ISO 45001 is a new international standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S) management systems that will replace OHSAS 18001. It aims to help organizations reduce workplace risks and create better, safer working conditions. The standard provides a framework for organizations to improve employee health and safety, reduce workplace risks, and comply with legal requirements. It focuses on leadership commitment, worker participation, hazard identification and risk assessment, incident investigation, and continual improvement.

1. ISO Standard 45001-
Occupational Health Safety
Management System
Presented by:
Bernard L. Fontaine, Jr., CIH, CSP, FAIHA
The Windsor Consulting Group, Inc.

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3. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System

4. Evolution of the Occupational Health and
Safety Management System
National Standards
Australia AS/NZS 4801(2000)
Singapore (SS) 506(2004)
U.S. ANSI Z10(2005)
BSISOISO OHSAS ANSIILO
9001 14001 8800 18001 OSH/2001 Z10
1987 1996 1996 1999 2001 2005
OSHA
VPP
Program
1979
OSHA's Voluntary
S&H Mgmt Program
Guidelines 1989,
Fed Reg 54FR3904)
1976 International
Safety Rating
System (ISRS)
Frank Bird, et al.

5. Evolution of the Occupational Health and
Safety Management System
OHSAS
18001
ISO
31000
ISOMMS
Framework
ISO
22301
ANSI
Z10
ISO
45001
2007 2009 20122010 2012 2018??

6. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System
• Over 6300 people die each day from work-related accidents or
diseases - that’s nearly 2.3 million every year*.
• The burden of occupational injuries and diseases is
significant, both for employers and the wider economy,
resulting in losses from early retirements, staff absence, rising
healthcare and insurance premiums.
• ISO standard helps organizations reduce this burden by
providing a framework to improve employee health and safety,
reduce workplace risks and create better, safer working
conditions, all over the world.
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO)

7. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System
Previous Safety Management Standards
• American National Standard Institute (ANSI) Z-10,
• Occupational Safety and Health Assessment Series (OHSAS)
18001, and
• AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational Health and Safety
Management System.

8. American National Standard
Institute (ANSI) Z-10
 This is a voluntary consensus standard developed in the United
States. Primary focus is to assist organizations in minimizing risk
of occupational injuries, illness and fatalities.
 Key characteristics that define ANSI Z-10 include:
1. Focus on management leadership roles,
2. Effective employee participation, and
3. Design review and change.

9. Characterized by emphasis on continual improvement and systematic elimination
of underlying or root causes of deficiencies
PLAN
ACT
DOCHECK
ANSI Z-10

10. OHSAS 18001- Safety Management
Standard
 Safety management standard developed by British Standards
Institution (BSI).
 Used primarily in the United Kingdom, India, and in parts of the
Middle East.
 Standard has many elements found in ANSI Z-10 but tends to
be more formal in its approach.
 Standard aligns with ISO performance standards

11. Gap between OHSAS 18001
and ISO 45001

12. AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational Health
and Safety Management System
 Occupational safety and health (OH&S) standard used in
Australia and New Zealand
 Similar in structure to OHSAS 18001 but adapted to the
regulatory framework of these nations
 Key specification requires compliance to qualify for government
contracts

13. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health Safety
Management System
Goals of the Standard
1. Develop an OH&S policy
2. Leadership demonstrates commitment to health and safety
3. Establish systematic processes for safety management
4. Conduct hazard identification efforts
5. Create operational health and safety controls
6. Increase awareness and knowledge for employees
about health and safety

14. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health Safety
Management System
Goals of the Standard
7. Evaluate OH&S performance and develop plans to improve
continuously
8. Establish the necessary competencies
9. Create and foster an OH&S culture within the organization
10.Ensure employees participate fully and meaningfully in the
safety process
11. Meet all legal and regulatory requirements

15. Policy: “Top management shall
establish, implement, and maintain an
OH&S policy that includes a
commitment to provide safe and healthy
working conditions for the prevention of
work-related injury and/or ill health and
is appropriate to the purpose, the size
and context of the organization, and to
the specific nature of its OH&S risks
and OH&S opportunities.”
ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System

16. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System
Methodology
 “Continual improvement” is an umbrella concept that
incorporates elements of continuous improvement.
 Continual Improvement is defined as “recurring activity to
enhance performance”.
 Continual does not mean continuous, so the activity does not
need to take place in all areas simultaneously.
 Continuous Improvement is defined as “on-going
and endless without interruption.”

17. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System
Scope
 Creation of OH&S policy reinforces the objectives of the
organization while taking into account its internal and external
contexts
 Establishment, implementation, and maintenance of an OH&S
management system
 Continual improvement of OH&S performance
 Assured conformity to the OH&S policy
 Demonstration of compliance with this ISO Standard

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Safety Management System
Leadership and Worker Participation
 The responsibilities of leadership and top management include:
 Take overall responsibility and accountability for worker
protection
 Ensure the OH&S policy relates to the context and is compatible
with the strategic direction of the organization
 Integrate the OH&S management system into the larger
business processes
 Provide resources for the OH&S management system

19. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System
Leadership and Worker Participation
 Provide resources for the OH&S management system
 Ensure participation by workers in the OH&S system
 Communicate the OH&S system and ensure the organization
conforms to it
 Promote the OH&S system to address nonconformities and
ensure continual improvement
 Create a culture that drives the organizational support
for the OH&S system

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Safety Management System
Planning
 Hazard identification
 Assessment of OH&S risks
 Identification of OH&S opportunities
 Determination of legal requirements
 Planning to take action
 Setting of OH&S objectives
 Planning to achieve objectives

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Safety Management System
Support
 Support” means that the organization has achieved a level of
competence among its workers and systems to successfully
drive the outcomes of the OH&S plan.
 Establish awareness of the OH&S policy, communicate
information about the OH&S management system, outline with
whom the information should be shared, manage documentation
including tracking of updates, and control information and
ensure its accessibility and accuracy.
 Essentially, the support system provides an overview of how the
organization must support the OH&S management system.

22. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System
Operation
Program content necessary to have a successful OH&S
management system that meets the intent of the standard. The
specific topics include:
 General provisions for creating and managing documentation
 Hierarchy of controls: to utilize the most effective means of risk
reduction within the organization
 Management of change: to ensure that when planned changes
occur they are managed to control risk

23. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System
Operation
 Outsourcing to make certain risk controls are adequate for all
outsourced processes
 Procurement to validate all incoming materials and services
conform to the system requirements
 Contractors to communicate and control internal risks to third
parties and evaluate risks they may introduce into the workplace
 Emergency preparedness and response to identify potential
emergency risks and develop specific and customized plans
with key stakeholders to minimize these risks

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Safety Management System
Performance Evaluation
 Following applicable legal requirements and documentation are
followed
 Measuring operational risks and hazards
 Evaluating the effectiveness of operational controls
 Establishing the timeline for conducting the measures
 Planning for analysis, evaluation, and communication of the
results

25. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System
Performance Evaluation
 Calibrating and verifying the accuracy of all equipment
 Retaining documentation of all measures
 Auditing the OH&S Management System, the OH&S Policy,
OH&S Objectives and the 45001 requirements
 Establishing the frequency of audits and account for significant
changes to the organization, performance improvements, risks,
and opportunities
 Ensuring the competency of auditors

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Safety Management System
Performance Evaluation
 Communicating findings to management, workers, and worker
representatives
 Taking action to address identified nonconformities
 Retaining audit results as evidence of the completion of the audit
 Reviewing audit findings and corrective actions by top management
 Ascertaining that corrective actions, worker engagement, and
opportunities for continual improvement are in place

27. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System
Continual Improvement
The organization shall have an OH&S management system that:
 Prevents the occurrence of incidents and nonconformities
 Promotes a positive OH&S culture
 Enhances OH&S performance

28. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System
Appendix
 Designed is to assist with the implementation of the standard
with a stated goal to “avoid the misinterpretation of the
requirements of the standard”.
 It does not add new tasks or duties, but provides explanation
and detailed discussions of existing in the standard.
 It expands the terms and definitions and adds key concepts that
are required for ISO 45001 compliance.

29. ISO 45001 – Occupational Health
Safety Management System
Summary
 ISO 45001 will be the “gold standard” for OH&S management
standards.
 It places a greater degree of specificity into areas such as
leadership, culture, hazard identification, and employee
involvement.
 Affiliated with many of the generally accepted best practices of
safety management.
 Become a universal standard that will eventually replace all
other OH&S management standards.

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Safety Management System