Safety in ensuring the quality of production - the role and tasks of standards requirements

Abstract

During the performance of manufacturing tasks, safety - which is a primary responsibility of employers - has a major impact on production quality. To achieve such safety, employers must ensure working conditions that reflect worker needs and meet technical and organizational requirements. Safety requirements are designed to foster threat- and strainfree work in the workplace. By striving to comply with such requirements, organizations improve the conditions in which their production is performed. In their effort to incorporate essential principles into their systems, employers can benefit from applying the ISO 45001 standard, which defines the systemic requirements that must be embraced in their business in the same manner as the requirements adopted in any other field of activity, such as production quality. The article refers to standards derived from ISO 45001 that facilitate manufacturing improvements. It outlines the impact of systemic enhancements on workers’ ability to perform work safely.