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HSE in Companies and Organizations

The HSE Management Systems  , created to guarantee international operating standards in organizations, are under control and monitored.

A clear example is highlighted by the Colombian Safety Council, which indicates that last year more than 8,500 occupational diseases were reported in Colombia, with the manufacturing industry occupying first place, with more than 2,500 cases.

For this reason, you may be interested in reading the article  HSEQ: Benefits they bring to companies .

This is just one example of what is happening around the world, it is enough to access national statistics to see the real situation of each country in question.

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Therefore, we can say that enough accidents occur daily to estimate that the number of occupational hazards is very high.

This is an invitation to the organizations of the world to implement the different rules established in the Administration System, which guarantee greater competitiveness and a lower risk of labor incidents.

HSE stands  for Health, Security and Environment. This system makes it possible to keep a record of the company’s organizational processes, improving employee safety in the face of dangers or environmental care, among many others. 

In other words, in order to obtain these certifications, it is necessary to prove and guarantee adequate quality management in relation to the processes executed and compliance with laws and international ISO standards.

Thanks to proper management, the organization will improve in terms of its reputation and prestige.

Occupational risks that directly affect the worker must be prevented. Since the higher the risk is in an activity, the greater the actions that will have to be carried out to prevent accidents.

Below you will find the meaning of each certification corresponding to  Integrated Management  (HSE):

  • Health: certifies the set of activities related to the protection of the mental, physical and social health of the company’s employees.
  • Security: certifies proper management in the face of risk or danger in the industry.
  • Environment: protect the environment or work for the care of natural resources through actions that prove the conservation of exactly the same.

    HSE Benefits:

    • Competitive companies locally and internationally
    • Adequate control in organizational management
    • Company positioning
    • consumer confidence
    • Reduction of costs due to work accidents
    • Better work environment
    • Job security
    • Better quality of life for the employee

The importance of the integrated HSE system

Today, organizations must respond efficiently to a huge number of requirements in the field of  industrial safety ,  occupational health  and  environmental protection.

Day by day all the requirements of the areas evolve, and in some cases, they constitute legal requirements that are subject to penalties. 

Responds effectively to this changing environment, needs of various kinds occur that depend on efficient training in these branches to complete administration systems that allow each and every one of the resources to be managed effectively.

Integrated management systems  , based on universally recognized and accepted standards, provide a true option to implement excellent control of all activities and even the possibility of making precise corrections.

It is necessary to address any deviations that may occur. The transformation of a reactive culture being a possible preventive action and  integrated management systems  are the key success factor.

The concern of each and every one of the companies in the world in  management aspects  goes much further than the client and the quality of the product that it provides and the protection of the environment. 

These auxiliary aspects must do with the administration in the  protection of the health and  safety of employees  and financial management.

The direction of the senior management of companies of any private or public category consists of effective and efficient management in all dimensions. 

That is to say, in the quality in the satisfaction of the expectations and needs of the clients and in the protection in the satisfaction of the expectations and needs of the clients.

It is necessary to protect the worker in the workplace, financial results and compliance with each and every one of the legal requirements. 

For this reason, it gains space in the vision of a single  management system  that integrates each and every one of the principles, approaches and management practices with the purpose of achieving each and every one of the results expected by the company.

The financial results are caused by the management in the processes of the companies and it is here where each and every one of the principles and practices established in series of management system standards can be applied, such as ISO fourteen thousand one and  ISO 45001 .

The top management of a company has to satisfy different stakeholders. The interested parties are the client, society, the worker, etc. 

For this reason, it has gained acceptance for the implementation of  environmental management systems  and occupational health and safety.

Management systems have common elements such as policies, objectives, training and competence of people, organizational structure, internal and external communications, internal audit. 

Corrective actions, preventive actions, review by senior management, control of documents and records.

A structure must be established with the cycle (Plan, Do, Check and Act). This has led companies to think about integrating each and every one of the  management systems  that facilitate their efficiency and effectiveness, apart from the power of their benefits.