Introducing BS ISO 45001:2018 Occupational health and safety management – requirements with guidance for use

Every year around two million people die worldwide as a result of work-related incidents while many more are left with life-altering health conditions.

In an attempt to reduce these numbers, ISO has produced a new Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) management system standard called ISO 45001.

This standard:

• Will help organizations of any size provide safe and healthy working conditions that prevent work-related injury and ill-health
• Will help organizations proactively improve OH&S performance
• Includes how to develop and implement an OH&S policy and objectives
• Takes into account the organization’s context and the needs and expectations of workers and others

ISO 45001:2018 replaces OHSAS 18001:2007. ISO 45001 is different from OHSAS 18001 because it:

• Shares the same High Level Structure as the other key ISO management systems standards making integration straightforward
• Increases the emphasis on leadership
• Requires greater worker consultation and involvement
• Emphasizes that an organization’s OH&S management system should be tailored to that organization’s specific needs and context

Whatever your organization’s size, sector or activity, ISO 45001 will help you safeguard employees and improve OH&S performance.

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BS 45002-0:2018 Occupational health and safety management – general guidelines for the application of ISO 45001

BS 45002-0 is the first in a proposed series of British guidance standards, written in collaboration with the HSE and OHSAS 18001 users, to help users migrate to ISO 45001.

BS 45002-0 replaces BS 18004 and is:

• A practical guide to implementing ISO 45001, written in plain English
• Shorter and less technical than BS 18004
• Suitable for any organization, including those with little or no experience of implementing an OH&S management system

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