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Travelling for work code

by Mark Rowe

British Standards have brought out a code of practice covering health, safety and security when travelling for work.

BSI, the business standards company, has published PAS 3001:2016. The code of practice covers ‘Travelling for work – Responsibilities of an organization for health, safety and security’. It’s for managing the health, safety and security risks posed to their employees who are travelling for work.

It covers threat and hazard identification; risk assessment; prevention strategies and incident management.

Howard Kerr, Chief Executive at BSI said: “Global mobility has had a dramatic change on the way that we work today, affording both workers and organizations much greater flexibility but at the same time creating new risks. These risks must not go unchecked and, aside from everyday risks, there may be a significant difference between an assessed medical risk and an assessed security risk for a given location. These differences highlight the complexities organizations face when preparing workers for travel.”

BSI suggest that PAS 3001 can be used by any organisation with travellers, whether they are workers, volunteers or contractors, sub-contractors or students. The PAS may be used on its own or integrated into an existing health and safety management system.

Arnaud Vaissié, Chairman and CEO of International SOS, the medical and security emergency provider that worked on the code of practice, said: “We are in the business of helping organisations achieve their objectives while reducing risks to their people. Our goal in supporting PAS 3001 was to share our experience in travel risk mitigation and the lessons we’ve learned. While organizations have begun to consider response plans in the event of major catastrophes, we find the main risks to travellers are everyday incidents like petty crime, road accidents and falling ill. That’s why it’s so important that organizations don’t wait until the next crisis and have a support plan and network in place to safeguard their mobile workforce.”

PAS 3001 was developed with input from industry bodies and firms such as Association of British Certification Bodies, Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce, Control Risks, Falck Global Assistance, The Global Business Travel Association, Health and Safety Executive, The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, Institute of Risk Management, International Organisation of Employers, International SOS Foundation, Mott MacDonald, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, SAP SE, the Security Institute, Trades Union Congress (TUC), University Health and Safety Association, and with expertise from Dr David Gold, Principal Consultant at Gold-Knecht Associates.

Visit http://shop.bsigroup.com/pas3001. BSI and International SOS will host a webinar based on the PAS and best practices to manage risks on October 20, 2016 at 11am.

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