Briefing On ISO 45001:2018: (Focus On Key Changes) Shibu Davies
Briefing On ISO 45001:2018: (Focus On Key Changes) Shibu Davies
Briefing on ISO 45001:2018
(focus on key changes)
Shibu Davies
GM Certification, TUV Middle East, (Member of TUV NORD Group), 17.03.2018
ISO 45001:2018 is developed based on the Annex SL
Introduction framework which is the same framework used for
other popular management systems like ISO 9001,
Finally, the long awaited occupational health and ISO 14001 … etc.
safety management system standard from
International Organization for Standardization has As ISO 45001:2018 is in line with the Annex SL frame
work, the integration of this standard with other
been issued on March 2018.
popular standards like ISO 9001, ISO 14001 … etc will
This will replace the earlier standard on OSHAS be very comfortable.
18001 which was developed by a group of experts
from various HSE bodies, academic institutes and
standard bodies. Annex SL
OHSAS 18001 was considered as the most popular Annex SL harmonizes structure, text and terms and
standard on occupational health and safety definitions, while leaving the standards developers
management across the industries. This was with the flexibility to integrate their specific
implemented and certified in many organizations as technical topics and requirements.
a part of their other management systems (like ISO
9001, ISO 14001 … etc) or stand alone. Statistics
shows that more than 150,000 organizations have
been certified for OHSAS 18001 across the world.
Organization who are certified for OHSAS 18001
have a 3‐year transition period to migrate to ISO
45001 from the issue date.
All organizations who have already implemented
OHSAS 18001, has to adopt this standard and align
their existing occupational health and safety
management system in line with the new
requirements.
Context of the organization (clause
Changes
4)
The key changes are: It is very critical for an organization to look its
Frame work of ISO 45001:2018 is in line with context while developing, implementing and
managing occupational health & safety management
Annex SL system in line with ISO 45001:2018.
Context of the organization (clause 4) To understand the context of the organization, it is
Leadership and worker participation (clause 5) required to review in‐detail the internal and external
issues that are relevant to the organization’s
Risk‐based thinking (clause 6) occupational health & safety.
Communication (clause 7) Internal – issues related to strategies, culture,
Operations (clause 8) region, activities, services … etc
Improvement (clause 10) External – issues related to economy, political
situation, legal requirements, technology … etc
Briefing on key changes The above information must be identified, reviewed
and updated.
Frame work of ISO 45001:2018 in
The other important requirement is to understand
line with Annex SL the needs & expectations of workers and interested
parties.
Annex SL harmonizes structure, text and terms and
definitions, while leaving the standards developers
with the flexibility to integrate their specific
technical topics and requirements.
The structure of Annex SL is as follows:
Clause 1 ‐ Scope
Clause 2 ‐ Normative references
Clause 3 ‐ Terms and definitions
Clause 4 ‐ Context of the organization Occupational health & safety management system is
Clause 5 ‐ Leadership for workers, is it is vital to identify the needs and
expectations of all workers at all levels (including
Clause 6 ‐ Planning top, middle and low).
Clause 7 ‐ Support
Other interested parties could include sub‐
Clause 8 ‐ Operation contractors, trade unions, share‐holders,
Clause 9 ‐ Performance evaluation community, legal bodies … etc.
Clause 10 – Improvement Of course, when an organization select the
interested parties, it should be relevant to the
The above frame work is an expansion of the organization, in terms of occupational health &
popular Deming Cycle PDCA (Plan‐Do‐Check‐Act). safety management system.
The needs & expectations are of 2 types:
Obligatory requirements
The requirements which an organization
voluntarily agrees to comply
To impart this, the organization shall:
Leadership and worker
Provide mechanism, training, resources … etc
participation (clause 5)
for the consultation and participation
Leadership and commitment
It is very critical for the top management to show Timely access to the occupational health &
their leadership to this occupational health & safety
safety management system
management system. This should address all
elements relevant to all workers in the organization Management of obstacles and barriers
and the relevant interested parties.
Emphasis on the consultation and participation
This includes (but not limited to) the below in line
of all levels of staff on:
with occupational health & safety:
o Determination of needs & expectations
Overall responsibility and accountability
o Establishment of policy & objectives
Establishment of policy and objectives
o Assignment of roles, responsibilities … etc
Resource provision
o Determination of legal & other
Communication
requirements
Continual improvement
o Risk management
OH&S culture
o Determination of controls
Protection
o Determination of monitoring &
Consultation and worker (all level) participation
measurement mechanism
Full‐fledged support in all relevant aspects
o Implementation of internal audit
This is a key emphasis as a strong occupational
All these are to ensure the active consultation and
health & safety management system cannot be
established and maintained without the active participation of all levels of workers of the
participation of the top management. organization, which will ensure a fruitful
implementation of occupational health & safety
Consultation and participation of workers management system.
It is very critical to have consultation and active
participation of all workers from all levels for the
success of the occupational health & safety
management system.
The consultation and active participation should be
done at all levels of development, implementation
and maintenance of the occupational health &
safety management system.
Risk based thinking (clause 6)
Like other popular management systems ISO 9001,
Risk
ISO 14001 … etc the organization must be aligned to
risk based approach.
“Risk comes from not knowing
While planning for risk and opportunities the
what you are doing”
organization should consider: *** Warren Buffet
Context of the organization (both internal and
external) Communication (clause 7)
Needs and expectations of interested parties It is very important to take care about the entire
communication mechanism (internal & external) in
Scope of the OH&S management system
the organization in relevant to the occupational
While determining the risk and opportunities the health and safety management system.
organization should consider: Strong communication mechanism should be
established considering:
Hazards
What to communicate
Risks
How to communicate
Opportunities
When to communicate
Legal and other requirements
Whom to communicate
This should be done for:
Who will communicate
Activities / products / services What records to maintain
Routine and non‐routine activities / products /
Communication mechanism shall cover all interested
services parties according to their involvement. This will
include (but not limited to):
The process will be to identify hazards, related risks,
All workers (all levels)
evaluation of risk, evaluation of existing control and
determination of additional controls. Contractors
Control should be established for normal and Relevant legal bodies
emergency situations.
Society
Hierarchy of control should be considered while
establishing the controls, as: Share holders
Elimination Customers
Substitution Operations (clause 8)
Engineering control Operational process (OH&S) should be established
Administrative control for all activities / products / service, covering:
PPE Routine and non‐routine activities
Contractors
Outsourced activities
Emergency situations
Adequate change management mechanism also
should be established.
Hierarchy of risk management should be followed
for all operational control processes.
Improvement (clause 10)
The whole objective of implementing ISO
Annex A – Guidance on use of
45001:2018 is to improve the occupational health ISO 45001:2018
and safety management system continually.
This is as an annex to the ISO 45001:2018
This improvement should be achieved through: standard, which is very useful for a user to get a
Enhancing the occupational health & safety detailed understanding on the requirements of the
standard
management system performance
Promotion of OH&S culture
Consultation and participation of all levels of
Disclaimer
works All information provided are from the perspective
of the author and to be considered for general
Strong communication mechanism information purpose
Maintaining relevant documentation and
evidences
Upgrade
Any organization who wishes to upgrade their
existing OHSAS 18001 occupational management
system to meet the requirements of ISO 45001:2018
should:
Understand the requirements of ISO
45001:2018
Identify the gaps within existing OH&S
management system
Develop and the OH&S management system in
line with ISO 45001:2018
All relevant workers should be made aware on
Author:
the new requirements (including detailed
training to internal auditors)
All consultants and 3rd party auditors must upgrade
their competence by in‐depth understanding
(through self‐study and training, as applicable) of
ISO 45001:2018 requirements.
Mr. Shibu Davies, presently working as GM for
certification business of TUV Middle East.
A senior assessor and trainer on ISO 9001, ISO 14001 &
OHSAS 18001. Has wide experience in implementing,
training & auditing various management systems.
Written various article on integrated management
systems, risk management … etc.
Presenter in various conferences, seminars … etc.
@ [email protected]