ISO/PAS 45005:2020 Occupational health and safety management – General guidelines for safe working during the COVID-19 pandemic
Consultancy Services for ISO/PAS 45005:2020 Occupational health and safety management – General guidelines for safe working during the COVID-19 pandemic
About ISO/PAS 45005:2020
The guidelines are given in ISO/PAS 45005:2020 guides Organisations on how to manage the risks arising from COVID-19 to protect work-related health, safety and well-being.
This document is applicable to Organisations of all sizes and sectors, including those that:
a) have been operating throughout the pandemic;
b) are resuming or planning to resume operations following full or partial closure;
c) are re-occupying workplaces that have been fully or partially closed;
d) are new and planning to operate for the first time.
It also provides guidance on the protection of workers of all types (e.g. workers employed by the organisation, workers of external providers, contractors, self-employed individuals, agency workers, older workers, workers with a disability and first responders), and other relevant interested parties (e.g. visitors to a workplace, including members of the public).
What Novosys can do?
- Share standard documents (Policy, procedures and forms) which are developed using the guidelines given in ISO/PAS 45005:2020 into your existing ISO 45001:2018, thus supporting your efforts to implement the safe working efforts at your system level.
- Help you demonstrate your efforts towards the continual improvement of your organisation’s Occupational Health and Safety Management system.
Note:
The standard fees are applicable if the documents developed and shared with the company are in standard Novosys format. Customising the documents to your company’s format will be subject to additional rates.
ISO/PAS 45005:2020 is not intended to provide guidance on how to implement specific infection control protocols in clinical, healthcare and other settings. Applicable legislation and guidance are provided by government, regulators and health authorities for workers in these settings or in related roles.
ISO/PAS 45005:2020 guidelines (standard) document will not be given as they are licenced copies and are subjected to copyrights.
If you want to find out more about the consultancy services mentioned above, please do get in touch with our friendly team.
Safe Management Measures
Consultancy Services on Guidance for Safe Management Measures to be implemented at workplaces after the Circuit Breaker period.
What is the purpose of Implementing Safe Management Measures?
To prevent the re-emergence of community cases, our workplaces are required by governmental agencies to put in place safe management measures ahead of time.
How long should the workplace keep Implementing Safe Management Measures?
For as long as necessary.
What if workplaces do not implement Safe Management Measures?
Tighter measures that affect our economy and livelihoods would have to be reintroduced by governmental agencies. MOM, MOH and sector agencies will take action against errant employers, including the cessation of operations and enforcement.
How can Novosys help?
By engaging Novosys Global, our qualified consultants will work closely with your company to identify the gaps and implement Safe Management Measures that suits your work processes.
What will our consultants do?
Assist you to develop Safe Management Measures Programme customised and designed specifically to your industry sector and company activities.
Develop Procedures for Safe Management Measures at workplaces
Implement a system of Safe Management Measures at workplaces
- Implement a detailed monitoring plan
- Appoint Safe Management Officer(s) (SMO), Safe Distancing Officer(s) (SDO) and COVID Safe Worker Leader (CSWL) as needed to:
- Coordinate implementation of Safe Management Measures
- Conduct inspections and checks
- Remedying non-compliance
- Keeping records of inspections and checks
- Provide guidance on how to reduce physical interaction and ensure safe distancing at workplaces
- Develop SMM System addressing below, but not limited to:
- Purpose
- Scope
- Responsibilities
- Procedure
- Reference
- Records
- Annexes – Other Supporting Documented Information
- Provide guidance on implementing health checks and protocols to manage potential cases
- Provide a checklist of Safe Management Measures Required at the Workplace for Resumption of Business Activities
Additional Optional infrastructure support:
Provide equipment that enables contactless engagement with staff & visitors. Contact tracing information is stored securely on the cloud, accessible only by you.
Temperature Reading cannot be amended, you have the “true” reading.
Social Distancing for the staff. Notification will be sent via the app if there’s someone with a fever, staff administering this can observe from a distance.
Easy workflow. A single device to take temperature, fill contact tracing information and allowing staff/trainer/trainee to check-in their attendance.
Reduce paper wastage & storage. Health Declaration & Contact Tracing are administered via webform. Enabling you to “Manage By Device”.
Records to prove compliance with MOM regulation on temperature taking, twice daily. You just download and submit them when necessary.
Truly your device. Therma enables you to customise the webform fields, temperature limit & alert, and many others from your device.
The equipment works by enabling you to invest in the hardware device just ONCE.
All other future options, such as Facial Time Attendance, and Facial Access Control can be performed using the same hardware. Ensuring the wrong person or person with high temperature, do not access your premises. The data are managed on the cloud and hosted by renowned AWS who is globally recognized for their stringent security.
We can also provide Enterprise control consoles for an authorised administrator to centrally manage and control multiple Therma devices across different locations/regions.
If you want to find out more about the consultancy services mentioned above, please do get in touch with our friendly team.