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FinalStandardISO 45001
Understanding the new international
standard for Occupational Health & Safety
Mapping Guide

ISO 45001 – Understanding the new international standard for occupational health & safety

Improve the quality of your Occupational
Health & Safety delivery with ISO 45001

Contents•	The new Occupational Health& Safety Management System•	ISO 45001 to OHSAS 18001•	OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001• Preparing for ISO 45001•	BSI Training

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The new international Occupational
Health & Safety Management System.
Why it’s better for your organization
ISO 45001, Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) management system is the world’s first OH&S ISO
standard which will help thousands of organizations to provide a safe and healthy workplace for theirworkers and other people, prevent deaths, work-related injury and ill-health and to continually improvetheir OH&S performance.
The new standard, will include a number of key changes bringing the following new benefits:

Bringing health and safety and improvement
into the heart of your business

Introduction of risk and opportunity management

ISO 45001 is an opportunity for organizations to align theirstrategic direction with their OH&S management systemand increase focus on improving occupational healthand safety performance. Being recognized globally, thestandard will ensure that your customers will understandhow OH&S is managed across the business.

As well as identifying health and safety risks, ISO 45001 takes
a business orientated approach that requires broader risks andopportunities to be identified. This robust approach will enable
the identification of opportunities that contribute to further
improvement in OH&S performance and improved worker
safety. Organizations will improve their ability to identify andmanage risks more effectively making them more resilient.

Leadership

An integrated approach

There is a much greater focus on top management todemonstrate leadership and commitment with respect tothe management system and to ensure consultation andparticipation of workers in the development, planning,implementation and continual improvement of theOH&S management system. Top management have a
responsibility to ensure that the importance of effective
OH&S management is communicated and understoodby all parties and ensuring that the OH&S management
system achieves its intended outcomes.

ISO 45001 is based on Annex SL – the new ISO high levelstructure (HLS) that brings a common framework to all
management systems. This helps to keep consistency, aligndifferent management system standards, offer matching
sub-clauses against the top-level structure and apply common
language across all standards. With the new standard inplace, organizations will find it easier to incorporate theirOH&S management system into the core business processes
and get more involvement from senior management.

Clients who have adopted an OH&S management system tell us they benefit in the following ways*:

79%

64%

57%

55%

Helps us comply
with regulations

Helps us managebusiness risk

Inspires trust in
our business

Helps protect ourbusiness* Source: 2017 BSI Voice of the Customer Survey – BSI clients were asked which benefits they obtained from OHSAS 18001

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Table 1: ISO 45001 to OHSAS 18001
Mapping Guide
The following table has been designed to help you identify the differences between ISO 45001 and OHSAS 18001.

ISO 45001

OHSAS 18001

Context of the organization (title only)

4-New requirement(see also 4.6h in Management review)

Understanding the organization and its context

4.1-New requirement(see also 4.6h in Management review)

Understanding the needs and expectations ofworkers and other interested parties

4.2

4.4.3.2 Participation and consultation (in part)(see also 4.6b and c in Management review)

Determining the scope of the OH&S management 4.3
system

4.1

General requirements (in part)

OH&S management system

4.4

44.1

Management system General requirements

Leadership and worker participation (title only)

54.4.3

Communication, participation and consultation(title only)

Leadership and commitment

5.1

4.4.1

Resources, roles, responsibility, accountability andauthority

OH&S Policy

5.2

4.2

OH&S policy

Organizational roles, responsibilities andauthorities

5.3

4.4.1

Resources, roles, responsibility, accountability andauthority

Consultation and participation of workers

5.4

4.4.3.2 Participation and consultation

Planning (title only)

64.3

Planning (title only)

Actions to address risks and opportunities (titleonly)

6.1

4.1
4.3.1

General requirements
Hazard identification, risk assessment anddetermining controls

General

6.1.1

4.4.6

Operational Control

Hazard identification and assessment of risks and 6.1.2
opportunities (title only)

4.3.1

Hazard identification, risk assessment anddetermining controls

Hazard identification

6.1.2.1

4.3.1

Hazard identification, risk assessment anddetermining controls

Assessment of OH&S risks and other risks to theOH&S management system

6.1.2.2

4.3.1

Hazard identification, risk assessment anddetermining controls

Identification of OH&S opportunities and otheropportunities to the OH&S management system

6.1.2.3-New Requirement

Determination of legal requirements and otherrequirements

6.1.3

4.3.2

Legal and other requirements

Planning action

6.1.4

4.3.6

Operational Control

OH&S objectives and planning to achieve them(title only)

6.2

4.4.6

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ISO 45001

OHSAS 18001

OH&S objectives

6.2.1

4.3.3

Objectives and programme(s)Planning to achieve OH&S objectives

6.2.2

4.3.3

Objectives and programme(s)Support (title only)

74.4

Implementation and operation (title only)

Resources

7.1

4.4.1

Resources, roles, responsibility, accountability andauthority

Competence

7.2

4.4.2Competence, training and awareness

Awareness

7.3

4.4.2

Competence, training and awarenessCommunication

7.4

4.4.3.1

Communication

General

7.4.1

4.4.3.1

Communication

Internal communication

7.4.2

4.4.3.1

Communication

External communication

7.4.3

4.4.3.1

Communication

Documented information (title only)

7.5

General

7.5.1

4.4.4
4.5.4

Documentation
Control of records

Creating and updating

7.5.2

4.4.5
4.5.4

Control of documents
Control of records

Control of documented information

7.5.3

4.4.5
4.5.4

Control of documents
Control of records

Operation (title only)

84.4

Implementation and operation (title only)

Operational planning and control (title only)

8.1

4.4.6

Operational control

General

8.1.1

4.4.6

Operational control

Eliminating hazards and reducing OH&S risks

8.1.2

4.3.1

Hazard identification, risk assessment anddetermining controls
Operational control

Documentation
Control of records

4.4.6
Management of change

8.1.3

4.4.6

Hazard identification, risk assessment anddetermining controls
Operational control

4.3.1

Procurement (title only)

8.1.4

4.4.6

Operational control

General8.1.4.1

4.4.6

Operational control

Contractors

8.1.4.2

4.3.1

Outsourcing

8.1.4.34.3.2
4.4.3.1
4.4.6

Hazard identification, risk assessment anddetermining controls
4.4.3.1 Communication
4.4.3.2 Participation and consultation
4.4.6 Operational control
Legal and other requirements
Communication
Operational control

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Table 1: Mapping Guide – continued
OHSAS 18001

ISO 45001
Emergency preparedness and response

8.2

4.4.7

Emergency preparedness and response

Performance evaluation (title only)

94.5

Checking (title only)

Monitoring, measurement, analysis andperformance evaluation (title only)

9.1

4.5.1

Performance measurement and monitoring

General

9.1.1

4.5.1

Performance measurement and monitoring

Evaluation of compliance

9.1.2

4.5.2

Evaluation of complianceInternal audit (title only)

9.2

4.5.5

Internal audit

General

9.2.1

4.5.5

Internal audit

Internal audit programme

9.2.2

4.5.5

Internal audit

Management review

9.3

4.6

Management review

Improvement (title only)

10

4.6

Management review

General

10.1

4.6

Management review

Incident, nonconformity and corrective action

10.2

4.5.3

Continual improvement

10.3

4.2
4.3.3
4.6

5

Incident investigation, nonconformity, correctiveaction and preventive action (title only)
4.5.3.1 Incident investigation
4.5.3.2 Nonconformity, corrective action and preventiveaction
OH&S Policy
Objectives and programme(s)Management review

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Table 2: OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001
Mapping Guide
The following table has been designed to help you identify the differences between OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001.

ISO 45001

OHSAS 18001
Management system

44.4

OH&S management system

General requirements

4.1

4.3
4.4

Determining the scope of the OH&S management
systemOH&S management system

OH&S policy

4.2

5.2
10.3

OH&S Policy
Continual improvement

Planning (title only)

4.3

6

Planning (title only)

Hazard identification, risk assessment anddetermining controls

4.3.1

6.1

Actions to address risks and opportunities (titleonly)
Hazard identification and assessment of risks andopportunities (title only)
Hazard identification
Assessment of OH&S risks and other risks to theOH&S management system
Eliminating hazards and reducing OH&S risks
Management of change
Contractors

6.1.2
6.1.2.1
6.1.2.2
8.1.2
8.13
8.1.4.2Legal and other requirements

4.3.2

6.1.3
8.1.4.3

Objectives and programme(s)4.3.3

Determination of legal requirements and otherrequirements
Outsourcing

6.2.1
6.2.2
10.3

OH&S objectives and planning to achieve them(title only)
OH&S objectives
Planning to achieve OH&S objectives
Continual improvement

6.2

Implementation and operation (title only)

4.4

78

Support (title only)
Operation (title only)

Resources, roles, responsibility, accountability
and authority

4.4.1

5.1
5.3
7.1

Leadership and commitment
Organizational roles, responsibilities andauthoritiesResources

Competence, training and awareness

4.4.2

7.2
7.3

Competence
Awareness

Communication, participation and consultation(title only)

4.4.3

5Leadership and worker participation (title only)

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Table 2: Mapping Guide – continuedISO 45001

OHSAS 18001
Communication

4.4.3.1

7.4
7.4.1
7.4.2
7.4.3
8.1.4.2
8.1.4.3

Participation and consultation

4.4.3.2 4.2Communication
GeneralInternal communication
External communication
Contractors
Outsourcing

5.4
8.1.4.2

Understanding the needs and expectations ofworkers and other interested parties
Consultation and participation of workers
Contractors

Documentation

4.4.4

7.5
7.5.1

Documented information (title only)
GeneralControl of documents

4.4.5

7.5.2
7.5.3

Creating and updating
Control of documented information

Operational Control

4.4.6

6.1.1
6.1.4
8.1
8.1.1
8.1.2
8.1.3
8.1.4
8.1.4.1
8.1.4.2
8.1.4.3

GeneralPlanning action
Operational planning and control (title only)
GeneralEliminating hazards and reducing OH&S risks
Management of change
Procurement (title only)
GeneralContractors
Outsourcing

Emergency preparedness and response

4.4.7

8.2

Emergency preparedness and response

Checking (title only)

4.5

9

Performance evaluation (title only)

Performance measurement and monitoring

4.5.1

9.1
9.1.1

Monitoring, measurement, analysis andperformance evaluation (title only)
General

Evaluation of compliance

4.5.2

9.1.2

Evaluation of compliance

Incident investigation, nonconformity, corrective
action and preventive action (title only)

4.5.3

10.2

Incident, nonconformity and corrective action

Incident investigation

4.5.3.1

10.2

Incident, nonconformity and corrective action

Nonconformity, corrective action and preventiveaction

4.5.3.2 10.2

Incident, nonconformity and corrective action

Control of records

4.5.4

Documented information (title only)
GeneralCreating and updating
Control of documented information

77.5
7.5.1
7.5.2
7.5.3

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Table 2: Mapping Guide – continued
OHSAS 18001

ISO 45001

Internal audit

4.5.5

9.2
9.2.1
9.2.2

Internal audit (title only)
GeneralInternal audit programmeManagement review

4.6

4.
4.1
4.2

Context of the organization (title only)
Understanding the organization and its contextUnderstanding the needs and expectationsof workers and other interested parties
Management review
Improvement (title only)
GeneralContinual improvement

9.3
1010.1
10.3

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Preparing for ISO 45001 - 6 steps
for a successful migration
Upon publication of ISO 45001, OHSAS 18001 will be withdrawn and there will be a three year periodof migration allowed for organizations already certified to OHSAS 18001 to upgrade their OH&Smanagement system.

Don’t delay – start to upgrade today
BSI has identified a step-by-step journey to help you understand and realize the benefits of ISO 45001. We
have mapped out a framework which guides you through the options and support available from BSI toensure you have the knowledge and information you require.

1

Talk to your BSI Client Manager

4• Download BSI’s migration toolkit which will guide• Discuss your challenges and timelines• Review the latest videos and whitepapers on

you through the migration• Create an implementation plan and monitor

the BSI website for background informationprogress• Buy a copy of ISO 45001 (and supporting• Take a fresh look at your OH&S MS• Implement the new requirements on leadership, riskBS 45002-2)

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and context of the organization

Attend BSI’s Training programme• Change your documentation to reflect the new• Delivered by experts, understand the newrequirements faster and in greater detail byattending one of our training courses.

Set up an Internal Project Team

structure

5Gap Assessment• To help you prepare for ISO 45001 we can use our3experts to complete a gap analysis to identify yourstrengths and weaknesses. This will then help you
prepare for Step 6

Communicate with your organization• Talk to your leadership team about the newrequirements• Communicate the revision to your wider
organization to gain buy in• Send regular updates on progress

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Migration Assessment• Working with your BSI client manager you cancomplete your migration to ISO 45001 before thewithdrawal of BS OSHAS 18001 in March 2021.

ISO 45001 Migration Timeline

2018
March 2018
New ISO publication

92019

2020

March 2018
Start of three year transition period to March 20212021

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Training from BSI
Whatever the specific requirements, BSI has designed a series of training courses that meet your needs.
All courses have been designed by experts who have been directly involved in the development ofISO 45001 and our experienced tutors can help you get to grips with the matters that concern
you. These courses include:

ISO 45001: Migration“The trainer was extremely

One day classroom based training course

knowledgeable and helpful, andconcerned to give all the delegates
the best possible answers to anyquestions we had. Also made sure
we knew all the necessary theory,but also gave us good ideas
on how to implement the newstandard in practice. One of thebest training courses I’ve been on.”• L earn about the new ISO high level structure
and the requirements of ISO 45001• E ssential for anyone involved with updating
their OH&S management system from OHSAS 18001
to ISO 45001 from managers to implementers
and auditors

ISO 45001: Implementing Changes
One day classroom based training course• L earn about the new ISO high level structure andhow to implement the changes of ISO 45001• E ssential for anyone involved with implementing
an OH&S management system from managers toimplementers and auditors• Ideal for those who have already attended oneof our new high level structure courses includingtransition courses for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

ISO 45001 training course delegate

ISO 45001: Seminar
Lecture-based learning session•

Gain an insight into the ISO 45001 development•

The key differences between OHSAS and ISO 45001• U nderstand what you need to do to migrate toISO 45001• Ideal if you are involved in implementing,maintaining or auditing of an ISO 45001
management system and need anoverview

10Why BSI?

ISO45001
Occupational
Health & Safety
Management

BSI has been at the forefront of the development of ISO 45001, from the start; BSI proposed its
development and has run the international secretariat supporting the project committee which hasdeveloped the standard. Its origins are based on OHSAS 18001, the world renowned health & safety
management system which was developed by BSI in 1999. That’s why we’re best placed to help you
understand the new standard.
At BSI we create excellence by driving the success of our clients through standards. We enableothers to perform better, manage risk and achieve sustainable growth. For over a century ourexperts have been challenging mediocrity and complacency to help embed excellence into the way
people and products work. We make excellence a habit.

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