What is ISO 45001:2018 Certification?
The ISO 45001:2018 standard was released in March 2018 and it is the new Occupational Health and Safety Management System international standard. It will replace OHSAS 18001:2007. Organizations already conforming to OHSAS 18001 have three years’ time to upgrade to the new standard. It follows the same high level documentation structure as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. That is why it is easy to develop an integrated Management System covering Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) requirements.
Benefits of Getting ISO 45001 Certified:
- Minimized risk to employee health and safety
- Improved implementation of current operational health and safety system
- Minimized overall liabilities
- Improved possibilities to decrease insurances cost
- Safety from legal consequences in case of incident, accident or emergency.
ISO 45001 Certification Requirements are:
The new standard incorporates the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) in an inter-related framework as all other ISO Standards. This includes the requirements for,
- Defining the Context of the Organization (i.e. Conducting a SWOT analysis)
- Defining Internal and External issues and interested parties
- Responsibility of the Leadership to provide Policy, Measurable Objectives and Resources in consultation with workers and their representatives.
- Identifying, analyzing and mitigating risksand availing opportunities.
- Planning to achieve its objective and how to manage changes, prepare for emergency situations.
- Monitoring, measurement and analysis of OH&S performance.
- Conducting Internal Auditsand Management Review Meetings to ensure system conforms to requirements and is effective.
- Developing process for detecting and removing non-conformances by finding out the root cause, corrective and preventive actions.
- Working toward continual improvement of the OH&S Management System.
How GlenView Group, Inc Can Help You Obtain ISO 45001 Certification?
GlenView Group, Inc. employs a team of adept and qualified ISO 45001 consultants who will help you understand the requirements of ISO 45001 certification for your organization. Along with guiding you step by step in obtaining and maintaining certification.
