Occupational health and safety management systems — General guidelines for the implementation of ISO 45001:2018

This document gives guidance on the establishment, implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system that can help organizations conform to ISO 45001:2018. NOTE 1 While the guidance in this document is consistent with the ISO 45001:2018 OH&S management system model, it is not intended to provide interpretations of the requirements in ISO 45001. NOTE 2 The use of the term “should” in this document does not weaken any of the requirements in ISO 45001:2018 or add new requirements. NOTE 3 For most of the clauses in this document, there are real-life cases on how different types of organizations have implemented the requirements. These are not intended to suggest the only or best way to do this, but to describe one way this was done by an organization.

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Contents

Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................. v

Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... vi

1 Scope ....................................................................................................................................................... 1

2 Normative references ....................................................................................................................... 1

3 Terms and definitions ....................................................................................................................... 1

4 Context of the organization ............................................................................................................. 1

4.1 Understanding the organization and its context ...................................................................... 1

4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of workers and other interested parties 5

4.3 Determining the scope of the OH&S management system .................................................... 9

4.4 OH&S management system .......................................................................................................... 11

5 Leadership and worker participation ...................................................................................... 11

5.1 Leadership and commitment ....................................................................................................... 11

5.2 OH&S policy ....................................................................................................................................... 13

5.3 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities ....................................................... 15

5.4 Consultation and participation of workers ............................................................................. 16

6 Planning .............................................................................................................................................. 18

6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities ............................................................................ 18

6.1.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 18

6.1.2 Hazard identification and assessment of risks and opportunities .................................. 19

6.1.3 Determination of legal requirements and other requirements ....................................... 32

6.1.4 Planning action ................................................................................................................................ 35

6.2 OH&S objectives and planning to achieve them .................................................................... 36

6.2.1 OH&S objectives ............................................................................................................................... 36

6.2.2 Planning to achieve OH&S objectives ........................................................................................ 37

7 Support ............................................................................................................................................... 38

7.1 Resources ........................................................................................................................................... 38

7.2 Competence ....................................................................................................................................... 39

7.3 Awareness .......................................................................................................................................... 41

7.4 Communication ................................................................................................................................ 43

7.4.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 43

7.4.2 Internal communication ............................................................................................................... 45

7.4.3 External communication ............................................................................................................... 46

7.5 Documented information ............................................................................................................. 47

7.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 47

7.5.2 Creating and updating .................................................................................................................... 49

7.5.3 Control of documented information .......................................................................................... 50

8 Operation ........................................................................................................................................... 51

8.1 Operational planning and control .............................................................................................. 51

8.1.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 51

8.1.2 Eliminating hazards and reducing OH&S risks ...................................................................... 55

8.1.3 Management of change .................................................................................................................. 58

8.1.4 Procurement ..................................................................................................................................... 59

8.2 Emergency preparedness and response .................................................................................. 62

9 Performance evaluation ................................................................................................................ 67

9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and performance evaluation ................................. 67

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9.1.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 67

9.1.2 Evaluation of compliance .............................................................................................................. 71

9.2 Internal audit .................................................................................................................................... 72

9.2.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 72

9.2.2 Internal audit programme ............................................................................................................ 72

9.3 Management review ....................................................................................................................... 74

10 Improvement .................................................................................................................................... 76

10.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 76

10.2 Incident, nonconformity and corrective action ..................................................................... 76

10.3 Continual improvement ................................................................................................................ 79

Bibliography .................................................................................................................................................... 81

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Foreword

ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards

bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out

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different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the

editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 283, Occupational health and safety

management.

Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A

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Introduction

An organization is responsible for the occupational health and safety (OH&S) of its workers. This

responsibility includes promoting and protecting their physical and mental health. The organization is

also responsible for taking steps to protect others who can be affected by its activities. This is best

achieved through an OH&S management system.

The purpose of an OH&S management system is to provide a framework for managing OH&S risks and

opportunities, and for managing risks and opportunities to the management system itself. The intended

outcomes of the OH&S management system are to continually improve the OH&S performance, to fulfil

legal requirements and other requirements, and to achieve the OH&S objectives.

This document is intended to givegives guidance on how to implement the requirements in

ISO 45001:2018 in any type of organization and should be used in conjunction with this

standard.ISO 45001:2018. Where ISO 45001:2018 states what needs to be done, this document expands

on that and gives guidance, including real-life cases, on how it can be done. A complement to this general

guidance could be theis a handbook “ISO 45001:2018 occupational health and safety management

systems - a practical guide for small organizations”., see Reference [2].

The intention of ISO 45001:2018 is to enable organizations to protect all workers from injury and ill

health, regardless of individual characteristics. This document provides additional guidance on how to

ensure the specific needs of individuals and groups of workers are addressed, recognizing that a generic

approach to OH&S management can lead to the needs of different genders, age and minority groups not

being fully addressed.

Many requirements of ISO 45001:2018 contain terms such as “as appropriate”, “as applicable“,” or

“relevant”. These terms signal that the organization should determine whether and how the requirement

pertains to the organization, taking into account its conditions, processes, or context. In this document,

the meaning of these terms is as follows:

• — “as appropriate” means: suitable or proper in the circumstances thisand implies some degree of

freedom, i.e. it is up to the organization to decide what to do,;

• — “as applicable” means: possible to apply and implies that if it can be done, it should be done. ;

• — “relevant” means: directed and connected to the subject, i.e. pertinent.

The OH&S management system approach applied in this document is founded on the concept of Plan-Do-

Check-Act (PDCA). The PDCA concept is an iterative process used by organizations to achieve continual

improvement. It can be applied to an OH&S management system and to each of its individual elements,

as follows:

a) Plan: determine and assess OH&S risks, OH&S opportunities and other risks and other opportunities

that can influence the intended outcomes of the OH&S management system and establish OH&S

objectives and processes necessary to deliver results in accordance with the organization’s OH&S

policy.
b) Do: implement the processes as planned.

c) Check: monitor and measure activities and processes with regard to the OH&S policy and OH&S

objectives and report the results.

d) Act: take actions to continually improve the OH&S performance to achieve the intended outcomes.

The PDCA concept and relationship to this document is shown in Figure 1.
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NOTE The numbers given in brackets refer to the clause numbers in this document.
Figure 1 — Relationship between PDCA and the framework in this document
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Occupational health and safety management systems — General
guidelines for the implementation of ISO 45001:2018
1 Scope

This document gives guidance on the establishment, implementation, maintenance and continual

improvement of an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system that can help

organizations conform to ISO 45001:2018.

NOTE 1 While the guidance in this document is consistent with the ISO 45001:2018 OH&S management system

model, it is not intended to provide interpretations of the requirements in ISO 45001.

NOTE 2 The use of the term “should” in this document does not weaken any of the requirements in ISO 45001:2018

or add new requirements.

NOTE 3 For most of the clauses in this document, there are real-life cases on how different types of organizations

have implemented the requirements. These are not intended to suggest the only or best way to do this, but to

describe one way this was done by an organization.
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 45001:2018, Occupational health and safety management systems — Requirements with guidance for

use
3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 45001:2018 apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
4 Context of the organization
4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

To be able to implement an effective OH&S management system, the organization needs to understand

the context within which it operates and to determine what issues can make it easier or more difficult to

achieve the intended outcomes of the OH&S management system. The intended outcomes as included in

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the definition of “occupational health and safety management system” (see ISO 45001:2018;, 3.11) are to

prevent injury and ill health to workers and to provide safe and healthy workplaces. It includes

enhancement of OH&S performance, fulfilment of legal requirements and other requirements, and

achievement of OH&S objectives. These are the minimal, core outcomes but an organization can set

additional intended outcomes such as going beyond the requirements of ISO 45001:2018, e.g.

encouraging a supplier to also implement an OH&S management system.

The organization should be aware that external and internal issues can change, and therefore, should be

monitored and reviewed. It is advisable for an organization to conduct reviews of its context at planned

intervals and through activities such as management review.

Examples of external issues that can affect the intended outcomes of an OH&S management system are:

Internal issues
— economic and financial situation, economic activity;

— business sector, markets, international commerce activities, the needs and expectations of interested

parties (contractors, insurance companies, etc.);
— supply chain requirements, including modern slavery;
— terrorist threats;

— technological innovations, equipment, products and systems evolution, the knowledge of OH&S

effects of products and work equipment;
— political and social unrest;

— legal requirements and other requirements, including legislation, sectoral agreements, conventions

and voluntary agreements subscribed to by the organization;
— institutional needs and expectations;
— the geographical location of the company;

— environmental concerns that can have an impact on health and safety, including climate change and

pollution;

— potential emergency situations including pandemics but also floods, earthquakes, etc.

Examples of internal issues that can affect the intended outcomes of an OH&S management system are:

— consultation and participation, issues raised by workers and other interested parties that can impact

the organization’s internal activities and its OH&S management system;

— internal requirements:, including policies and practices, mission, vision, values, objectives, strategies,

agreements, and guidelines;
— what has been known to cause injuries and ill health in the past;

— organization structure and governance model, work scope, work shifts, roles, functions and

responsibilities;
— work centres and distribution;
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— demography (e.g. gendersgender of workers, age range, racial identities, range of languages, workers

with disabilities);
— conditions and extension of services and activities;
— globalization and internalization of the company;

— cultural diversity (e.g. inclusion, racial identities and backgrounds, cultural and religious beliefs,

proficiency in languages, literacy and education levels);

— financial, human (availability, competence, etc.) and technological resources (availability and

conditions of equipment, products, facilities, systems and workplaces) and distribution of resources;

— general planning;
— processes, products and services.
External issues
• economic and financial situation, economic activity;

• business sector, markets, international commerce activities, the needs and expectations of

interested parties (contractors, insurance companies, etc.);
• supply chain requirements, including modern slavery;
• terrorist threats;

• technological innovations, equipment, products and systems evolution and the knowledge of

OH&S effects of products and work equipment;
• political and social unrest;

• legal requirements and other requirements: legislation, sectoral agreements, conventions,

voluntary agreements subscribed to by the organization;
• institutional needs and expectations;
• the geographical location of the company

• environmental concerns that can have an impact on health & safety, including climate change and

pollution:

• potential emergency situations including pandemics but also floodings, earthquakes etc.

An organization can choose to document this information if it wants to adopt a more structured approach

to its OH&S management system. However, the absence of such documentation should not impact the

ability of the organization to seek and demonstrate conformity to ISO 45001, where it can evidence a

structured approach by other means.

The organization can use different methodologies to determine and evaluate the external and internal

issues. One example is analysing strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats. See Clause 5 for

guidance on how to involve workers in this process.

The issues dealt with in this clause are mainly related to the impact on the OH&S management system

and are usually analysed at high levels of the organization. Specific OH&S risks are dealt with at

operational levels and are considered in 6.1.2 and 6.1.3.

EXAMPLE Real life case 1 on how to implement requirements in ISO 45001:2018, 4.1.

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A diverse service organization implemented the requirements of 4.1 and made a high-level analysis of issues by

conducting a brain-stormingbrainstorming exercise with participation from OH&S staff, other workers and worker

representatives, knowledgeable persons from various parts of the organization and someone from top management

who champions OH&S. The team discussed external and internal issues from a wide perspective and determined

which were relevant for the OH&S management system. This then served as input to identify interested parties (see

4.2), determine scope (see 4.3), and address risks and opportunities (see 6.1).

Even though there is no requirement in ISO 45001:2018 to document the result of this context work, the

organization chose to do that anyway and ensure that the whole team agreed on the result. They created a bridge

from context to planning by documenting each relevant issue in a categorized way, stating if this was a current or

future issue, and if it had a positive or negative potential. They also put a value to its relative importance and stated

how the issue should be managed in their system (as an OH&S risk, potential emergency, risk to the management

system, other opportunity, etc.). Table 1 shows part of what they found.

This context exercise is reviewed when there are significant external or internal changes that affect the organization

or the OH&S management system and otherwise when deemed appropriate by the organization.

Table 1 — Some of the external and internal issues found
Category Issue Time Negative OHSMS Managed as
frame or OH&S
positive management
system
importance
Culture: Lack of OH&S interest from top Current Negative High OH&S
internal management management
system risk
Workplace Working at heights with customer Current Negative Medium OH&S risk
hazard installations
Workplace Noise levels in some operations Current Negative High OH&S risk
hazard
Economy: Lack of financial resources for Future Negative Medium Currently not
internal investing in OH&S improvements managed
Activities: Inadequate chemical management Current Negative Medium OH&S risk
internal
Resources: Improvement of OH&S staff Current Positive Medium OH&S
internal competence beyond requirements management
system
opportunity
Technology: New technologies for eliminating Current Positive High OH&S
external hazards and mitigating OH&S risks management
developed system
opportunity
Interested Requirements from customers Future Positive High OH&S
parties: regarding OH&S management management
external system certification system
opportunity
Interested Lack of participation from worker Current Negative High OH&S
parties: representatives management
internal system risk
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Category Issue Time Negative OHSMS Managed as
frame or OH&S
positive management
system
importance
Company: Poor internal OH&S Current Negative Medium OH&S
internal communication management
system risk
Resources: Suppliers of OH&S protection Future Negative Medium OH&S
external equipment, including personal management
protective equipment (PPE) are not system risk
always able to deliver required
goods when there is increased
market demand
Company: Lack of specific consideration Current Negative High OH&S risk
internal for issues related to gender,
non-binary workers and other
specific groups as well as
provision for these groups

4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of workers and other interested parties

The needs and expectations (i.e. requirements) of workers and other interested parties are important

when considering the context in which the organization operates. It is important that the organization

takes into account the characteristics of its workers and how these can affect needs and expectations.

Different genders and age groups maycan have very different needs and expectations than others.

Minority groups (e.g. ethnic minorities, workers with physical or mental disabilities, workers of non-

traditional gender or sexuality) also have needs and expectations which are not always recognized or

understood. Determining interested parties that are relevant to the OH&S management system and

developing a relationship with them enables communication, which can improve worker participation,

remove obstacles to participation, lead to a culture that supports OH&S, and build mutual understanding,

trust and respect.

The organization should identify the relevant needs and expectations of workers and other interested

parties, to determine those that it has to comply with and voluntary agreements that it chooses to comply

with. The methods used and resources applied can vary depending on, for example, the size and nature

of the organization, the finances available, the OH&S risks and opportunities that should be addressed,

and the organization’s experience with OH&S management.

There are three steps that are typically taken to determine what the organization should comply with:

— Step 1: Determining other relevant interested parties, in addition to workers. Workers at all levels

are always at the heart of the OH&S management system. However, other interested parties that are

relevant to the OH&S management system. can include:
a)— trade unions and worker representatives;
b)—regulatory or statutory agencies;
c)— communities;
d)— owners, including investors/shareholders;
e)— neighbours;
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f)— other companies related to the organization, likesuch as contractors or, suppliers or clients;

g)— institutional bodies, likesuch as inspectorates, OH&S national institutes, and OH&S research

groups;

h)— other bodies or companies related to injuries or illnesses, likesuch as social security,

compensation bodies and insurance companies;

i)— customers (e.g. those requiring suppliers to implement an OH&S management system or that

have specific OH&S-related requirements;);

j)— people that can occasionally be in the facilities or under the control of the organization:, such as

visitors, consultants, transport workers, and workers of contractors or suppliers.

Interested parties can change over time and can depend on the sector, industry or the geographic

location in which the organization operates. Changes in the external or internal or external issues

that are part of the organization’s context can also result in a change in interested parties. It can be

good practice to keep this information up to date.

— Step 2: Determining the relevant needs and expectations (i.e. requirements) of workers and other

interested parties.

The next step is to determine the requirements (needs and expectations) of the interested parties, in

relation to OH&S. Examples of needs and expectations relevant to OH&S management can include:

— authorities require t
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Foreword ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v

Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. vi

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

2 Normative references ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

3 Terms and definitions .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

4 Context of the organization ......................................................................................................................................................................1

4.1 Understanding the organization and its context ..................................................................................................... 1

4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of workers and other interested parties .......... 4

4.3 Determining the scope of the OH&S management system .............................................................................. 7

4.4 OH&S management system ......................................................................................................................................................... 9

5 Leadership and worker participation ........................................................................................................................................... 9

5.1 Leadership and commitment ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

5.2 OH&S policy ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 11

5.3 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities ....................................................................................13

5.4 Consultation and participation of workers ................................................................................................................ 14

6 Planning .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................16

6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities .............................................................................................................. 16

6.1.1 General ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

6.1.2 Hazard identification and assessment of risks and opportunities ..................................... 16

6.1.3 Determination of legal requirements and other requirements .............................................28

6.1.4 Planning action .................................................................................................................................................................29

6.2 OH&S objectives and planning to achieve them ....................................................................................................30

6.2.1 OH&S objectives ............................................................................................................................................................... 30

6.2.2 Planning to achieve OH&S objectives ........................................................................................................... 31

7 Support ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................33

7.1 Resources ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33

7.2 Competence ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 33

7.3 Awareness ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35

7.4 Communication ................................................................................................................................................................................... 37

7.4.1 General ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 37

7.4.2 Internal communication ...........................................................................................................................................38

7.4.3 External communication ..........................................................................................................................................40

7.5 Documented information ........................................................................................................................................................... 41

7.5.1 General ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 41

7.5.2 Creating and updating ................................................................................................................................................ 43

7.5.3 Control of documented information .............................................................................................................. 43

8 Operation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 44

8.1 Operational planning and control ......................................................................................................................................44

8.1.1 General .....................................................................................................................................................................................44

8.1.2 Eliminating hazards and reducing OH&S risks.................................................................................... 47

8.1.3 Management of change ..............................................................................................................................................50

8.1.4 Procurement ....................................................................................................................................................................... 51

8.2 Emergency preparedness and response .......................................................................................................................54

9 Performance evaluation ...........................................................................................................................................................................58

9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and performance evaluation .......................................................58

9.1.1 General .....................................................................................................................................................................................58

9.1.2 Evaluation of compliance ......................................................................................................................................... 61

9.2 Internal audit ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 62

9.2.1 General ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 62

9.2.2 Internal audit programme ...................................................................................................................................... 62

9.3 Management review .......................................................................................................................................................................64

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10 Improvement .........................................................................................................................................................................................................65

10.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................................................................65

10.2 Incident, nonconformity and corrective action......................................................................................................66

10.3 Continual improvement ...............................................................................................................................................................68

Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................70

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ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards

bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out

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Introduction

An organization is responsible for the occupational health and safety (OH&S) of its workers. This

responsibility includes promoting and protecting their physical and mental health. The organization

is also responsible for taking steps to protect others who can be affected by its activities. This is best

achieved through an OH&S management system.

The purpose of an OH&S management system is to provide a framework for managing OH&S risks and

opportunities, and for managing risks and opportunities to the management system itself. The intended

outcomes of the OH&S management system are to continually improve the OH&S performance, to fulfil

legal requirements and other requirements, and to achieve the OH&S objectives.

This document gives guidance on how to implement the requirements in ISO 45001:2018 in any type

of organization and should be used in conjunction with ISO 45001:2018. Where ISO 45001:2018 states

what needs to be done, this document expands on that and gives guidance, including real-life cases, on

how it can be done. A complement to this general guidance is a handbook, see Reference [2].

The intention of ISO 45001:2018 is to enable organizations to protect all workers from injury and ill

health, regardless of individual characteristics. This document provides additional guidance on how

to ensure the specific needs of individuals and groups of workers are addressed, recognizing that a

generic approach to OH&S management can lead to the needs of different genders, age and minority

groups not being fully addressed.

Many requirements of ISO 45001:2018 contain terms such as “as appropriate”, “as applicable” or

“relevant”. These terms signal that the organization should determine whether and how the requirement

pertains to the organization, taking into account its conditions, processes or context. In this document,

the meaning of these terms is as follows:

— “as appropriate” means suitable or proper in the circumstances and implies some degree of freedom,

i.e. it is up to the organization to decide what to do;

— “as applicable” means possible to apply and implies that if it can be done, it should be done;

— “relevant” means directed and connected to the subject, i.e. pertinent.

The OH&S management system approach applied in this document is founded on the concept of Plan-Do-

Check-Act (PDCA). The PDCA concept is an iterative process used by organizations to achieve continual

improvement. It can be applied to an OH&S management system and to each of its individual elements,

as follows:

a) Plan: determine and assess OH&S risks, OH&S opportunities and other risks and other opportunities

that can influence the intended outcomes of the OH&S management system and establish OH&S

objectives and processes necessary to deliver results in accordance with the organization’s OH&S

policy.
b) Do: implement the processes as planned.

c) Check: monitor and measure activities and processes with regard to the OH&S policy and OH&S

objectives and report the results.

d) Act: take actions to continually improve the OH&S performance to achieve the intended outcomes.

The PDCA concept and relationship to this document is shown in Figure 1.
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NOTE The numbers given in brackets refer to the clause numbers in this document.
Figure 1 — Relationship between PDCA and the framework in this document
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Occupational health and safety management systems —
General guidelines for the implementation of
ISO 45001:2018
1 Scope

This document gives guidance on the establishment, implementation, maintenance and continual

improvement of an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system that can help

organizations conform to ISO 45001:2018.

NOTE 1 While the guidance in this document is consistent with the ISO 45001:2018 OH&S management

system model, it is not intended to provide interpretations of the requirements in ISO 45001.

NOTE 2 The use of the term “should” in this document does not weaken any of the requirements in

ISO 45001:2018 or add new requirements.

NOTE 3 For most of the clauses in this document, there are real-life cases on how different types of

organizations have implemented the requirements. These are not intended to suggest the only or best way to do

this, but to describe one way this was done by an organization.
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 45001:2018, Occupational health and safety management systems — Requirements with guidance for

use
3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 45001:2018 apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www. iso. org/o bp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www.e lectropedia. org/
4 Context of the organization
4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

To be able to implement an effective OH&S management system, the organization needs to understand

the context within which it operates and to determine what issues can make it easier or more difficult

to achieve the intended outcomes of the OH&S management system. The intended outcomes as included

in the definition of “occupational health and safety management system” (see ISO 45001:2018, 3.11)

are to prevent injury and ill health to workers and to provide safe and healthy workplaces. It includes

enhancement of OH&S performance, fulfilment of legal requirements and other requirements, and

achievement of OH&S objectives. These are the minimal, core outcomes but an organization can

set additional intended outcomes such as going beyond the requirements of ISO 45001:2018, e.g.

encouraging a supplier to also implement an OH&S management system.
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The organization should be aware that external and internal issues can change, and therefore, should be

monitored and reviewed. It is advisable for an organization to conduct reviews of its context at planned

intervals and through activities such as management review.

Examples of external issues that can affect the intended outcomes of an OH&S management system are:

— economic and financial situation, economic activity;

— business sector, markets, international commerce activities, the needs and expectations of

interested parties (contractors, insurance companies, etc.);
— supply chain requirements, including modern slavery;
— terrorist threats;

— technological innovations, equipment, products and systems evolution, the knowledge of OH&S

effects of products and work equipment;
— political and social unrest;

— legal requirements and other requirements, including legislation, sectoral agreements, conventions

and voluntary agreements subscribed to by the organization;
— institutional needs and expectations;
— the geographical location of the company;

— environmental concerns that can have an impact on health and safety, including climate change and

pollution;

— potential emergency situations including pandemics but also floods, earthquakes, etc.

Examples of internal issues that can affect the intended outcomes of an OH&S management system are:

— consultation and participation, issues raised by workers and other interested parties that can

impact the organization’s internal activities and its OH&S management system;

— internal requirements, including policies and practices, mission, vision, values, objectives, strategies,

agreements and guidelines;
— what has been known to cause injuries and ill health in the past;

— organization structure and governance model, work scope, work shifts, roles, functions and

responsibilities;
— work centres and distribution;

— demography (e.g. gender of workers, age range, racial identities, range of languages, workers with

disabilities);
— conditions and extension of services and activities;
— globalization and internalization of the company;

— cultural diversity (e.g. inclusion, racial identities and backgrounds, cultural and religious beliefs,

proficiency in languages, literacy and education levels);

— financial, human (availability, competence, etc.) and technological resources (availability and

conditions of equipment, products, facilities, systems and workplaces) and distribution of resources;

— general planning;
— processes, products and services.
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An organization can choose to document this information if it wants to adopt a more structured

approach to its OH&S management system. However, the absence of such documentation should not

impact the ability of the organization to seek and demonstrate conformity to ISO 45001, where it can

evidence a structured approach by other means.

The organization can use different methodologies to determine and evaluate the external and internal

issues. One example is analysing strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats. See Clause 5 for

guidance on how to involve workers in this process.

The issues dealt with in this clause are mainly related to the impact on the OH&S management system

and are usually analysed at high levels of the organization. Specific OH&S risks are dealt with at

operational levels and are considered in 6.1.2 and 6.1.3.

EXAMPLE Real life case 1 on how to implement requirements in ISO 45001:2018, 4.1.

A diverse service organization implemented the requirements of 4.1 and made a high-level analysis of issues

by conducting a brainstorming exercise with participation from OH&S staff, other workers and worker

representatives, knowledgeable persons from various parts of the organization and someone from top

management who champions OH&S. The team discussed external and internal issues from a wide perspective

and determined which were relevant for the OH&S management system. This then served as input to identify

interested parties (see 4.2), determine scope (see 4.3), and address risks and opportunities (see 6.1).

Even though there is no requirement in ISO 45001:2018 to document the result of this context work, the

organization chose to do that anyway and ensure that the whole team agreed on the result. They created a bridge

from context to planning by documenting each relevant issue in a categorized way, stating if this was a current

or future issue, and if it had a positive or negative potential. They also put a value to its relative importance

and stated how the issue should be managed in their system (as an OH&S risk, potential emergency, risk to the

management system, other opportunity, etc.). Table 1 shows part of what they found.

This context exercise is reviewed when there are significant external or internal changes that affect the

organization or the OH&S management system and otherwise when deemed appropriate by the organization.

Table 1 — Some of the external and internal issues found
Category Issue Time Negative OH&S Managed as
frame or management
positive system
importance
Culture: Lack of OH&S interest from top Current Negative High OH&S manage­
internal management ment system risk
Workplace Working at heights with customer Current Negative Medium OH&S risk
hazard installations
Workplace Noise levels in some operations Current Negative High OH&S risk
hazard
Economy: Lack of financial resources for Future Negative Medium Currently not
internal investing in OH&S improvements managed
Activities: Inadequate chemical management Current Negative Medium OH&S risk
internal
Resources: Improvement of OH&S staff Current Positive Medium OH&S manage­
internal competence beyond requirements ment system
opportunity
Technology: New technologies for eliminating Current Positive High OH&S manage­
external hazards and mitigating OH&S risks ment system
developed opportunity
Interested Requirements from customers Future Positive High OH&S manage­
parties: regarding OH&S management ment system
external system certification opportunity
Interested Lack of participation from worker Current Negative High OH&S manage­
parties: representatives ment system risk
internal
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TTabablele 1 1 ((ccoonnttiinnueuedd))
Category Issue Time Negative OH&S Managed as
frame or management
positive system
importance
Company: Poor internal OH&S Current Negative Medium OH&S manage­
internal communication ment system risk
Resources: Suppliers of OH&S protection Future Negative Medium OH&S manage­
external equipment, including personal ment system risk
protective equipment (PPE) are
not always able to deliver required
goods when there is increased
market demand
Company: Lack of specific consideration Current Negative High OH&S risk
internal for issues related to gender,
non-binary workers and other spe­
cific groups as well as
provision for these groups

4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of workers and other interested parties

The needs and expectations (i.e. requirements) of workers and other interested parties are important

when considering the context in which the organization operates. It is important that the organization

takes into account the characteristics of its workers and how these can affect needs and expectations.

Different genders and age groups can have very different needs and expectations than others. Minority

groups (e.g. ethnic minorities, workers with physical or mental disabilities, workers of non-traditional

gender or sexuality) also have needs and expectations which are not always recognized or understood.

Determining interested parties that are relevant to the OH&S management system and developing a

relationship with them enables communication, which can improve worker participation, remove

obstacles to participation, lead to a culture that supports OH&S, and build mutual understanding, trust

and respect.

The organization should identify the relevant needs and expectations of workers and other interested

parties, to determine those that it has to comply with and volu
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