Occupational Health & Safety Management System

ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management System

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. That’s why an ISO committee of occupational health & safety experts set to work to develop an International Standard with the potential to save almost three million lives each 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.

Is ISO 45001 is good for your organization?

This new standard can help deliver the following benefits:

ISO 45001 benefits

1. Increase organizational resilience through proactive risk prevention, innovation and continual improvement
2. Strengthening of legal and regulatory compliance while reducing business losses
3. Demonstrates brand responsibility by committing to safe, healthy and sustainable work

As an international standard, ISO 45001 crosses geographic, political, economic, commercial and social boundaries. This sets a single benchmark for the management of occupational health and safety.

What is an OHS "Occupational Health & Safety" Management System?

An OHS management system promotes a healthy working environment by providing a framework to identify, control and manage OHS risks and opportunities. IS) is built upon the same ANNEX SL model as its cousin ISO 9001. An OSH is a great method to maintain an OSHA compliant safety program. While the standard itself does not directly reference OSHA, it does place requirements of identifying legal compliance, allowing the standard to be adopted globally.