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IS O 4 5001 O CCUPAT IO NA L HEALTH AND SAFETY

Building a safe and


healthy workplace.
Increased global trade brings new health and safety challenges, which have
driven the need for an international OH&S management system standard, to
enable global benchmarking and to raise the bar for health and safety in the
workplace. For this reason, ISO have developed an international standard that
will be applicable to organizations of any size, sector or location.
OHSAS 18001 is changing . . . Why ISO 45001? What are the benefits of the
new standard?
ISO 45001 is the new international With globalization, more and more
standard for Occupational Health and organizations are starting to trade ISO 45001 will provide clear and
Safety (OH&S) management and will and integrate internationally, improved requirements and clauses,
replace the existing OHSAS 18001 resulting in organizations tackling compared with OHSAS 18001, which
standard. new health and safety challenges. served as a basis for the standard.
Many organizations tend to use One of the main objectives of ISO
Publication of the new ISO 45001 generic or national health and safety 45001 is to integrate employees and
standard will be in March 2018. standards and none are promoting their representatives into the core of
OHSAS 18001 will be withdrawn global conformity. As a result, many the OH&S management system.
on the publication of ISO 45001 and interested parties have expressed the
organizations currently certified to need for an international OH&S ISO 45001 will enable organizations to
OHSAS 18001 will have three years to management system standard, to improve resilience by anticipating,
migrate to ISO 45001. enable benchmarks to be set against adapting and responding to health
health and safety policies and and safety risks.
Launched in 1999, OHSAS 18001 was practices across different
designed to align the range of national geographical areas. Other benefits include:
health and safety management
standards into one standard with the The ISO Project Committee, ISO PC • Easier integration with other
intention of ruling-out confusion and 283, was setup by the International ISO standards, such as ISO 9001
market fragmentation. Organization of Standardization (ISO) (Quality Management) and
to develop an international standard ISO 14001 (Environmental
The overall aim of ISO 45001 is the for OH&S management, ISO 45001. Management)
same, but as with all new and revised • Top management involvement will
ISO standards, it follows the common New Requirements lead to greater commitment and
terminology and structure of Annex shared health and safety
SL, and is the single major difference The ISO 45001 standard requires responsibility throughout the
between OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001. organizations to look beyond their organization
own health and safety requirements • By managing risks in an organized
ISO 45001 will bring OH&S and consider what external manner, organizations will reduce
management and continual requirements and risks exist. hazards and risks
improvement into the core of an Organizations should not only • With the introduction of “Context
organization. This new standard is an consider what health and safety of the Organization” organizations
opportunity for organizations to align issues directly impact on them, but will understand the internal and
their OH&S management system with also take into account the impact on external drivers, providing clarity
their strategic direction. With greater wider society. on objectives and strategic plans
focus on improving health and safety • The process of managing
performance and processes. With ISO 45001 using Annex SL, there outsourcing, contractors and
becomes a much stronger focus on procurement arrangements will be
Who is it for? the Context of an Organization and made more explicit, leading to
the role of top management, ensuring reduced risks and greater
ISO 45001 is applicable to any type of buy-in from top management and a efficiency.
organization, both large and small, all greater employee contribution.
industries and in any location. ISO 45001 expects OH&S aspects to
be integrated into the structure of an
Its use of the new Annex SL structure organization
means that it can be easily integrated
with other management systems such Currently with OHSAS 18001, health
as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, and also and safety responsibilities sit with
unified other employee wellness the Health and Safety Manager. With
programs. ISO 45001 the H&S responsibilities
will now need to be integrated into
everyday business operations with
wider accountability and no longer be
the sole responsibility of the Health
& Safety Manager.

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