What is ISO 45001?

ISO 45001 Overview

​​ISO 45001 is an international standard developed under the Technical Committee ISO/PC 283 for Occupational health and safety management systems. ISO 45001 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, with guidance for its use, to enable an organization to proactively improve its OH&S performance in preventing injury and ill-health.

​The implementation of an OH&S management system is a strategic decision for an organization that can be used to support its sustainability initiatives, ensuring people are safer and healthier and increase profitability at the same time. The ISO 45001 standard is intended for use by any organization, regardless of its size or the nature of its work. All of the requirements of ISO 45001 are intended to be applicable to an organization’s own management processes, to manage their OH&S risks and improve their overall OH&S performance.
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ISO 45001 Principles

The ISO 45001 standard is based on the methodology known as Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), which is a four-step model for continuous improvement:
  • Plan: establish the objectives and processes necessary to deliver results in accordance with the organization’s OH&S policy.​
  • Do: implement the processes.
  • Check: monitor and measure outcomes against OH&S policy, objectives and compliance obligations, and report the results.
  • Act: take actions to continually improve OH&S performance.
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Benefits of ISO 45001

The benefits of adopting ISO 45001 are considered to include:​
  • Increased emphasis on Occupational Health & Safety Management, including the prevention of injury and ill health; 
  • Improved internal OH&S performance levels; 
  • Enhanced internal OH&S awareness; 
  • Reduced EMR and TRIR statistics; 
  • With ISO 45001 certification, demonstrated compliance with customer, regulatory, management and/or other requirements; and
  • Lower worker compensation claims leading to reduced insurance cost to the company.​
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