ISO 45001 HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ISO 45001 Occupational health and safety management system ISO 45001’ The new standard is designed to help organizations around the world ensure the health and safety of the people who make their business possible.

ISO 45001 will require an organization to look beyond its immediate health and safety issues and take into account what the wider society expects of it. Organizations will have to think about their contractors and suppliers, as well as the effects their activities have on neighboring communities.

The new version includes a requirement to understand the organization’s context in order to better manage risk, with more emphasis made on leaders within organizations to promote environmental management. In addition, there is a shift towards improving environmental performance as well as improving the management system.
  • enhancement of environmental performance;
  • fulfilment of compliance obligations;
  • achievement of environmental objectives

ISO 45001:2018

The revision of ISO 45001 aims to integrate the organization’s into the core organizational strategy. To this end the following changes have been made:

  • Increased accountability of leadership.
  • Life cycle approach.
  • Rethinking impact
  • Risks and opportunities.
  • Pro-active reporting.
  • Strengthened compliance.
  • Continual improvement