About ISO 45001
ISO 45001 is an International Standard that specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OHSAS) management system, with guidance for its use, to enable an organization to proactively improve its OHSAS performance in preventing injuries and ill-health.
Benefits of ISO 45001
- Developing and implementing an OHSAS policy and objectives
- Establishing systematic processes which consider organization’s “context”, taking into account its risks and opportunities, and legal and other requirements
- Determining the hazards and OHSAS risks associated with its activities; seeking to eliminate them, or putting in controls to minimize their potential effects
- Increasing awareness of its OHSAS risks
- Evaluating its OHSAS performance and seeking to improve it, through implementation of appropriate actions