ISO 45001
ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety
Safer, healthier workplaces for workers and visitors.
ISO 45001 specifies the requirements for an occupational health and safety management system, with guidance for its use, so that organisations can provide safe and healthy workplaces and prevent work-related injury and ill health.
It replaced the earlier OHSAS 18001 specification. It puts strong emphasis on leadership, worker consultation and participation, and on eliminating hazards and reducing OH&S risks.
Key requirements
What ISO 45001 asks for
Context of the organisation
Understand internal and external issues, interested parties and the scope of the system.
Leadership
Top management shows commitment, sets the policy and assigns roles and responsibilities.
Planning
Address risks and opportunities and set measurable objectives.
Support
Provide the resources, competence, awareness, communication and documented information needed.
Hazard identification and risk assessment
Identify hazards, assess risks and opportunities, and apply the hierarchy of controls.
Worker consultation and participation
Involve workers and their representatives in decisions that affect their health and safety.
Performance evaluation
Monitor, measure, audit internally and review the system at management level.
Improvement
Correct nonconformities and keep improving the system.
Benefits
Why organisations use it
- Fewer incidents, injuries and lost days
- Stronger safety leadership and culture
- Support for legal compliance
- Lower insurance and incident costs
- Confidence for contractors, clients and workers
Who it is for
Typical organisations
ANAP accreditation
How ANAP accredits ISO 45001 certification bodies
Certification bodies auditing ISO 45001 are assessed against ISO/IEC 17021-1, together with the occupational health and safety competence requirements of ISO/IEC 17021-10.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What happened to OHSAS 18001?+
OHSAS 18001 was replaced by ISO 45001, and organisations certified to it had a transition period to move to the new standard. ANAP lists ISO 45001 as its current scheme.
Does certification guarantee a zero-accident workplace?+
No. It shows that a system is in place to identify hazards, control risks and improve, and that it is audited by an independent body.