8.1.

3 Management of change
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system concern?
Has the organisation established processes for the implementation and control of planned temporary and
permanent changes that impact performance including:
a) new products, services and processes, or changes to
existing products, services and processes, including:
 workplace locations and surroundings?
 working organisation? Yes/No
 working conditions?
 Equipment?
8.1.3
 work force?
b) changes to legal requirements and other requirements? Yes/No
c) changes to knowledge or information about hazards
Yes/No
and OH&S risks?
d) developments in Knowledge and technology? Yes/No
Does the organisation review the consequences of
unintended changes, taking action to mitigate any adverse Yes/No
effects, as necessary?
Additional Notes:

8.1.4 Procurement
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system concern?
Has the organisation established, implemented and
maintained processes to control the procurement of
8.1.4.1 Yes/No
products and services in order to ensure their conformity to
its OH&S management system?
Does the organisation coordinate its procurement processes with its contractors, in order to identify hazards and
assess and control the OH&S risks arising from:
a) the contractors’ activities and operations that
Yes/No
impact the organisation?
b) the organisation’s activities and operations that
Yes/No
impact the contractors workers?
c) the contractors’ activities and operations that
8.1.4.2 Yes/No
impact other interested parties in the workplace?
How does the organisation ensure that the requirements of
its OH&S management system are met by contractors and Yes/No
their workers?
Does the organisations procurement processes define and
apply occupational health and safety criteria for the Yes/No
selection of contractors?
How does the organisation ensure outsourced functions and
Yes/No
processes are controlled?
Does the organisation ensure that its outsourcing
arrangements are consistent with legal requirements and
Yes/No
8.1.4.3 other requirements and with achieving the intended
outcomes of the OH&S management system?
Has the type and degree of control to be applied to these
functions and processes been defined within the OH&S Yes/No
management system?
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8.2 Emergency preparation and response
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system concern?
Has the organisation established , implemented and maintained the processes needed to prepare for and respond to
potential emergency situations identified in 6.1.2.1 and do they include:
a) establishing a planned response to emergency
Yes/No
situations including provision of first aid?
b) providing training for the planned response? Yes/No
c) periodically testing and exercising the planned response
Yes/No
capability?
d) evaluating performance and as necessary, revising the
planned response, including after testing and in
Yes/No
particular after the occurrence of an emergency
situation?
8.2
e) communicating and providing relevant information to
Yes/No
all workers on their duties and responsibilities?
f) communicating relevant information to contractors,
visitors, emergency response services, government Yes/No
authorities, and as appropriate local community?
g) taking into account the needs and capabilities of all
relevant interested parties and ensuring their
Yes/No
involvement, as appropriate, in the development of the
planned response?
Has the organisation maintained documented information
on the process and on the plans for responding to potential Yes/No
emergency situations?
Additional Notes:

9. Performance evaluation
9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
9.1.1 General
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system concern?
The organisation shall establish, implement and maintain processes for monitoring, measurement analysis and
performance evaluation. How does your organization determine:
a) What needs to be monitored and measured:
1. the extent to which legal requirements and other
requirements are met?
2. its activities and operations related to identified Yes/No
hazards, risks, and opportunities?
3. progress towards achieving OH&S objective?
4. effectiveness of operational and other controls?
b) the methods for monitoring, measurement, analysis
and performance evaluation needed to ensure valid Yes/No
results?
c) the criteria against which the organisation will evaluate
its OH&S performance?
9.1.1
d) when the monitoring and measuring shall be
Yes/No
performed?
e) when the results from monitoring and measurement
Yes/No
shall be analysed and evaluated and communicated?
How does your organization evaluate the performance and
Yes/No
the effectiveness of the OH&S management system?
How does the organisation ensure that monitoring and
measuring equipment is calibrated or verified as applicable, Yes/No
and used and maintained as appropriate?
In what form does your organization retain appropriate
documented information as evidence of the monitoring,
measurement, analysis and performance evaluation and Yes/No
maintenance, calibration or verification of measuring
equipment?
Additional Notes:

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9.1.2 Evaluation of compliance
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system concern?
How does your organization establish implement and
maintain processes for evaluating compliance with legal and Yes/No
other requirements?

Does the evaluation include:

a)
determining the frequency and method(s) for the
9.1.2 Yes/No
evaluation of compliance?
b) evaluate compliance and take action if needed? Yes/No
c) maintaining knowledge and understanding of its
compliance status with legal requirements and other Yes/No
requirements?
d) retaining documented information of the compliance
Yes/No
evaluation results?
Additional Notes:

9.2 Internal audit

9.2.1 General
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system concern?
Does your organization conduct internal audits at planned intervals to provide information on whether the OH&S
management system:
a) Conforms to:
1. the organization’s own requirements for its OH&S
9.2.1
management system, including policy and Yes/No
objectives?
2. the requirements of this International Standard?
b) Is effectively implemented and maintained? Yes/No
Additional Notes:

9.2.2 Internal audit programme

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system concern?
Does your organization:
a) plan, establish, implement and maintain an audit
programme(s) including the frequency, methods,
responsibilities, planning requirements and reporting,
Yes/No
which shall take into consideration the importance of
the processes concerned, and the results of previous
audits?
b) define the audit criteria and scope for each audit? Yes/No
c) select auditors and conduct audits to ensure objectivity
Yes/No
and the impartiality of the audit process?
9.2.2
d) ensure that the results of the audits are reported to
relevant management; ensure results of internal audits
Yes/No
are reported to workers and where they exist, workers
representatives, and other relevant interested parties?
e) take action to address nonconformity and continually
improve its OH&S audit programme and the audit Yes/No
results?
f) retain documented information as evidence of the
implementation of the audit programme and the audit Yes/No
results?
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9.3 Management review
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system concern?
ISO 45001 requires “Top management shall review the
organization’s OH&S management system, at planned
Yes/No
intervals, to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy,
effectiveness”. What format does this review(s) take?
Is your organizations management review planned and carried out taking into consideration:
a) The status of actions from previous management
Yes/No
reviews?
b) Changes in external and internal issues that are
relevant to the OH&S management system including:
1. Needs and expectations of interested parties? Yes/No
2. Legal requirements and other requirements?
3. Risks and opportunities?
c) The extent to which OH&S policy and objectives have
Yes/No
been met?
d) Information on the OH&S performance, including
1. Incidents nonconformities and corrective actions
and continual improvement?
2. Monitoring and measurement results?
3. Results of evaluation of compliance with legal Yes/No
requirements other requirements?
4. Audit results?
5. Consultation and participation of workers?
6. Risks and opportunities?
9.3
e) Adequacy of resources for maintaining an effective
Yes/No
OH&S system?
f) Relevant communication with interested parties? Yes/No
g) Opportunities for continual improvement? Yes/No
Do the outputs of the management review include decisions and actions related to:
 The continuing suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness
Yes/No
in achieving the intended outcomes?
 Continual improvement opportunities? Yes/No
 Any need for changes to the OH&S management
Yes/No
system?
 Resource needs? Yes/No
 Actions needed? Yes/No
 Opportunities to improve integration of the OH&S
Yes/No
system with other business processes?
 Any implications for the strategic direction of the
Yes/No
organisation?
How are the relevant outputs from management review
communicated to workers and where they exist workers Yes/No
representatives?
In what form does your organization retain documented
information as evidence of the results of management Yes/No
reviews?
Additional Notes:

10. Improvement
10.1 General
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system concern?
How do you determine and select opportunities for
improvement and implement any necessary actions to
10.1 Yes/No
achieve intended outcomes of your OH&S management
system?
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10.2 Incident, nonconformity and corrective action
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system concern?
When an incident or nonconformity occurs, how does your organization:
a) React in a timely manner to the incident or
nonconformity and, as applicable:
Yes/No
1) Take action to control and correct it?
2) Deal with the consequences?
b) Evaluate, with the participation of workers and the
involvement of other relevant interested parties, the
need for corrective action to eliminate the root cause(s)
of the incident or nonconformity, in order that it does
not recur or occur elsewhere, by:
1) investigating the incident or reviewing the Yes/No
nonconformity?
2) determining the causes of the incident or
nonconformity?
3) determining if similar incidents have occurred, if
nonconformities exist, or if could potentially occur?
c) review existing assessments of OH&S risks and other
Yes/No
risks, as appropriate?
d) determine and implement any action needed, including
10.2. corrective action, in accordance with the hierarchy of Yes/No
controls and the management of change?
e) assess OH&S risks and that relate to new or changed
Yes/No
hazards, prior to taking action?
f) review the effectiveness of any action taken, including
Yes/No
corrective action?
g) make changes to the OH&S management system, if
Yes/No
necessary?
Does your organization take corrective actions appropriate
to the effects or potential effects of the incidents or Yes/No
nonconformities encountered?
In what form does your organization retain documented information evidence of:
a) the nature of the incidents or nonconformities and any
Yes/No
subsequent actions taken?
b) the results of any action and corrective action including
Yes/No
their effectiveness?
How is this information communicated to relevant workers,
and, where applicable, workers representatives, and other Yes/No
interested parties?
Additional Notes:

10.3 Continual improvement

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system concern?
How does your organization continually improve the
suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the OH&S Yes/No
management system?
How does your organization:
a) enhance OH&S performance? Yes/No
b)
promote a culture that supports the OH&S
Yes/No
management system?
10.3
c) promote the participation of workers in implementing
actions for continual improvement of the OH&S Yes/No
management system?
d) communicating the results of continual improvement
Yes/No
workers and if appropriate workers representatives?
e) maintain and retain documented information as
Yes/No
evidence of continual improvement?
Additional Notes:
endix A – Comparison Table – ISO45001 vs OHSAS18001
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 ISO45001:2018 OHSAS 18001:2007
4 Context of the Organisation No Equivalent
4.1 Understanding the organisation and its context
4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of No Equivalent
workers and other interested parties
4.3 Determining the scope of the OH&S Management 4.1 General Requirements
System
4.4 OH&S Management system 4.1 General Requirements
5 Leadership and Worker Participation 4.4.1 Resources, roles, responsibility, accountability
5.1 Leadership and commitment and authority
5.2 OH&S Policy 4.2 OH&S Policy
5.3 Organisational Roles, responsibilities and 4.4.3.2 Participation and consultation
authorities
5.4 Consultation and participation of workers 4.4.1 Resources, roles, responsibility, accountability
and authority
6 Planning No Equivalent
6.1 Actions to address risk and opportunities
6.1.1 General
6.1.2 Hazard identification and assessment of risks and 4.3.1 Hazard identification, risk assessment and
opportunities determining controls
6.1.2.1 Hazard identification
6.1.2.2 Assessment of OH&S risks and other risks to 4.3.1 Hazard identification, risk assessment and
the OH&S system determining controls
6.1.2.3 Assessment of OH&S opportunities and other No Equivalent
opportunities
6.1.3 Determination of legal requirements and other 4.3.2 Legal and other requirements
requirements
6.1.4 Planning action No Equivalent
6.2 OH&S objectives and planning to achieve them 4.3.3 Objectives and programme(s)
6.2.1 OH&S Objectives

6.2.2 Planning to achieve the OH&S objectives 4.3.3 Objectives and programme(s)
7 Support 4.4.1 Resources, roles, responsibility, accountability
7.1 Resources and authorities
7.2 Competence 4.4.2 Competence, training and awareness
7.3 Awareness
7.4 Communication 4.4.3 Communication, participation and consultation
7.4.1 General 4.4.3.1 Communication
7.4.2 Internal Communication
7.4.3. External Communication
No Equivalent No Equivalent
7.5 Documented Information 4.4.4 Documentation
7.5.1 General 4.4.5 Control of Documents
7.5.2 Creating and updating 4.5.4 Control of Records
7.5.3 Control of documented information
8 Operation 4.4 Implementation and operation
8.1 Operational planning and control 4.4.6 Operational Control
8.1.1 General 4.3.1 Hazard identification, risk assessment and
8.2.2 Elimination hazards and reducing OH&S risks determining control

8.1.3 Management of change 4.3.1 Hazard identification, risk assessment and

8.1.4 Procurement determining control
8.1.4.1 General 4.4.6 Operational control

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8.1.4.2 Contractors
8.1.4.3 Outsourcing
8.2 Emergency preparedness and response 4.4.7 Emergency preparedness and response
9 Performance Evaluation 4.5.1 Performance measurement and monitoring
9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and
performance evaluation
9.1.1 General
9.1.2 Evaluation of Compliance 5.5.2 Evaluation of compliance
9.2 Internal Audit 4.5.5 Internal Audit
9.2.1 General
9.2.2 Internal Programme
9.3 Management Review 4.6 Management Review
10 Improvement 4.5.3.1 Incident investigation
10.2 Incident, nonconformity and corrective action 4.5.3.2 Nonconformity corrective action and
preventive action
10.3 Improvement 4.2 OH&S Policy

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