Standard
OHSAS 18001
Accreditation enables TPK – ZAVOD d.d. to expand into Europe
TPK–ZAVOD, a Croatian mechanical engineering company employing 43 staff, is has invested significantly to improve its competence levels and quality performance. TPK has gained accreditation to the following accreditation standards: ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO/IEC 17024; as well as accredited certification to ISO 9001, 14001, 29001, and SCCP and OHSAS 18001 […]
Standards contribute 0.43% to total revenue of Indonesian concrete manufacturer
A 0.43 % contribution to total revenue by using standards was reported by Indonesian precast concrete manufacturer, PT Wijaya Karya (WIKA). This equates to IDR 1.05 billion (USD 115 000) (annually), and close to 6 % of the annual EBIT. WIKA BETON is one of the subsidiaries of PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) – Tbk (WIKA), […]
Up to 28% insurance premium reduction with Health & Safety certification
Italy’s Workers’ Compensation Authority, INAIL, the national governmental institute for insurance against accidents at work, offers businesses up to 28% on the cost of insurance premiums for businesses who hold accredited certification to the Health and Safety management systems standard, OHSAS 18001. INAIL can offer lower premiums as it has seen that OHSAS 18001 has […]
Italian Study identifies the benefits of accredited H&S management systems
A study carried out by Accredia, the Italian Accreditation Body, INAIL, a public insurer, and AICQ, the Italian Quality Institute, has identified that companies with accredited certification of their health and safety management system (OHSAS 18001) provides businesses with a number of benefits. A total of large, medium and small 238 organisations responded to a […]
Insurance association: Standards and Accreditation support risk and add value (2018)
AIRMIC, the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce, has published a white paper on the value that standards and accredited conformity assessment can play in the management of risk. The report states that there is plenty of evidence that organisations perform better when they adopt voluntary quality standards, yet for the most […]
Standards support business competitiveness in Colombia (2018)
A study titled “Standardisation: a contribution to the competitiveness of Colombian organisations, case studies to measure the economic impact of technical standards.” was published in 2018, to increase the awareness of the multiple benefits that the technical standards bring to Colombian organisations. This publication describes not only the evolution of standardization in Colombia, but also […]
79% of Spanish firms considers ISO 18001 (OHSAS) certification makes it easier to comply with legal obligations
Research based on 131 Spanish companies of various sizes across the industrial, construction and service sectors, found that 79% agreed ISO 18001 certification for Occupational Health & Safety makes it easier to comply with legal obligations. Furthermore, 78% agreed it improved internal organisation and documentation systems and 67% felt it improved their corporate image. The report concludes […]
US OHSAS 18001 certified firms show significant increases in business and safety performance
Research based on a sample of 211 US listed manufacturing firms with OHSAS 18001 certification (Lo, Pagell, Fana, Wiengarten and Yeung, 2014) concluded that certification leads to significant increases in performance on safety, as well as sales growth, labour productivity and profitability. A copy of the report is available here.
Guide for the Use of Standards and Accreditation in public procurement
The Spanish Public Sector Contract Law 9/2017, which came into force in March 2018, aims to provide greater transparency, better value for money, and increased economic rationality of public funds. It considers that public purchase processes should include qualitative, environmental, social and innovative aspects which aim to “award criteria to obtain the highest quality works, […]