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Why businesses need the ISO 45001 standard
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) created ISO 45001 as one universally adaptable standard for occupational health and safety, incorporating and superseding the national standards that came before it.
ISO 45001 is designed to align easily with other ISO management system standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. It was developed with input from safety practitioners including the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The Annex SL structure
ISO 45001 follows the same Annex SL structure that is used in standards like ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 27001, making system integration much easier for certified businesses. The Annex SL structure uses common text throughout and also covers the following:
- Context of the organisation
- Leadership
- Planning
- Support
- Operations
- Performance evaluation
- Improvement
Key concepts in ISO 45001
Context of the organisation
Identifies the external and internal factors affecting the organisation, laying the foundation for effective risk management.
Leadership
Top management takes full ownership of, and responsibility for, health and safety management, with effective controls in place.
Management of change
Changes to the Health and Safety Management System are planned and managed effectively to avoid any deterioration in performance.
According to the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, there are 860,000 occupational accidents every day, with the cost of occupational illness and accidents estimated at around £1.8 trillion worldwide.
How your organisation benefits from ISO 45001
- Improved risk and hazard management by identifying potential incidents and putting controls and proactive measures in place.
- Compliance with health and safety legislation by understanding how statutory and regulatory requirements affect you, your employees and others.
- A stronger ability to win business where procurement specifications and PQQs require certification.
- Better relationships by safeguarding the health and safety of staff, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders.
- Cost savings from less downtime through incidents and ill health, and lower legal fees and compensation costs.
- Greater efficiency and profitability by reducing the risk of accidents and incidents.
- Reduced risk of regulatory and liability fines, non-compliance and prosecution.
- A competitive advantage and improved brand image as customers demand stricter health and safety practices.
How QSP Solutions can help
- Implementation and operation of a health and safety management system to ISO 45001.
- Health and safety policy statement, objectives and procedures — see our MS06 Health & Safety Policy (PDF)
- Identifying compliance with health and safety and other regulations.
- Development of health and safety management programmes.
- Health and safety aspects and impacts management.
- Delivery of ISO 45001 and health and safety awareness training sessions to staff — view an awareness briefing (PDF)
- Undertaking and managing your internal audit programme, including audits, audit reports and support through to resolution of any issues.
- Liaison with your chosen certification body for certification to ISO 45001.
- Maintenance of your ISO 45001 management system after certification.
The clauses of ISO 45001
- Scope
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions
- Context of the organisation
- Leadership
- Planning
- Support
- Operation
- Performance evaluation
- Improvement
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RNJ Partnership LLP has utilised the services of QSP Solutions since 2010.
- ISO 14001
- ISO 45001
- ISO 9001
QSP Solutions are the Management System Consultants contracted by Workwear Express Ltd since 2005.
- ISO 14001
- ISO 45001
If you want to gain certification to ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001 and have a fully Integrated Management System, then Workwear Express recommend you contact QSP Solutions.
- IMS
- ISO 9001
- ISO 14001
- ISO 45001