Tag: Deceived Baseline

  • The Deceived Baseline—Why AS/NZS 4801 is Officially Dead

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    For nearly two decades, AS/NZS 4801:2001 stood as the uncontested foundation of occupational health and safety management systems across Australia. It was the absolute baseline used by procurement panels, safety auditors, and corporate boards to verify risk assurance. In the third quarter of 2019, Standards Australia permanently altered this landscape. The body formally reclassified AS/NZS…