What is ISO 45001 Certification?
It specifies requirements for an Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) management system and includes guidance for use. It offers a single, clear framework for all organizations wishing to improve their OH&S performance. Directed at the top management of an organization, it aims to provide a safe and healthy workplace for employees and visitors. To achieve this, it is crucial to control all factors that might result in illness, injury, and in extreme cases death, by mitigating adverse effects on the physical, mental and cognitive condition of a person – and ISO 45001 covers all of those aspects.
What is the difference between OHSAS and ISO 45001?
There are many differences, but the main change is that ISO 45001 concentrates on the interaction between an organization and its business environment, while OHSAS 18001 was focused on managing OH&S hazards and other internal issues. But the standards also diverge in many other ways:
| OHSAS 18001 | ISO 45001 |
|---|---|
| Procedure-based | Process-based |
| Not dynamic in its clauses | Dynamic in all clauses |
| Deals exclusively with risk | Considers both risk and opportunities |
| Does not include the views of interested parties | Includes the views of interested parties |
| Developed by a smaller group of international experts outside of ISO | Replaces OHSAS 18001:2007 and adopts the High Level Structure used in other key ISO management system standards |
In addition, ISO 45001 increases the emphasis on:
- Leadership and the need for those at the top to lead by example and be held accountable for OH&S performance
- Consultation with and involvement of workers in making sure the OH&S management system covers all necessary areas and communicates effectively with everyone involved
- Designing an OH&S management system to suit the needs of each organization individually according to its own context
Who Needs ISO 45001 Certification?
Any organization, regardless of its size, type and activities that wants to:
- Establish, implement and maintain an OH&S management system to improve occupational health and safety, eliminate or minimize OH&S risks (including system deficiencies), take advantage of OH&S opportunities, and address OH&S management system nonconformities associated with its activities
- Continually improve its OH&S performance and the achievement of its OH&S objectives
- Assure itself of conformity with its OH&S policy
- Demonstrate conformity with the requirements of the standard.
Benefits of ISO 45001 Certification
- It tackles a global need to improve the occupational health and safety of people working in organizations
- It enables organizations to provide safe and healthy working conditions that prevent work-related injury and ill health, and proactively improve the organization’s OH&S performance
- It includes how to develop and implement an OH&S policy and objectives which take into account applicable legal requirements and other requirements to which the organization subscribes
- It takes into account factors such as the context in which the organization operates and the needs and expectations of its workers and other interested parties
- It is designed to align with other key management systems standards such as ISO 9001 quality management and ISO 14001 environmental management for ease of integration.
The Certification Process
Application
Share your OH&S scope, sites and headcount so we can tailor the certification plan.
Audit Planning
Our auditors review your occupational health & safety management system and schedule the audit to match your complexity.
Stage 1 – Readiness Audit
We review your documentation and preparedness against ISO 45001 requirements.
Stage 2 – Implementation Audit
A full on-site audit confirms your OH&S management system works in practice.
Conformity Review
An independent review confirms the findings once any non-conformities are closed.
Certification
IAS issues your ISO 45001 certificate, validating your OH&S management system.
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