{"id":43904,"date":"2018-03-26T16:14:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T20:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=41977"},"modified":"2023-03-15T06:56:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T06:56:23","slug":"iso-45001-occupational-health-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/iso-45001-occupational-health-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"ISO 45001: Occupational Health and Safety Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"

In March 2018, the final publication of ISO 45001 was introduced after nearly 5 years of development from a collaboration containing over 70 countries. ISO 45001 is a new global standard for occupational health and safety management systems that\u2019ll provide solutions and structure to ensure worker safety. Importantly, this new standard will create a new global foundation for worker safety regulations and inspections. ISO 45001 is also scalable to any size organization, an is applicable to all industries and type of work. This new standard is designed to replace a previously adopted standard, OHSA’s 18001 (along with other global standards), which has only been in effect for 3 years, and takes a more reactive approach to occupational health and safety. With nearly eight thousand people dying each day from workplace-related accidents, it\u2019s time to follow a consistent standard to protect our workers from safety hazards. <\/span><\/p>

What Will ISO 45001 Do For Occupational Health and Safety?<\/strong><\/h3>

This standard is designed to create a foundation for occupational health and safety to be managed effectively in any and all organizations. One of the greater benefits of ISO 45001 is that it\u2019ll provide consistent occupational health and safety practices for firms that engage with international supply chains – so regardless of where your workers are located, they\u2019re still following the same OHS standards. ISO 45001 also takes a more proactive approach to managing risk and this starts with the deep incorporation of occupational health and safety strategies with the management of the organization. Managers, under this standard, are expected to become safety leaders and demonstrate this with a top-down approach. No longer are managers only focused on performance improvements, protection of their workers is a now a core role as a leader.<\/span><\/p>

ISO 45001 doesn\u2019t just put the responsibility of safety management on the organization leaders, this falls on the workers as well. This standard encourages employee engagement and participation through training and education<\/a> to identify risk in the workplace, as well as provide input on how the organization can improve its health and safety practices. <\/span><\/p>

How to Implement ISO 45001 In Your Workplace<\/strong><\/h3>