ISO 45001:2018 - Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
Introduction
Establish, implement, maintain and continually improve a management system aligned to ISO-45001.
Risk-based thinking, process approach, and performance evaluation.
Consistent, effective, and evidence-based results.
ISO 45001:2018 specifies requirements for an Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System to enable organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury, ill health, and proactively improving OH&S performance.
It emphasizes worker participation, leadership commitment, and a systematic approach to hazard identification, risk assessment, and control.
Major Requirements Mapped to Clauses:
- Clause 4: Context – OH&S opportunities/risks, worker needs, scope definition.
- Clause 5: Leadership – Policy, roles, worker consultation/participation.
- Clause 6: Planning – Hazard identification, risk/opportunity assessment, legal requirements, OH&S objectives.
- Clause 7: Support – Resources, competence, awareness, communication, documented info.
- Clause 8: Operation – Hazard controls, emergency preparedness/response.
- Clause 9: Performance evaluation – Monitoring, compliance audit, management review.
- Clause 10: Improvement – Incident investigation, nonconformity/CAPA, continual improvement.
Major Requirements (mapped to clauses)
- Clause 4 — Context of the organization
- Clause 6 — Planning (risks & opportunities, objectives)
- Clause 8 — Operation (operational planning & control, change, outsourced processes)
- Clause 10 — Improvement (nonconformity, corrective action, continual improvement)
- Clause 5 — Leadership
- Clause 7 — Support (resources, competence, communication, documented information)
- Clause 9 — Performance evaluation (monitoring, internal audit, management review)
Certification Expectations (for auditees)
- Establish documented OH&S policy, objectives, and programs aligned with risks; hazard register with controls for significant risks (e.g., hierarchy of controls).
- Evidence of worker participation mechanisms (e.g., safety committees, consultations); competence training records, communication plans, and procurement controls for contractors.
- Legal compliance register with evaluation evidence; emergency drills/logs; incident reporting/investigation processes with root cause analysis.
- Performance indicators (e.g., LTIR, near-miss rates) monitored and reviewed; internal audits covering all clauses.
How ACSGP conducts the audit
Aligned to ISO/IEC 17021-1 (requirements for bodies providing audit and certification) and ISO 19011 (guidelines for auditing management systems).
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ACSGP audits align with ISO/IEC 17021-1 for certification body requirements and ISO 19011 for audit execution, ensuring ethical, competent, and risk-focused assessments.
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Process: Stage 1 review of OH&S manual and risk assessments; Stage 2 on-site verification of implementation via worker interviews, site tours, and record reviews; surveillance emphasizing incident trends and worker feedback.
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Auditors hold OH&S-specific qualifications (e.g., NEBOSH, IOSH); findings follow ISO 19011 grading, with certification granted post-resolution of major nonconformities by impartial review.
Value Addition Auditing: We assess both efficiency and effectiveness, ensuring your management system becomes an asset, not a liability—while maintaining impartiality, competence, and evidence-based principles.
Benefits of conformity with the standard
- Significantly reduces workplace incidents and injuries, with certified organizations seeing 40-50% drops in lost-time rates.
- Builds a proactive safety culture, boosting employee morale, retention, and productivity through inclusive participation.
- Ensures legal and regulatory compliance, avoiding fines and disruptions while enhancing insurer premiums reductions (up to 20%).
- Minimizes operational downtime from accidents, supporting business continuity and cost savings estimated at 5-10% of payroll.
- Improves stakeholder confidence, including suppliers and communities, fostering sustainable operations.
Benefits of ACSGP Certification
- IASCB-accredited certification ensures international validity, with ACSGP's network spanning 50+ countries for seamless recognition.
- Integrated audit options with other standards (e.g., ISO 9001) to reduce time and costs by 30%.
- Expert guidance on OH&S tools, like digital hazard tracking, and free annual compliance check-ins.
- Customized training for auditors and workers, enhancing internal capabilities post-certification.
- Access to ACSGP's global benchmark reports for benchmarking safety performance.