ISO 45001 - Occupational Health & Safety
Prioritize employees’ health and well-being for better organizational resilience with the globally recognized occupational health and safety management system.
ISO 45001 – Occupational health and safety management systems standard enables organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by reducing the risks of work-related injury, as well as by continually improving occupational health and safety (OH&S) performance.
Demonstrate your commitment to safe, healthy, and sustainable work. ISO 45001 helps you build a culture of trust, empower employees, improve your resilience and performance, and lower staff absences, all while strengthening your regulatory and industry compliance.
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It encourages best-in-class risk management
The purpose of the standard is to prevent work related injury and ill health and provide a safer environment to work in. Forward-thinking aspects of ISO 45001 include the identification of health and safety threats and opportunities, the consultation and participation of workers, and the context of the organisation being considered when implementing a management system.
In the current business climate, being a health and safety leader is becoming increasingly respected, so the progressive aspects of the standard are a great selling point to raise with potential clients. Developing and leading a culture of commitment, responsibility and accountability for Occupational Health & Safety is a key driving force behind the revised standard.
It’s universal
Like all ISO standards, ISO 45001 is designed to suit all organisations, large and small, across the globe.
It will replace OHSAS 18001
ISO 45001 will replace the existing British standard for occupational health and safety. This means that everyone currently certified to OHSAS 18001 will need to migrate to ISO 45001 in the next three years.
It will integrate with other ISO standards
Along with ISO 9001 Quality Management and ISO 14001 Environmental Management, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems completes the QSHE management system triad. Integration of these standards should now be easier, since ISO 45001 is based on Annex SL, the same management system framework, and is aligned with the 2015 versions of those standards.
The benefits of ISO 45001 enable your organisation to:
- Build a culture of trust: Empower your workforce, unlock creativity, and attract top talent.
- Enhance resilience: Proactively prevent risks, innovate, and continuously improve.
- Reduce absences: Lower staff absences due to injury or illness, boosting productivity.
- Ensure compliance: Strengthen legal and regulatory compliance, reducing business losses.
- Standardize practices: Implement a global occupational health and safety system for consistent practices.
ISO 45001 implementation can be achieved with the following simple steps:
- Understand and prepare: Purchase the standard, study and understand it.
- See how ready you are: Ensure your organization understands the principles of ISO 45001 and its individual roles, and review your activities and processes against the standard.
- Review and certify: Book your certification assessment with us.
In order to meet ISO 45001 requirements for certification, your organisation must meet the following 10 clauses:
Clause 1: Scope
Clauses 2-3: Terminology
Clause 4: Context of the organization
Clause 5: Leadership and worker participation
Clause 6: Planning
Clause 7: Support
Clause 8: Operation
Clause 9: Performance evaluation
Clause 10: Improvement
Contact us now for more information and support on meeting requirements and getting ISO 45001 certified.
The ISO 45001 certification process is straightforward and efficient. Take a look at the stages below:
- Initial consultation: Understand your needs and establish a roadmap.
- Training: BSL suggest awareness and requirements training to help you understand why ISO 45001 is important and learn the key terms and definitions
- Gap analysis: Identify areas for improvement and develop an action plan.
- Implementation support: Provide guidance on implementing the necessary controls and processes.
- Certification audit: Conduct a thorough audit to ensure standards compliance.
- Ongoing improvement: Support continuous improvement to maintain certification and adapt to evolving threats.