What is ISO 45001 Health and Safety Management Standard?
ISO 45001 is the global standard for health and safety management systems. It reflects current safety management trends. It was developed by non-governmental national and international standards committees and was published in early 2018.
For more information, see our ISO 45001 factsheet.
Is ISO 45001 right for your organisation?
The ISO 45001 certification is for any organisation that is seeking to adopt a contemporary framework for their occupational health and safety management system, and who may also require external certification to confirm alignment with the new standard.
Undertaking the ISO 45001 audit enables your organisation to:
- Align your occupational health and safety management arrangements to current international trends
- Improve performance by implementing the latest health and safety management techniques
- Promote a positive health and safety culture within your organisation.
Request a call back to learn more about how the ISO audit can benefit your business.
Why choose British Safety Council?
Our dedicated and experienced team of auditors have been actively involved in the UK contribution towards ISO 45001 standard development. Our Head of Audit was a member of the UK national consultative body on ISO 45001 and was co-opted onto the BSI development panel of UK guidance on the new standard.
Assessment support services
Our assessment support service will help you to gain a better understanding of how well your health and safety management system is currently aligned to the requirements of ISO 45001.
The assessment and subsequent report will provide observations of any areas in which you may need to improve in preparation for achieving ISO 45001 certification.
FAQs
Here is a list of common questions that people ask us about ISO 45001. If you can’t find what you’re looking for please request a call back from our audit and consultancy team. We’ll be happy to help.
Is ISO 45001 a legal requirement?
ISO 45001 is not a legal requirement. However, it is beneficial for any business to gain ISO 45001 certification, especially when it comes to the legal duty of ensuring employee welfare. Failure to do so could result in legal penalties, such as fines or prosecution.
What consultancy services do you offer?
Our health and safety and environmental consultancy services are based entirely on customer needs and involve one of our experts helping to support improvements in performance in general or more specific areas (for example: risk assessments, training needs analysis, legionella surveys, asbestos management, permit to work processes, strategic planning, culture surveys, etc.)
What audits does the British Safety Council offer?
We currently offer a range of audit products and services including our best practice Five Star Wellbeing Audit, Five Star Occupational Health and Safety, Five Star Environmental and Five Star Integrated audits. We also offer certification audits to the ISO 14001 (2015) standards and the ISO 45001 standard (when issued). A bespoke sector-specific systems review service (safety and environmental) is also available and provides a baseline indication of how effectively your safety, health and/or environmental systems are being implemented across multiple sites or within specific departments.
What is the Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit?
Our Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit is an internationally recognised, quantified and comprehensive audit process used by organisations to compare their health and safety management system against best practice technique and current trends.
The current specification continues to offer you the opportunity to progress toward a best practice occupational health and safety management system(s) and the business benefits this can produce. The specification aligns best practice safety management indicators (including leadership and stakeholder engagement) against a Plan - Do - Check - Act management model.
What is the Five Star Environmental Audit?
Our Five Star Environmental Audit is an internationally recognised audit process used by leading organisations to compare their environmental performance against best practice and current trends. It offers the chance to prove your organisation’s ESG credentials to stakeholders, including customers and those involved in the supply chain.
What is the Sword and Globe of Honour?
The Sword of Honour and the Globe of Honour are award schemes available to organisations that have achieved a five-star rating in our:
- Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit (Sword of Honour)
- Five Star Environmental Audit (Globe of Honour).
A separate award process is independently adjudicated and only those submissions from five-star organisations, which meet defined criteria, are awarded the Sword of Honour and Globe of Honour status. A true recognition of excellence in health and safety management.
ISO 45001 - What is it?
A new international health and safety standard management system standard that is expected to eventually replace BS OHSAS 18001. ISO 45001 reflects contemporary health and safety management requirements and is currently due to be published in late 2017.
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