Description
ISO 45001:2018
ISO 45001 is an international standard providing guidance for best practices for OH&S (occupational health and safety. The standard introduces a new approach to document and record control, which replaces the OHSAS 18001 requirements for records and procedures with new requirements for documented information.
The main objective of the documentation requirements is designed to:
- Ensure consistency of the processes and provide evidence that procedures are applied
- Record keeping compliancy will ensure a robust, effectively documented Management System, easy to maintain and achieve certification/s.
By starting with a comprehensive document starter pack, organizations can establish a strong foundation for their ISO 45001 OHSMS and create a safer work environment.
In addition to our documents package, the following Mandatory documented information is required
- Scope of the OH&S management system
- OH&S policy
- Responsibilities and authorities within OH&SMS
- OH&S process for addressing risks and opportunities
- Methodology and criteria for assessment of OH&S risks
- OH&S objectives and plans for achieving them
- Emergency preparedness and response process
Mandatory records
- OH&S risks and opportunities and actions to address them
- Legal and other requirements
- Evidence of competence
- Evidence of communications
- Plans for responding to potential emergency situations
- Results on monitoring, measurements, analysis and performance evaluation
- Maintenance, calibration or verification of monitoring equipment
- Compliance evaluation results
- Internal audit program
- Internal audit report
- Results of management review
- Nature of incidents or nonconformities and any subsequent action taken’ including their effectiveness
- Results of any action and corrective action, including their effectiveness
- Evidence of the results of continual improvement
Non-mandatory documents
In addition to mandatory documentation, non-mandatory documents might come in handy in relevant areas where documents can help to manage processes. includes the following procedures:
- OH&S Manual
- (Procedure for determining context of the organization and interested parties)
- Procedure for consultation and participation of workers
- Procedure for hazard identification and assessment
- Procedure for identification of legal requirements
- Procedure for communication
- Procedure for document and record control
- Procedure for operational planning and control
- Procedure for change management
- Procedure for monitoring, measuring and analysis
- Procedure for compliance evaluation
- Procedure for internal audit
- Procedure for management review
- Procedure for incident investigation
- Procedure for management of nonconformities and corrective actions
- Procedure for continual improvement
The main objective of the documentation requirements is designed to:
- Ensure consistency of the processes and provide evidence that procedures are applied
- Record keeping compliancy will ensure a robust, effectively documented Management System, easy to maintain and achieve certification/s.
