker participation & training – joint safety committees, near-miss reporting systems and mandatory competence programmes that embed a safety culture and empower employees to stop unsafe work;
- incident response & medical management – clear emergency-preparedness plans, first-aid and occupational-health services, root-cause investigations and corrective-action tracking for injuries, illnesses and high-potential events;
- performance monitoring & continuous improvement – leading and lagging KPIs (e.g., TRIR, lost-time-injury frequency, hours worked, safety observations, corrective-action closure rates), third-party audits and management reviews that drive OHS enhancements;
- supply-chain expectations & due diligence – contractual requirements, on-site assessments and capacity-building to extend equivalent OHS standards to contractors and tier-n suppliers, with public disclosure of performance in accordance with GRI 403, ISO 45001 and forthcoming EU ESRS S1 requirements.