Clark Contracts has secured a Health and Safety standard from the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO).

The company was awarded the ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety System (OHS) standard following a two-stage audit carried out by UKAS accredited certification body Exova BM TRADA.

ISO 45001:2018 is the world's first international standard dealing with health and safety at work. It replaced the previous Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) last March.

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Gordon Cunningham, Managing Director, Clark Contracts, said: "We are dedicated to continually improving occupational health and safety for our employees, ensuring the safest possible work environment, and we are delighted to be one of the first construction companies to achieve the new international standard."

Rob Veitch, EVP Fire and Building Products, Element, added: "We were pleased to work with Clark Contracts and provide the company with ISO 45001 occupational health and safety certification.  

"As a leading certification body we have clients in most industry sectors, ranging from small businesses to major brands, and our expert auditors understand the issues facing most types of organisations. Becoming certified to this new standard provides Clark Contracts' employees with a safe and healthy working environment, as well as helping to streamline processes and deliver efficiencies, saving the organisation time and money."

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