1. Why implement an occupational health and safety management system?

Beyond the simple absence of bodily injuries or occupational illnesses, the aim of an occupational health and safety management system is to enable an organization to offer its workers the conditions to carry out their activity in the absence of danger – (safety) – and to achieve a state of physical, mental and social well-being – (health), as defined by the WHO (World Health Organization).

Irrespective of legal obligations, it is only by making occupational health and safety (OHS) a strategic priority for the company that sustainable improvements in OHS performance can be achieved. The implementation of an occupational health and safety management system, integrated into the company's overall management and supported by a proactive and dynamic risk prevention policy, enables us to take a systemic approach to better manage occupational health and safety on a day-to-day...