Quality management
ISO 45001: Occupational health and safety management systems, requirements
The international standard for occupational health and safety management, increasingly part of responsible sourcing requirements.
01Purpose
ISO 45001 specifies requirements for an OH&S management system to enable organisations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health and proactively improving OH&S performance.
02Scope
Applies to any organisation. It emphasises leadership, worker consultation and participation, and the hierarchy of controls.
03Main requirements
- Hazard identification and assessment of risks and opportunities
- Legal and other requirements
- Worker consultation and participation
- Hierarchy of controls and management of change
- Contractor and procurement controls
- Emergency preparedness
- Incident investigation and corrective action
04Typical applications and industries
Buyers include OH&S checks in supplier audits to manage reputational and continuity risks, particularly for foundries, forging, fabrication and heavy industry.
05Audit and inspection considerations
- Machine guarding and lockout practices
- Personal protective equipment use
- Handling of lifting equipment
- Fume extraction in welding and foundry areas
06Common nonconformities
- Risk assessments not reflecting actual work
- Missing guarding or bypassed interlocks
- Inadequate fume and dust control
- Incident investigation without corrective action
07How QUALITAS TR can support
OH&S observations can be included in supplier audits. QUALITAS TR does not perform statutory safety inspections.