ISO 45001 is the international standard for occupational health and safety management systems, designed to protect workers and visitors from occupational accidents and illnesses. ISO 45001 certification was developed to mitigate any factors that may cause irreparable harm to employees or the business. The standard is the result of the efforts of a committee of occupational safety and health experts who sought an approach to other management systems, including ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. In addition, ISO 45001 was designed to consider other OSH management systems such as OHSAS 18001 and other safety guidelines and conventions.

With a particular focus on management, ISO 45001 ultimately aims to help businesses provide a safe working environment for employees and anyone else in the workplace. This can be achieved by controlling factors that can potentially cause injury, illness, and in extreme cases, death. As a result, ISO 45001 focuses on mitigating any factors that are harmful or pose a risk to the physical and mental well-being of workers.

Unfortunately, thousands of workers die every day in preventable adverse work situations. In fact, according to the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), more than 2.7 million deaths are recorded globally in occupational accidents. In addition, 374 million non-fatal occupational accidents occur, resulting in 4 or more days of sick leave.

According to a number of occupational health and safety experts, including professionals who have worked on ISO committees, ISO 45001 represents a ground-breaking framework. For the first time, and on an international level, any organisation of any size will be able to access a single framework that offers a clear path to the development of a robust occupational health and safety system.

ISO 45001 has seen a 97.3% increase in global certificates by 2020, demonstrating the growth and importance of UKAS accredited certification. Statistics taken directly from the latest ISO Survey.

ISO 45001 has seen a 97.3% increase in global certificates by 2020, demonstrating the growth and importance of UKAS accredited certification. Statistics taken directly from the latest ISO Survey.

Benefits of ISO 45001

The implementation of an occupational health and safety management system according to ISO 45001 will enable you to:

• Reducing work-related accidents and incidents
• Reduce or eliminate occupational safety and health hazards and risks associated with its activities
• Improving OSH performance through continuous evaluation
• Complying with applicable legal and other requirements