This document provides an overview of ISO 45001 and strategies for implementing an occupational health and safety management system based on the standard. It begins with an introduction to ISO 45001 and its goals of establishing guidelines for OH&S management. Key elements of the standard like leadership commitment and risk-based approaches are explained. Implementation strategies are then discussed, including conducting a gap analysis, communicating changes, defining roles, and emphasizing continuous improvement. The presentation aims to help attendees understand ISO 45001 and develop a plan for assessing current systems and implementing the standard.
1. ISO 45001 Essentials
Presented by: Abby Ferri, CSP,
VP – National Construction Practice
Strategies for Risk Assessment and
Safety Performance Improvement
2. Goals
Understand the ISO 45001 standard.
Identify ways to use ISO 45001 for
assessment.
Develop a plan for implementation.
6. Why?
Proactive & Global
Guidelines to “establish, implement and maintain an
OH&S management system”
7,600 people die each day, 2.78 million people die
each year from work-related injuries or disease
Organizational responsibility for “promoting and
protecting their physical and mental health.”
11. “This interconnectedness of
risk impacts society, the
economy and trade, an
industry, an organization, its
reputation and brand, its
shareholders, business
processes, product and
service delivery capability,
its workers and its supply
chain.”
Kathy Seabrook, CSP,
CFIOSH, EurOSHM
12. “ISO 45001 is one of the most
significant developments in
workplace safety over the
past 50 years, presenting an
opportunity to move the
needle on reducing
occupational safety and
health risks. The goal was to
create a widely accepted
standard that can produce a
highly effective safety and
health management system
for an increasingly
interconnected world,
regardless of an
organization’s size, location,
supply chains, or nature of
work.”
Vic Toy, U.S. technical
advisory group (TAG) chair
13. ”ISO 45001 is
likely to be the
most significant
safety standard of
the past 50 years.”
- Tom Cecich,
ASSE President,
2016-2017
17. QMS: Quality
Management System
First published in 1987
by ISO
Current version is from
September 2015
Covers management
responsibilities,
management of
resources,
measurement,
analysis, audits
21. “…the essential message is that the hens
have come home to roost regarding
leadership accountability. Although
functional tasks may be delegated, the
ultimate responsibility for implementing
OH&S policies, as expressed by ISO
45001, squarely rests with senior
management. “
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28. Clause 4: Context of the Organization
Internal Issues
Org chart, roles,
responsibilities
Policies, strategies
Capabilities of staff
IS/IT, decision making
Products, tools,
services
Relationships and
culture
Standards and
guidelines
Working conditions
29. Clause 4: Context of the Organization
Stakeholders
Authorities
Parent orgs, subsidiaries
Supply chain and subs
Workers’ reps and orgs (union)
Owners, shareholders, clients, public…
Customers, media…
OH&S, healthcare pros
30. Clause 5: Leadership & Worker Participation
Top management
takes overall
responsibility and
authority for OH&S
Integrate OH&S
systems into the
overall business
systems.
31. Clause 5: Leadership & Worker Participation
Developing and
leading the culture
to support the
OH&S systems
Processes to
ensure worker
communication &
notifications
32. Clause 5: Leadership & Worker Participation
Define policies &
objectives based on
your gap analysis and
scope.
Policy should provide
direction & framework
to set objectives and
take actions towards
OH&S management
system goals.
40. Poll Question 3
When are you planning to implement ISO
45001 systems into your organization’s culture?
I’ve already started!
By end of 2018
In 2019
In the next 2-3 years
41. Where to begin?
Inform senior management of ISO 45001,
their role, and positive impact.
Keep them involved at all phases.
Objectives’ indicators should be
strategic, tactical, or operational
42. Where to begin?
Activities for the sake of activity can add costs
unnecessarily.
Conduct a gap analysis to see where you’re at.
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
OHSAS 18001
VPP
50. Continuous improvement ideas
Integrate OH&S
as early as
possible
Use new
technologies
Improve culture
by going beyond
compliance-
based training
Elevate visibility
of top
management
support
Benchmarking
against own
past or other
orgs
Participate in
forums on
OH&S
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52. We’re a Small Company…
Global standard
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Include suppliers and subs
Ensuring compliance, safety, and good
working conditions
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BSI Training Courses – Lead Auditor, Internal Auditor
57. Goals
Understand the ISO 45001 standard.
Identify ways to use ISO 45001 for
assessment.
Develop a plan for implementation.
Seabrook reminded her audience of the garment fires and Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh two years ago. The fires took the lives of dozens of workers who were trapped in the buildings when fires broke out. The Rana Plaza collapse killed 1,129 workers, who were crushed in the wreckage of the building when it fell.
Seabrook noted that investigations of the garment fires found the basic provision of adequate emergency exits did not exist, and that due to concerns of theft by the workers, the exits that did exist were locked. There was no way out for the workers caught in the fires. In the case of Rana Plaza, she said, the building and company owners knew there was issue with the integrity of the building “but chose not to provide a safe place of work for those in their employ.”
Several efforts were launched following those tragedies, including The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, to promote occupational health and safety efforts for workers in Bangladesh.
“The fire life safety inspections organized by these groups are an important feedback mechanism for continual improvement and they are part of the ISO 45001 systems approach to managing the OH&S RISKs of injury, ill health and/or death to workers,” said Seabrook.
The basic premise of the ISO standard is to proactively identify OH&S risks, said Seabrook “before an incident occurs and assuring controls are in place can help to minimize or eliminate these causation factors in the future.”
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