1. ISO – the way forward

2. ISO 45001
The way forward
Occupational health and safety management systems standard – Requirements with guidance for use

3. ISO 45001 Outline Why is a new standard needed?
International standards and ISO 45001
ISO vs OHSAS 18001
Making it happen

4. ISO 45001
Global toll
2.78 million people killed by work accidents and disease
7,600 deaths per day (~ one every 12 seconds)
374 million non-fatal work accidents
2.4 million people killed by occupational disease
~ 4% of world GDP = work accidents and diseases
Source: ILO 2017

5. ISO 45001 Benefits of safety and health management
Humanitarian (less work-related injury, illness and death)
Business:
productivity and profitability
customer and worker loyalty
reputation, resilience and results

6. ISO 45001 Why is a new standard needed?
Global toll of safety and health failures
OHSAS – well used, but not an agreed international standard
Alignment with other management standards

7. ISO 45001 Standardising the standards
‘Annex SL’ to develop/revise standards
Same high-level structure (clause titles/sequence)

8. ISO 45001 ISO 45001 clauses Scope Normative references
Terms and definitions
Context of the organisation
Leadership [and worker participation]
Planning
Support
Operation
Performance evaluation
Improvement

9. ISO 45001 Standardising the standards
Aims to:
reduce confusion/inconsistency
enable integration of multiple certifications
‘Annex SL’ to develop/revise standards
Same high-level structure (clause titles/sequence)
Identical core text (+ topic variations)
Commons terms and definitions

10. ISO 45001 ISO 45001 progress 12 March 2018 2013 Publication Approval
Enquiry
Committee
Preparatory
Proposal
2013

11. ISO 45001 Aims to help organisations Minimise H&S risks
Integrate H&S into overall business processes
Provide platform for continual improvement

13. Leadership and worker participation Performance evaluation
ISO 45001
System diagram
Scope of OHSMS
Needs and expectations of interested parties
Internal and external issues 4
Context
of the
organisation
Plan Do
Check
Act
7 Support 8 Operation 6
Planning 5
Leadership and worker participation 9
Performance evaluation
Intended outcomes of the OHSMS 10
Improvement
Source: based on ISO Fig. 1

14. ISO 45001 ISO 45001 vs OHSAS 18001 Context Leadership
Documented information
More on
worker participation
continual improvement
hierarchy of control
risk and opportunities
compliance status
supply chain
KPIs

15. ISO 45001 Making it happen Arrived 12 March 2018
Overwhelming support for publishing
OHSAS now withdrawn
Three-year migration period
Understand ISO requirements
Identify and address gaps
Certification bodies can help

16. ISO 45001 What to do next Raise awareness Secure commitment
Upskill as needed:
Safety and health professionals
Top management
Auditors

17. ISO 45001 Opportunity to improve
Good safety and health management systems and cultures help organisations to:
prevent injury, illness and death
improve reputation, resilience and results

18. Thank you
Any questions?