Integrated risk and opportunity mapping
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About COHSEW / COHSEW knowledge
About COHSEW Overview
A connected view of health, safety, environment and wellness.
Objective
What this area means for safer, healthier and more responsible operations.
Risks rarely sit in isolation. Worker exposure can affect health, production controls can affect food safety, and environmental conditions can affect communities. COHSEW brings these relationships together so leaders can manage them as one system rather than as disconnected compliance tasks.
COHSEW principleUse competent, risk-based assurance to prevent harm, verify control and support continual improvement.
Priority controls
Where organisations should focus.
Priorities must be adapted to the organisation, activity, location, affected people and applicable legal requirements.
Sector-specific technical expertise
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Assurance across products, systems and people
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Transparent reporting for leadership teams
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How COHSEW supports you
From risk question to measurable assurance.
Our specialists help organisations select proportionate methods, preserve independence and turn technical evidence into action.
- 01Create a unified baseline across sites and functions
Agree the scope, accountable owner, evidence and success measures, then review effectiveness over time.
- 02Prioritise material risks and vulnerable groups
Agree the scope, accountable owner, evidence and success measures, then review effectiveness over time.
- 03Build a phased roadmap for assurance and improvement
Agree the scope, accountable owner, evidence and success measures, then review effectiveness over time.
Authoritative guidance
Continue with the primary sources.
These external resources informed this page. Always confirm current national law, regulator guidance and contractual requirements for your location.
01World Health Organization
Healthy Workplace Framework and Model
Open official source ↗02International Labour OrganizationGuidelines on occupational safety and health management systems
Open official source ↗03International Organization for StandardizationInternational standards overview
Open official source ↗Information on this page supports awareness and programme design. It is not legal, medical or regulatory advice, does not reproduce the full text of any standard and does not replace competent assessment of your specific circumstances.
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