ISO 45001 is a new OHSMS international standard. The main provisions and changes are:

1、 ISO 45001 standard – key aspects and organizational environment

ISO 45001 focuses on the organizational environment, which requires the organization to take into account the expectations of stakeholders on occupational health and safety management.

The organization must identify which stakeholders are related to OHSMS and determine the relevant provisions for such stakeholders. The purpose of ISO 45001 is to help organizations fully understand the important factors that can have positive and negative effects and how to manage their occupational health and safety responsibilities to employees. It is concerned with matters that have an impact on the organization's achievement of expected results. These include the goals it has set for OHSMS, such as fulfilling commitments related to OHS policies.

2、 OHS leader

Senior management must now demonstrate that they have joined the OHSMS by directly participating and incorporating OHS performance into strategic planning.

Senior management must also make OHSMS effective through active leadership, support and communication with employees, and promote and lead the organization's OHSMS culture. This new standard clearly stipulates the responsibilities of senior management for occupational health and safety management. The purpose of this is to ensure that the ultimate responsibility does not fall on the health and safety or other management personnel in the organization.

3、 Participation and consultation

The standard requires the top management of the organization to encourage employees and their representatives to consult and participate, as these are key factors in OHS management.

Consultation means two-way communication - dialogue and communication - and involves providing timely information needed by employees and representatives before the organization makes decisions. The OHS management system relies on employee participation, which enables employees to make decisions about OHS readiness and provide feedback on reform proposals. The organization must encourage employees at all levels to report hazards so that preventive and corrective actions can be taken in a timely manner. Employees must be able to report and propose areas for improvement without fear of dismissal, punishment or similar retaliation.

4、 Risk based approach to OHSMS

When developing and implementing OHSMS, a risk-based approach is required, which is closely consistent with the focus on the organizational environment.

The organization must identify the risks and opportunities that need to be addressed to ensure that the OHSMS can achieve the expected results. These risks and opportunities include situations related to or determined by the organizational environment. To cope with such risks and opportunities, the organization must develop an action plan, introduce it into the OHSMS process for implementation, and evaluate its effectiveness.

5、 Outsource

The standard requires the organization to ensure that outsourcing processes that affect OHSMS are developed and controlled.

When outsourced products and / or services are under the control of the organization, the risks of suppliers and contractors must be effectively managed.

○ ISO 45001 will be easier to integrate with other ISO management system standards, such as ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015.

○ improve the viability of the organization through active risk prevention, innovation and continuous improvement;

○ enhance compliance with laws and regulations while reducing business losses;

○ demonstrate the brand's sense of responsibility by working on safety, health and sustainability.