ISO
45001:2018 is New International Standard & ISO 45001 Was Proposed At ISO In October 2013. The Committee ISO/PC
283, Created In 2013, Had Direct Responsibility For The Standardization
Process.
A
First Draft Failed To Gain Sufficient Approval From ISO Members And Was Revised
In A Second Draft, Which Was Approved And Refined Into A Final Draft. In The Final Vote The Standard Garnered 62
Votes In Favour, Nine Abstentions And Four Votes Against From France, India,
Spain, And Turkey. The Standard Was
Published On 12 March 2018 & the
Goal of ISO 45001: 2018 Occupational Health and safety Standard is Reduction Of
Occupational Injuries And Diseases
The
Standard Is Based On OHSAS 18001, Guidelines and Conventions Of The International
Labor Organization Including ILO OSH 2001 & It Includes Elements That Are
Additional To BS OHSAS 18001 Which It Is Replacing Over A Three-Year Migration
Period From 2018 To 2021.
This
international standard ISO 45001:2018 specifies all requirements of
Occupational Health and Safety Management System, And Gives Guidance For Its
Use, To Enable Organizations To Provide Safe And Healthy Workplaces By
Preventing Work-Related Injury And Ill Health, As Well As By Proactively
Improving Its OH&S Performance.
ISO 45001:2018
Is Applicable To Any Organization Regardless Of Its Size, Type And Activities. It Is
Applicable To The OH&S Risks Under The Organization's Control, Taking Into
Account Factors Such As The Context In Which The Organization Operates And The
Needs And Expectations Of Its Workers And Other Interested Parties.
ISO
45001:2018 Helps An Organization To Achieve The Intended Outcomes Of Its OH&S
Management System. Consistent With The Organization's OH&S Policy, The
Intended Outcomes Of An OH&S Management System Include:
A)
Continual Improvement Of OH&S Performance;
B)
Fulfillment of Legal Requirements and Other Requirements;
C)
Achievement of OH&S Objectives.
ISO
45001:2018 Does Not State Specific Criteria For OH&S Performance, Nor Is It
Prescriptive About The Design Of An OH&S Management System.
ISO
45001:2018 enables an Organization, Through Its OH&S Management System, To
Integrate Other Aspects of Health and Safety, Such As Worker
Wellness/Wellbeing.
ISO 45001:2018
Does Not Address issues Such As Product Safety, Property Damage Or
Environmental Impacts, Beyond The Risks To Workers And Other Relevant
Interested Parties.
ISO
45001:2018 Can Be Used In Whole Or In Part To Systematically Improve
Occupational Health And Safety Management. However, Claims Of Conformity To
This Document Are Not Acceptable Unless All Its Requirements Are Incorporated
Into An Organization's OH&S Management System And Fulfilled Without
Exclusion.
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