ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

ISO 45001 Requirements

All the requirements in ISO 45001:2018 Standard are intended to be incorporated into any OH&S management system. The extent of the implementation will depend on factors such as the health & safety policy of the organization, the nature of its activities and the risks and complexity of its operations.

The organization shall establish, document, implement, maintain and continually improve an OH&S management system in accordance with the requirements of this ISO 45001:2018 Standard and determine how it will fulfill these requirements. As your ISO 45001 consultant, we’ll help you with training, documentation, and implementation of right modules for the ISO standardization.

The organization shall define and document the scope of its OH&S management system.

ISO 45001 DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

The OH&S management system documentation shall include:

• Health & Safety policy and objectives;
• Scope of the OH&S management system;
• Documents & Records for operational controls;
• Documents and records for effective implementation and monitoring of the system.

KEY BENEFITS OF ACHIEVING ISO 45001 CERTIFICATION TO YOUR ORGANIZATION:

• Acts as a framework to organizations to identify and control health and safety risks, reduce potential accidents, aids legal compliance and improves overall occupational health and safety performance.
• It will benefit society. With internationally recognized occupational health and safety systems in place, the number of incidents and accidents will be reduced, lowering the disruption to operational processes of the businesses.
• Measure and monitor achievement of your performance objectives.
• Can be integrated with other management systems such as QMS ISO 9001 and EMS ISO 14001
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities and authorities for personnel who manage, perform and verify activities having an effect on the OH&S risks of the organization’s activities, facilities and processes.
• Ensure that personnel are competent to perform tasks that may impact OH&S in the workplace.
• Ensure active monitoring of regulations and legal requirements.
• Ensure that OH&S information is communicated to and from employees and other stakeholders effectively

• Ensure the necessary measures and specified conditions are in place to control identified risks.
• Define plans and procedures to identify the potential for and response to emergency situations.
• Formalize incident investigation process.
• Monitor and measure OH&S performance on a regular basis.
• Reduce insurance costs through demonstrating better risk management.
• Lead to a better public perception of your organization and you could also gain a competitive advantage, leading to improved sales opportunities.
• Understanding how statutory and regulatory requirements impact on the organization and your customers.
• Customer Confidence, Satisfaction and Trust.
• Ability to Differentiate Organization for Competitive Advantage.
• Organizations can set measures for service providers.
• Helps in understanding the internal and the external issues on the needs and expectations of the interested parties.
• Better understanding of compliance status all times.