ISO 45001: 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

What is ISO 45001 ?

Employees die, get injured or disabled due to work accidents not only in our country but all over the world. Legal regulations are made one after another, official inspections are increased and sanctions are imposed for enterprises to take the necessary measures. However, although there is a decrease in the rate of work accidents and occupational diseases, it is still not completely prevented.

Today, while businesses operate within the framework of legal regulations, they also take into account the standards published by domestic and foreign organizations. Businesses apply the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard in order to identify the dangers and risks that may arise in occupational health and safety and to manage them.

However, the International Standards Organization (ISO) has started to develop a new standard on occupational health and safety, taking into account the suggestion made by the OHSAS project group. This standard, which was initiated in 2004 and draft studies were approved and the general articles were accepted, was published in March 2018.

What are the differences with OHSAS 18001 ?

    The main structure of the ISO 45001 standard consists of 10 items in accordance with the latest regulation in the ISO 9001 standard. The basic approach of the standard is to create a framework for businesses to reduce the work environment risks of the enterprises, to increase the safety of employees and to create more reliable working conditions. Especially in small businesses, the ISO 45001 standard allows only one person to be responsible for occupational health and safety and environmental issues. In addition, this standard draws the business top management into more systems. The issue of leadership is further addressed in the occupational health and safety system.

    In addition, the ISO 45001 standard places more emphasis on improving occupational health and safety performance by taking precautions, compared to the OHSAS 18001 standard. The purpose of the OHSAS 18001 standard is to ensure that the enterprise can control its risks and improve its performance in this regard. The aim of the ISO 45001 standard is to ensure that the business increases its performance and prevents injuries and diseases by taking precautions.

    The ISO 45001 standard focuses more on risk management and continuous improvement. For this reason, the standard contains articles related to businesses, suppliers and contractors, and performance evaluations are more

TRANSITION FROM OHSAS 18001 STANDARD to ISO 45001

    If your business is currently certified to OHSAS 18001, you must convert to this standard within three years of the new ISO 45001 standard coming into effect (March 2018).

Temel Alanlar ve Kurumsal Yapı

    ISO 45001 focuses on the corporate structure of businesses. This standard requires businesses to consider the expectations of their stakeholders regarding occupational health and safety. In this context, it is the responsibility of the enterprise to determine which parties the applied ISGYS concerns and what the obligations of these parties are.

    ISO 45001, which also sheds light on how occupational health and safety should be managed against employees, aims to ensure that the business understands the important factors that can affect positively or negatively.

    These important factors are factors that directly affect the ability of the business to reach its goals. These factors include the targets set for the OHSMS to meet the conditions required by the OHS policy.

Advantages of ISO 45001

A healthier and safer workplace

    ISO 45001: 2018 aims to reduce an estimated 2.78 million work-related deaths and 374 million non-fatal injuries each year, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO) data, encouraging employee participation in efforts to prevent accidents and diseases and improve well-being. does.

Maximize productivity

    With a systematic process to keep your workforce healthy, manage the ever-changing risk profiles and minimize 'downtime' for optimal daily output.

Global recognition

    ISO 45001 raises the bar in the field of occupational health and safety and sets a new standard that provides suppliers with a competitive advantage in bidding processes for global contracts.

Easy integration

    ISO health and safety standard complies with Annex SL, the same High Level Structure as ISO 9001: 2015 (quality management systems) and ISO 14001: 2015 (environmental management systems); Since it provides a simpler 'management system control', you can integrate it into a more comprehensive Business Management System.

Who Can Use / Apply the ISO 45001 Standard ?

    The ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Standard can be adopted by any organization that wants to implement a formal procedure to reduce, eliminate or minimize health and safety risks for employees, customers and the public. Since it is a general standard, it can meet the needs of organizations of all sizes and sectors.