ISO 45001:2018 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, and gives guidance for its use, to enable organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health, as well as by proactively improving its OH&S performance.
Any organization who wishes to implement, maintain, and improve their OH&S system can use ISO 45001:2018.
ISO 45001:2018 helps an organization to achieve the intended outcomes of its OH&S management system. In accordance with an organization’s OH&S policies, the expected outcomes of an OH&S system are:
a) Continuous improvement in OH&S performance
b) fulfilment of legal requirements and other requirements;
c) achievement of OH&S objectives.
ISO 45001:2018 is applicable to any organization regardless of its size, type and activities. It is applicable to the OH&S risks under the organization’s control, taking into account factors such as the context in which the organization operates and the needs and expectations of its workers and other interested parties.
ISO 45001:2018 does not state specific criteria for OH&S performance, nor is it prescriptive about the design of an OH&S management system.
ISO 45001:2018 enables an organization, through its OH&S management system, to integrate other aspects of health and safety, such as worker wellness/wellbeing.
ISO 45001:2018 doesn’t address product safety, property damage, or environmental impacts beyond the risks for workers.
ISO 45001:2018 may be used in its entirety or in part to improve occupational safety and health management. However, claims of conformity to this document are not acceptable unless all its requirements are incorporated into an organization’s OH&S management system and fulfilled without exclusion.
For organizations that are serious about improving employee safety, reducing workplace risks and creating better, safer working conditions, there’s ISO 45001.
According to the International Labour Organization, more than 7 600 people die from work-related accidents or diseases every single day. Industrial Hub of occupational safety and health experts began work on an International Standard that could save nearly three million lives every year. Structured in a similar way to other ISO management systems, the approach will be familiar to users of standards such as ISO 14001 or ISO 9001. ISO 45001 is a continuation of the international standards that have been successful in this area, such as OHSAS18001, the International Labour Organization ILO OSH Guidelines, and various national standards.
ILO-OSH 2001 Guidelines for Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems
These guidelines were created by the ILO to be a practical tool to assist organizations and institutions in order for them to achieve continuous improvement in their occupational safety and/or health (OSH). These guidelines were developed in accordance with internationally accepted principles as defined by the ILO’s three-partite constituencies. These guidelines provide practical guidance for all who are responsible for OSH management. This second edition includes new additions to the bibliography.