 What is ISO 45001:2018?

 The migration process

 Reasons for change
 Main concepts
 ISO 45001 - a new standard replacing the
existing BS OHSAS 18001
 BS OHSAS -withdrawn in March 2021 (three
year migration).
 The migration process allow existing accredited
OHSAS 18001 companies to become ISO 45001
.
 Integrated approach: Increase compatibility and
integration with other Management Systems: ISO
9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015
 OH & SMS is extended to all the operations of the
organisation through management leadership and
employee participation.
 The conformity assessment is extended beyond legal
and other requirements.
 • Introduces new concepts: employee wellbeing, risks
and opportunities.
 Definition of risk based approach to the management
system.
 The context of the organisation and the expectations of
interested parties are of particular importance. special
monitoring of outsourced activities.
 Reduces the number of work-related injuries,
illnesses and death
 Develops and implements the Health and
Safety Policy for the fulfillment of the established
objectives
 Demonstrates leadership and commitment to
the Health and Safety Management System
 Reduces risks of activities
 Improves the performance of the Health and
Safety Management System
 Risk-based thinking has been introduced,
explicitly or implicitly, in all clauses
WHAT IS "RISK-BASED THINKING"?
Something we all do automatically and often
subconsciously
Risk is often seen as negative, but...
Risk-based thinking can also help identify
opportunities = positive risk
1.PURPOSE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION
2. REGULATORY REFERENCES
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
 New definition of worker and workplace.
 New definition of Risk. (OH&S Risks and
Opportunities & other risks and
opportunities)
 Participation and Consultation are
separated into two definitions
3.2 Worker: Person performing work or work-
related activities under the management of
the organization
3.4 Participation: Implication in decision making.
Note1Participation includes the involvement of
health and safety committees and workers‘
representatives, where they exist
3.6 Workplace: Place under the management of
the organization (3.1) where a person needs
to be or go for work purposes
 3.2 risk- “effect of uncertainty”
 Interested Parties (Stakeholders): Person
or organization that can affect, be affected
or perceive itself to be affected by a
decision or activity.(Example : customers,
owners, banks, unions,etc..)
 4.1 Understanding the organization and its
context
 4.2 Understanding the needs and
expectations of workers and other interested
parties
 4.3 Determining the scope of the OHS
management system
 4.4 OHS management system
 Understanding the needs and expectations of
workers and other interested parties. In addition
to the workers (which means all employees
working for or on behalf of the organization), all
relevant interested parties and their needs and
expectations to be determined.
 NOTE: It is important to determine the different needs
and expectations of managerial and non-managerial
workers

 4.3 Determining the scope of the OHS management

system

 Clear management approach on process monitoring

5.1 Leadership and commitment

5.2 OHS Policy

5.3 Roles, responsibilities, accountability and

authorities in the organization.

5.4 Consultation and participation of workers

 5.1 Leadership and commitment
• The leadership of the Senior Management must
be clear and demonstrate commitment in matters
of Health and Safety.
 5.2 OHS Policy
• Established by the Senior Management and
implemented and transferred to all.
5.3 Roles, responsibilities, accountability
and authorities in the organization
• NOTE While responsibility and authority can be
allocated, senior management ultimately remains
overall responsible and accountable for the operation
of the OHS management system. Assigned by Senior
Management.
5.4 Consultation and participation of
workers
• Greater emphasis on the processes in which
employees can participate. Inclusion of employees in
consultation processes related to safety and health.
 6.1
Actions to address risks and
opportunities
• 6.1.1 General Considerations
• 6.1.2 Hazard identification and assessment of risks
and opportunities
• 6.1.2.1 Risks identification
• 6.1.2.2 Assessment of risks to OHS and other risks to
the OHS management system
• 6.1.2.3 Identification of opportunities for OHS and
other opportunities
• 6.1.3 Determination of applicable legal requirements
and other requirements
• 6.1.4 Action planning
 6.2 OHS objectives and planning to achieve them
• 6.2.1 OHS objectives
• 6.2.2 Planning to achieve OHS objectives

 Actions to address risks and opportunities are a

key element of the new standard with the
framework of Annex SL

 New entry elements in risk identification (4.3.1

OHSAS): risks related to (1) Product including R &
D (2) workers in places not under direct control (3)
Changes in Knowledge (4) workload, company
culture, etc.
 Actions to address risks and
opportunities are a key element of the
new standard with the framework of
Annex SL
 New entry elements in risk
identification (4.3.1 OHSAS): risks
related to (1) Product including R & D
(2) workers in places not under direct
control (3) Changes in Knowledge (4)
workload, company culture, etc.
 6.1
Actions to address risks and
opportunities
• Risk Identification: Routine and non-routine activities,
human factors, new or changed hazards,
emergencies, people, possible changes and previous
incidents, as well as the organization of work or social
factors should be considered.
• Risks evaluations
• 6.1.2.3 Identification of opportunities for OHS and
other opportunities. In health and safety: improvement
in company culture, new technologies, expand training
and knowledge, greater employee participation, etc..
 6.2
OH&S objectives and planning to
achieve them
 7.1 Resources
 7.2 Competence
 7.3 Awareness
 7.4 Communication
• 7.4.1 General Considerations
• 7.4.2 Internal communication
• 7.4.3 External communication
 7.5 Documented information
• 7.5.1 General Considerations
• 7.5.2 Creating and Updating
• 7.5.3 Management of Documented Information
 7.2 Competence
• Workers must be competent including having the
ability to identify hazards.
 7.3 Awareness
• Workers, contractors, visitors etc. should be made
aware of consequences of not conforming to the
OH&SMS and that they can remove themselves
situations that pose a danger to their life or health and
protection measures.
 7.4 Communication
• Aligned with ISO 14001 in its content: communication,
internal and external communication process.
 8.1Operational planning and monitoring
• 8.1.1 General Considerations.
• 8.1.2 Eliminate danger and reduce risk for OHS.
• 8.1.3 Change management
• 8.1.4 External recruitment

 8.2Emergency Readiness and

Response
 8.1Operational planning and monitoring
• 8.1.1 General Considerations.
• 8.1.2 Eliminate danger and reduce risk for OHS.
• The organization shall establish, implement and
maintain one or more processes for the
elimination of risks and the reduction of risks to
OHS by using the following control hierarchy:
eliminating risks, replacing processes, using
technical and administrative controls, using
equipment.
 The following processes are included:
• Operational control (procedures and control
hierarchy: eliminating danger to avoid risk as a
first choice (4.3.1 OHSAS)
• Change management
• Purchases
• Contract Management
• Emergencies
 More emphasis on procurement controls for
products and services with pre-defined
processes in place.
 More emphasis on contractors and their controls
as well as on the coordination processes of
business activities. Greater control if they are in
our facilities. Control of outsourced functions
and processes.
 Emergencies identified (from both natural and
provoked causes) should be assessed, based on
identified Health and Safety risks
 9.1
Monitoring, measuring, analyzing and
evaluating performance
• 9.1.1 General Considerations

 9.2 Internal audit

• 9.2.1 General Considerations
• 9.2.2 Internal audit programme

 9.3 Management Review

 Monitoring and Measurement, Internal Audit,
Legal and other Compliance evaluation
(9.1.2) and Management Review (9.3)

 TheManagement Review should not be a

mere presentation of results, but a strategic
evaluation of top management to establish
possible improvements and analyze those
results
 10.1 General Considerations
 10.2 Incidents, non-conformities and
corrective actions.
 10.3 Continual improvement
 10.2 Incidents, non-conformities and corrective actions.
 The organization, when an incident or NC occurs, shall:
 b) Evaluate, with the participation of workers (see 5.4)…
 e) Assess OH&S risks that relate to new or changed hazards
prior to taking action,
 Incidents, NC , CA and Continual Improvement of the system
are included.
• Continual Improvement appears as a separate clause with a series of
input elements needed to be incorporated into the system. It is intended
to emphasize the concept of periodic improvement of the Organization's
Health and Safety performance.