ISO 45001 Certification
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY UNITED IN ONE STANDARD
Certification according to ISO 45001:2018 allows employees, customers, and other stakeholders to recognize the commitment of the company and its employer to improving the health and safety level of workers and other relevant persons.
What is the ISO 45001:2018 Standard?
Certification according to ISO 45001:2018 is based on the management of health and safety at work and requires organizations to continuously improve, thereby guaranteeing all stakeholders compliance with the specified safety guidelines. In addition to the legally prescribed requirements, such as the presence of an occupational safety expert, ISO 45001 focuses more on management responsibility and aims to optimize company processes by analyzing working conditions within the value chains. Similar to BS OHSAS 18001, ISO 45001 is also based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act model:
- Plan
Planning and goal setting in relation to safety and health at work; - Do
Execution and implementation of the planned processes; - Check
Monitoring and verification of the achieved goals; - Act
Action and possible renewal of the processes created for protection
How does one obtain ISO 45001:2018 certification?
By executing and implementing the developed strategies, health protection is sustainably improved, and process flows at all levels are optimized. Review and monitoring enable responsible risk management, safe planning, and optimal design of work and business processes. In particular, the certification process proposed by Bureau Veritas includes:
- Preliminary review;
- Initial review to assess the implementation of the principles and the basic structure of OHSAS;
- Certification audit;
- Issuance of the certificate;
- Surveillance visits and renewal of certification after 3 years.
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions about ISO 45001:2018 Certification
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What are the novelties of the transition to the new ISO 45001:2018?
On March 12, 2018, ISO 45001:2018 was published as the first unified global standard for the management of safety and health at work and will replace the existing standard BS OHSAS 18001:2007 after a three-year transition period.
Since the publication of the new standard, Bureau Veritas has already converted all customers with non-accredited certificates according to BS OHSAS 18001 to accredited procedures. Migration audits according to UKAS can already take place today, and it is expected that migration audits according to DAkkS procedures can also take place by the end of 2019.
Comparison Guide ISO 45001 vs. bs OHSAS 18001
BUREAU VERITAS TRAINING | SEMINARS ON THE NEW ISO 45001:2018
As part of our training courses, we train internal and external auditors and management representatives on the subject of ISO 45001:2018.
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