ABOUT ISO 45001:2018 CONSULTATIONS

ISO 45001:2018 is an international standard for health and safety at work developed by national and international standards committees’ independent of government.

Introduced in March 2018, it’s replacing the standard (BS OHSAS 18001) which will be withdrawn. Businesses have a three-year period to move from the old standard to the new one. You’re not required by law to implement ISO 45001 or other similar management standards, but they can help provide a structured framework for ensuring a safe and healthy workplace.

If your organization is small or low-risk, you’ll probably be able to demonstrate effective risk management without a formal management system.

Benefits of ISO 45001:2018 Consultation :

ISO 45001 based OH&S management system will enable an organization to improve its OH&S performance by:

Developing and implementing an OH&S policy and OH&S objectives
 Establishing systematic processes which consider its “ context ” and which take
into account its risks and opportunities, and its legal requirements and other
requirements
 Determining the hazards and OH&S risks associated with its activities; seeking to
eliminate them, or putting in controls to minimize their potential effects
 Establishing operational controls to manage its OH&S risks and its legal requirements
and other requirements
 Increasing awareness of its OH&S risks
 Evaluating its OH&S performance and seeking to improve it, through taking
appropriate actions
 Ensuring workers take an active role in OH&S matters

In combination these measures will ensure that an organization’s reputation as a safe place to work will be promoted, and can have more direct benefits, such as:

 Improving its ability to respond to regulatory compliance issues

 Reducing the overall costs of incidents

 Reducing downtime and the costs of disruption to operations

 Reducing the cost of insurance premiums

 Improving morale, as well as reducing absenteeism and employee turnover rates

 Recognition for having achieved an international benchmark (which may in turn
influence other interested parties, such as customers who are concerned about their
social responsibilities)

About Certification :

ISO 45001 Certification is not a requirement of the standard but can be a useful tool to demonstrate that you meet the necessary criteria. If your organization already certified to OHSAS 18001, and while it is a very different standard, you will already have some of the necessary tools and systems in place to implement ISO 45001.