ISO 45001

The ISO 45001 is a by the International Organization for Standardization published (ISO) in March 2018 norm and describes requirements for a safety management system (AMS), and a guide for implementation. ISO 45001 will replace the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001). The German version is called DIN ISO 45001 and was published on May 22, 2018.

background

BS OHSAS 18001 was developed by the British Standards Institution (BSI) in 1999 and revised in 2007. OHSAS 18001 was intended as an international standard, according to which numerous companies and organizations could be certified in order to provide evidence of having an effective and effective occupational safety management system. The changeover to ISO 45001 brings occupational safety and health management together.

development

March 2013: The BSI submitted a proposal to ISO to develop an international occupational safety standard based on BS OHSAS 18001. In July 2013 this proposal was accepted by a majority of the ISO members.
October 2013: The ISO / PC 283 project committee developed a working draft in which, among other things, the name "ISO 45001" was decided. The High Level Structure (HLS) served as the framework for the development of ISO 45001 in order to facilitate the integration of the AMS into other management systems, such as B. quality, energy and the environment.
July 2014: The first Committee Draft, which resulted from the Working Draft, among other things, was announced. The second followed in February 2015.
November 2015: Draft International Standard available.
June 2016: 28% of the national standards bodies rejected the Draft International Standard, therefore it was decided at the international PC 283 meeting in Toronto that a second Draft International Standard is required. The main topics in the new draft were revised:
- precise description of compliance with and implementation of legal provisions,
- explicit description of participation and consultation of employees,
- Specification of the requirements for communication,
- further implementation of opportunities in occupational health and safety,
- Adjustments to formulations of the control hierarchy of measures beforehand,
- Documentation also regarding legal regulations and other requirements,
- Communication of the results of internal audits and management reviews,
- Integration of the A & GSM into other processes of the organization,
- Continuous improvement
July 2017: DIS 2 was published.
September 2017: on September 23, 2017 the DIN committee met at a meeting in Malaysia. In this committee, the open points about Draft International Standard 2 [DIS 2] were discussed and solutions found. In the subsequent vote, DIS 2 was approved by a clear majority. The previously recognized standard for occupational safety management systems, BS OHSAS 18001, will be replaced by ISO 45001 in 2018.
November 2017: After one month of editing, the Final Draft International Standard [FDIS] was published in November 2017.
January 2018: On January 31, the international working group ISO / PC 283 voted on the approval of the Final Draft International Standard [FDIS]. The FDIS was accepted by the working group with around 93% of the votes. A translation group is currently preparing the correct translation into German and a possible version is currently available.
March 2018: On March 12th, the English version of the ISO 45001: 2018 standard was published.
May 2018: The German version of the DIN ISO 45001: 2018 standard was published on May 22, 2018.
December 2018: Publication of the practice manual DIN ISO 45001 Implementing and managing occupational health and safety in organizations as an aid to implementing the standard.

The standard has not yet been published as a European EN standard.

construction

scope of application
Normative references
Terms
Context of the organization
Leadership and participation of employees
planning
support
business
Evaluation of performance
improvement

Table of contents in German and English

Content

Integration of occupational health and safety in the "procurement" process

0.4. Superordinate and fundamental understanding of the DIN ISO 45001: 2018 standard

In order to have an understanding of the standard, it is important to have an overview of SGAMS.

The context of the organization (see standard point 4) changes continuously due to constant changes in the economic and work field and depends on the structure, size, activities, products and tasks of the organization. The context in which the organization operates must be known to all interested parties. This can be a bottleneck in the availability of certain resources or the need to maintain more intensive contact with customers in order not to lose them in a hotly contested market.

The top management (see standard point 5) must demonstrate its commitment to the development and implementation of an SGAMS and its continuous improvement and effectiveness. This is done by meeting the requirements of legal obligations, interested parties, and requirements of the organization itself. The top management must define an SGA policy that is compatible with the SGA objectives (see standard point 6). It must also name the actors and their powers (responsible persons, agents, ...) for the SGAMS in order to develop a suitable structure (see standard point 5).

Plan: In an analysis and evaluation of risks and opportunities (including SGA risks and SGA opportunities), the current situation is determined, also taking legal obligations and other requirements into account (see standard point 6).

After the analysis and evaluation, measures are planned taking into account the SGA objectives (see standard point 6), carried out (see standard point 8) and the effectiveness (see standard point 9) is checked.

Do: For the implementation of the measures, the previously sufficiently planned and provided resources must be used. In addition to material resources, immaterial resources (such as competence and awareness) are also of great importance for the functioning of an SGAMS (see standard point 7).

The organization must take into account the concerns and ideas of the employees and allow them to participate in the (change) processes (see standard point 5). It is important to create awareness among all members of the organization. Persons whose activities influence the fulfillment of the requirements of the SGAMS must be aware of the importance and importance of their activities and be sufficiently competent. If there is a lack of competence, an expansion of competence must take place (see standard point 7).

Temporary workers and subcontractors are also included in the analysis and measures (see standard point 8).

The essential processes, structures and central components of the SGAMS must be documented in order to provide evidence of the effectiveness of the SGAMS (see standard point 7).

Check: This is done by measuring SGA performance: SGA goals; Minimizing risks; Strengths of opportunities; Compliance with legal obligations and other requirements; Effectiveness of structures and processes of the SGAMS; Analyzing and minimizing incidents and non-conformities and the results of audits (see standard point 9).

Act: If the SGA performance is not improved, corrective and improvement measures must be initiated (see standard point 10).

The management cycle, P (plan) -D (do) -C (check) -A (act) cycle or Deming cycle is the central element in the present SGAMS and many sub-items / topics (e.g. competence or audit ) to find.

The following innovations and specifications in ISO 45001: 2018 Management Systems for Safety and Health at Work [SGAMS] differ from other occupational health and safety management systems:

Definitions of terms such as B. SGA [Safety and Health at Work] Risks and Opportunities, Competence, Participation, Consultation.
Take into account the context of the organization, especially if the market changes [e.g. B. customer requirements] or production processes [e.g. B. changed material].
The requirements of ISO 45001: 2018 are always based on legal regulations and other requirements.
The organization's knowledge of the SGA must be included.
The SGAMS must define the processes required when it is set up. Processes that are only relevant to SGA [such as B. the personnel process or procurement process (see Fig. 2)].
The integration of the SGA into all processes of the organization is necessary.
The top management must clearly show responsibility and commitment in the SGA and adequately involve and support its managers. The managers' awareness of the SGA must be strengthened and demonstrated.
The participation of the employees and their representatives is required intensively and specifically.
Raising awareness among all stakeholders is more relevant and goes beyond training and instruction. [See point 4 above].
Not only SGA risks are identified and assessed, SGA opportunities for more safety and health at work are also to be assessed.
SGA opportunities must be taken into account in order to adapt the work, work organization and work environment to the employees. But opportunities that lie in change must also be taken into account.
All those involved inside and outside the organization, such as B. Temporary workers are integrated into the SGAMS. The “outsourcing” of processes must be taken into account in SGAMS with regard to the interfaces to the organization.
For internal audits, reference is made to DIN EN ISO 19011: 2013.
In addition to systematic improvements, the effectiveness of the management system must also be checked.

Certification

Certification for ISO 45001: 2018 can be sought. An organization that has already been certified according to OHSAS 18001 can carry out a recertification after the expiry period, in which the gaps in content between the two standards are closed after the accreditation regulations have been defined by the Dakks. The deadline for how long a certification issued after the standard has appeared has been set at 36 months.

It remains to be seen how this standard will be accepted in Germany, as there are some AMS here (e.g. from the professional associations or the trade supervisory authorities ( OHRIS )) that can be certified free of charge

history

year	description
2018	ISO 45001 (1st edition)

literature

C. Weigl: BS OHSAS 18001 becomes ISO 45001 In: Sicherheitsingenieur 2/2016, Volume 48, pp. 14-19.
C. Weigl: Practical Guide DIN ISO 45001 Management System for Safety and Health at Work, Haufe, Freiburg 2018
E. Grassani: Luci e ombre della Norma ISO 45001: 2018, Editoriale Delfino, Milano 2019, ISBN 978 88 97 323 95 2