What is ISO 45001?

ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Assessment presents the requirements of a management system that allows an organization to control risks related to health and safety and to improve management performance. Standard provides assistance for a variety of issues: minimizing risk to employees and other persons; improvement of management system, demonstrating concern or increased safety.    

Who is eligible to implement a system of management of occupational health and safety?

ISO 45001:2018 is applicable to all organizations, regardless of size, industry or nature of business.

ISO 45001:2018 enables organizations to put in place an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system. This will help them manage their OH&S risks and improve their OH&S performance by developing and implementing effective policies and objectives.

The advantages of implementation  ISO 45001:2018

• Creating a single and coherent framework for eliminating hazards and risks related to work.
• Identifying hazards and assessing occupational risk.
• Effective control of risk factors for injury and / or occupational illness.
• Improvement of working conditions for employees.
• The implementation of measures to ensure the continuous improvement of the system.
• Creating a working system with lower risks of injury and / or occupational illness.
• Obtaining better performance from employees.
• Improving communication with and between the employees.
• Improving the working environment and human relations at work.
• Staff awareness about the value paid by the organization its human capital.
• Staff loyalty by increasing confidence granted.

Myths about ISO 45001

• The only source of employee motivation is salary;
• Noneconomic motivation is inefficient;
• It is too late to change something in your career;
• Without careful supervision, most employees will try to escape with as little work;
• Make multiple tasks simultaneously is the most effective work;
• Fear is an excellent motivator;
• Increased job satisfaction means increased performance;
• The salary must be based on seniority;
• Employer knows from the beginning all the risks in the workplace.