JFE Steel Corporation today announced that its East Japan Works (Keihin Area) and Steel Bar & Wire Rod Division at its Sendai Works and have been certified under the ISO 45001 (JIS Q 45001) international standard for occupational health and safety management systems. This now completes ISO 45001 certification of six of the company’s works, also including Chita Works, West Japan Works (Kurashiki and Fukuyama areas), and East Japan Works (Chiba Area).
The ISO 45001 standard, introduced by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in March 2018, is a framework for activities implemented systematically, continuously and voluntarily, including declarations by the operator’s senior management regarding the company’s health and safety policies; investigations of hazards and/or harmful events and measures taken in response thereafter; setting health and safety targets; and preparation, implementation, evaluation and improvement of health and safety plans.
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