Framework Cross-Industry Management Systems
ISO 45001 is the international standard for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system. It asks an organization to identify workplace hazards, assess and control risks, meet its legal obligations, involve workers in safety decisions, prepare for emergencies, investigate incidents, and keep improving.
The current edition is ISO 45001:2018 with Amendment 1 (2024), which added climate change considerations to the context clauses. A full revision has reached the Draft International Standard stage, with the DIS ballot open from June 18 to August 9, 2026; publication is expected in 2027 (verify).
In writing, the standard expects an OH&S policy, a scope statement, a hazard identification and risk assessment register, a legal and other requirements register, OH&S objectives and plans, operational control and permit-to-work style procedures where relevant, emergency preparedness and response procedures, worker consultation and participation records, incident investigation records, and the standard management system records for competence, internal audit, management review, and corrective action.
Voluntary. It does not replace OSHA or other national safety law; it sits on top of it. Common in construction, manufacturing, energy, utilities, facilities services, and any contractor who must pass client prequalification (for example ISNetworld or Avetta) where an accredited OH&S certificate reduces questionnaire burden.
OH&S policy and scope; context and worker/interested party needs; hazard identification and risk assessment register with control hierarchy applied; legal and other requirements register and compliance evaluation; objectives and plans; operational controls, contractor and procurement controls, management of change; emergency plans and drill records; worker consultation and participation evidence (committee minutes, feedback channels); incident and near-miss reports and investigations; training and competence records; monitoring data (inspections, health surveillance where required); internal audit and management review records; corrective actions.
Where the requirement sits: 5.2 policy; 5.4 participation; 7.2/7.3; 7.5; 8.2 emergency; 10.2 incident investigation
ISO 45001:2018/Amd 1:2024 was published in February 2024 and requires the organization to decide whether climate change is a relevant issue for its OH&S system. The full revision (ISO/DIS 45001) entered ballot on June 18, 2026 with voting closing August 9, 2026. ISO/TC 283 has not published a firm publication date; industry expectations point to 2027.
Until then, certification remains against ISO 45001:2018 plus the amendment.
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Assessors
Accredited certification body accredited to ISO/IEC 17021-1 for OH&S management systems (ISO/IEC TS 17021-10). Accredited by National accreditation bodies under the Global ACI (formerly IAF) multilateral arrangement, such as ANAB, UKAS, DAkkS, JAS-ANZ.
Public register of assessors: https://www.iafcertsearch.org/
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Consultants
A broad safety consultant ecosystem exists, often the same firms that write OSHA written programs. Implementers run a gap analysis, build the hazard and risk register and legal register, write or reconcile procedures, set up worker participation mechanisms, train internal auditors, and coach through certification. Typical first-time engagements run four to nine months.
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Approve the policies ISO 45001 asks for, keep every version, and record a named acknowledgment from each person who has to read them.