Health & Safety - AS/NZS 4801 & OHSAS 18001

Health & Safety - a Strategic Imperative

Everyday, more and more organisations are realising just how big a deal health & safety (H&S) actually is.

It’s a big deal not just because of the ever-increasing moral and legal obligations, but because of a growing appreciation of the financial impact.

As an example, a recent study by Work Safe Australia found that a single workplace injury costs the employer around $5,000 on average. And whilst that's a horrible number on its own, it pails into insignificance when compared to the cost to the employee and wider community.

The bad news is that there are huge costs associated with bad health & safety practices - from incidents & accidents, unhealthy workplaces and the overall negative impact on the organisation. The good news is that most of these costs are avoidable if you get your health & safety house in order.

At Pacific Consulting, we move organisations beyond having to worry about their basic H&S compliance obligations so they have more time and the right information to drive meaningful cost saving initiatives.