ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series
Safeguarding and maintaining health & safety in the workplace is an important prerequisite for motivated and productive working processes, both for employers and employees. The new ISO 45001 standard for occupational health & safety management will supersede OHSAS 18001, the previous standard for occupational health & safety, and will minimize the risk of damage to health and accidents in the workplace. The new standard focuses on preventative employee protection and greater involvement from the management team.The structure of the standard permits simple integration into previously implemented Compared with OHSAS, ISO 45001 offers the following amendments, amongst others:
- ‘High Level Structure’ (HLS), which, through its uniform structure, uniform definition and uniform terminology facilitates simplified integration into other management systems (e.g. ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 ).
- Increased focus on the context of the organization and risk recognition
- Taking account of individuals who are not permanent employees, such as sub-contractors and suppliers
- Legal and regulatory compliance guidelines for all phases of the PDC cycle Greater involvement from the top management team.
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