ISO 45001

What is ISO 45001

With an ISO 45001 certificate for a management system for healthy and safe working, formerly an occupational health and safety management system, an organization shows that all the requirements of the standard are met; therefore, the certificate is a valuable means of communication. The presence of an ISO 45001 certificate may be a prerequisite when purchasing or tendering for certain services. More and more clients are accepting OHSAS 18001 (which was revised in 2013 as an ISO standard with the familiar HLS structure) instead of the VCA certificate. Because the ISO 45001 standard also has a number of additional requirements, for example for the culture within the organization, the acceptance of the ISO 45001 certificate among clients is high.

Every year, 2.3 million people die worldwide as a result of work-related accidents or illnesses. Accidents in work situations and unsafe working conditions can be reduced or even prevented when robust and effective Occupational Health Management Systems are implemented.

Fatal workplace accidents are the most prominent, but the majority of work-related deaths are the cause of ill health and illnesses caused by prolonged exposure to risks and hazardous substances. The ILO estimates that the direct and indirect costs of work-related illnesses amount to approximately 4 percent of the gross national product, or 2.8 trillion dollars a year worldwide. That is why every organization should take a proactive approach to work-related health and safety. ISO 45001 provides an excellent framework for this.

For whom?

Employee health and safety, also known as occupational health and safety aspects, are an issue in every organization. A management system is tailored to an organization. All types of organizations, large or small, profit or non-profit, can benefit from using them. For smaller organizations with a limited number of hazards and risks when it comes to working healthily and safely, the management system will be simple. The ISO 45001 standard sets the frameworks, which each organization decides for themselves. The example of a G&VW management system for a small transport company shows what a management system then looks like. The certificate database shows that different types of organizations have an OHSAS 18001 or ISO 45001 certificate.

Managing and monitoring ISO 45001

Management System

Why should you work with an online digital Management System?

Many organizations have already switched from a “handbook in the closet” to an environment such as SharePoint or a Document Management System to also be able to view their documentation remotely.

But then these questions and sources of stress linger:

• How do I get insight into all workplace inspections carried out?
• What outstanding measures are still there?
• Who is responsible for which outstanding actions?
• How do I safeguard and share new processes in the organization?
• How do I really understand which processes need to be tackled structurally differently?
• How do I inform and convince my colleagues of the usefulness of certain processes?
• How do I make it easier for everyone to work according to all our processes?

Consultancy firms

Why ISO2HANDLE's management system?

because ISO2 HANDLE tracks, chases and maps everything for you, giving you control and overview and continuously managing the certification in the background.

Our platform helps with all the activities associated with obtaining and maintaining certifications, in all phases from implementation to optimization:

Deploy:

• ‍Use our ISO 45001 template and customize with the drag & drop editor
• Personalize forms
• Apply workflow schedules so that registrations are automatically forwarded to the right colleague

Adopt:

• Handbook and forms are also accessible via mobile
• Automatic task management keeps track of all pending actions in a clear dashboard

Monitors:

• Dashboards in the blink of an eye with trend & cost analysis
• Track your KPIs

Optimization & Audits:

• Access for Certification Authorities; decide the components and time limit yourself
• Download and share dashboards and reports

Consultancy firms

Partner network of organizational consulting firms

ISO2 HANDLE works for a large number of certification advice agencies in the Netherlands, each with their own expertise and focus. A consultancy firm helps with the customized implementation and provides substantive advice on how the processes surrounding certification seamlessly fit with your organization and way of working. They can also help switch from your current system to ISO2 HANDLE.