ISO 45001 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system and guides its implementation. The goal is to help organisations create safe and healthy workplaces, to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses while actively improving their OH&S performance.
ISO 45001 applies to any organisation that wishes to establish, implement, and maintain an OH&S management system to:
— improve occupational health and safety,
— eliminate hazards and minimise OH&S risks (including system deficiencies),
— take advantage of OH&S opportunities,
— and address OH&S management system nonconformities associated with its activities.
ISO 45001 applies to any organisation regardless of its size, type and activities. It applies to the OH&S risks under the organisation’s control, considering factors such as the context in which the organisation operates and the needs and expectations of its workers and other interested parties.
The standard does not state specific criteria for OH&S performance, nor is it prescriptive about the design of an OH&S management system. It enables an organisation, through its OH&S management system, to integrate other aspects of health and safety, such as worker wellness/wellbeing.
ISO 45001 does not address issues such as product safety, property damage or environmental impacts, beyond the risks to workers and other relevant interested parties. This consolidated version consists of the main text and the amendment (climate action changes), which can also be found separately from the standards history.
The text of ISO 45001:2018 has been approved in Europe as EN ISO 45001:2023 without any changes.