OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

& SAFETY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ISO 45001:2018
INTRODUCTION TO ISO 45001:2018
 WHAT IS ISO 45001:2018
• ISO 45001 is an international standard that specifies requirements for
an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system
• intended to improve the safety and health of both employees and
other personnel.
KEY FEATURES OF THE ISO 45001
STANDARD
• The ‘high level structure’,
• ISO 45001 places great emphasis on the responsibility of senior
management.
• Includes persons who are not permanently employed, but are in other
ways working under the responsibility of the organisation/company,
such as subcontractors.
• The standard also introduces the term “opportunities”, as a new
aspect in the field of occupational health and safety. This covers
issues that go beyond the mere elimination or minimisation of OHS
risks and hazards
HISTORY OF ISO 45001 STANDARD
COMPARISON MATRIX
FRAMEWORK OF ISO45001