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ISO 45001:2018 · Occupational Health & Safety Management System

International standard for OH&S management systems. Requires hazard identification, risk assessment, legal compliance, incident investigation, and continual improvement.

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What is ISO 45001?

International standard for OH&S management systems. Requires hazard identification, risk assessment, legal compliance, incident investigation, and continual improvement.

Who it applies to

Employers managing occupational health and safety risk, particularly in construction, manufacturing and logistics where it is a common tender condition. It replaced OHSAS 18001, which is withdrawn.

How the standard is organised

The same clause 4 to 10 management-system frame as ISO 9001, directed at hazard identification, worker participation and incident investigation.

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ISO 45001 on the Bitkosh platform

The 54 ISO 45001 controls sit in one workspace with gap assessment, evidence collection and your readiness score, and shared controls count towards the equivalent requirement in the other 47 ready frameworks at the same time — so a second framework costs a fraction of the first.

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Sample controls

Six controls from the platform's control library, chosen because they are the most specific to this framework.

  • OHS-50Right to Refuse Dangerous Work

    Inform workers of right to remove themselves from imminent and serious danger

    Support
  • OHS-46Health & Safety Committees

    Establish and maintain health and safety committees where required

    Leadership
  • OHS-228.1.2 — Eliminating Hazards

    Work down the elimination-substitution-engineering-administrative-PPE control order before settling for the easiest fix

    Operation
  • OHS-49Competency Matrix

    Define required competence per role; retain training records as evidence

    Support
  • OHS-54CI Worker Participation

    Document and communicate continual improvements; promote worker participation in CI

    Improvement
  • OHS-51Multi-Employer Coordination

    Coordinate OH&S management with other organizations at multi-employer workplaces

    Operation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who publishes ISO 45001, and who does it apply to?
ISO 45001 is published by ISO. Employers managing occupational health and safety risk, particularly in construction, manufacturing and logistics where it is a common tender condition. It replaced OHSAS 18001, which is withdrawn.
How is ISO 45001 conformance demonstrated?
Certified by an accredited certification body. The certificate comes from a body accredited to issue it, which must stay independent of the organisation it audits — so no consultancy, ours included, can issue one.
How is ISO 45001 structured?
The same clause 4 to 10 management-system frame as ISO 9001, directed at hazard identification, worker participation and incident investigation. Bitkosh tracks 54 ISO 45001 controls against it, each with its own evidence requirements, owner and review cadence.
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