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ISO 45001:2017 OHSMS IN A NUTSHELL

Note: - This is not a replacement of the standard; it is a bridge to the standard

OHSMS means Occupational Health & Safety Management System
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1. 4
Context of the Organization
2. 4.1 Understanding Determine external and internal issues that are relevant
The Organization to its purpose and that affect its ability to achieve the
And Its Context intended outcome of its OHSMS.
3. 4.2 Understanding Determine
The Needs And  The interested parties and workers that is relevant
Expectations Of to the OHSMS.
workers and other  The relevant needs and expectations of these
Interested Parties interested parties and workers
 Which of these needs and expectations become
legal requirements and other requirements
4. 4.3 Determining The  Consider the External and Internal issues
Scope Of The  Take into account the requirements, planned or
OH&S performed work-related activities.
management The OHSMS should include the activities, products and
system services.The scope should be available as documented
information.
5. 4.4 OH&S Establish, document, implement, maintain and continually
management improve an OHSMS including the processes needed and
system their interactions, in accordance with the requirements of
this document.
6. 5 Leadership and worker participation
7. 5.1 Leadership And Ensure that
Commitment  The prevention of work-related injury and ill health as
well as the provision of safe and healthy workplaces
and activities;
 The OH&S policy and related OH&S objectives are
established and are compatible with the strategic
direction of the organisation
 Integration of system requirements into the
organisation’s business processes
 Resources needed are available
 Communicating the importance of OHSMS and of
conforming to the OHSMS requirements
 Achieve its intended outcome
 Directing and supporting persons to contribute to the
effectiveness of the OHSMS
 Promoting continual improvement
 Supporting other relevant management roles
 Developing, leading and promoting a culture in
the organization that supports the intended
outcomes of the OHSMS
 Protecting workers from reprisals when reporting

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incidents, hazards, risks and opportunities
 Establishes and implements a process for
consultation and participation of workers
 Supporting the establishment and functioning of
health and safety committees
8. 5.2 OH&S policy  Provide safe and healthy working conditions for the
prevention of work- related injury and ill health
 Purpose, size and context of the organisation
 Specific nature of its OH&S risks and opportunities
 Fulfill legal requirements and other requirements
 Eliminate hazards and reduce OH&S risks
 Provides a framework for setting the OH&S
objectives, environmental objectives and targets
 Continual improvement of the OH&S management
system
 Consultation and participation of workers, and, where
they exist, workers’ representatives.
The OH&S policy should be available as documented
information, communicated within the organization,
available to interested parties, as appropriate, relevant
and appropriate
9. 5.3 Organization Ensure that the responsibilities and authorities for
Roles, relevant roles within the OHSMS are assigned and
Responsibilities communicated at all levels within the organisation and
And Authorities maintained as documented information.
Assign the responsibility and authority for:
 Ensuring that the OHSMS conforms to the
requirements of this document;
 Reporting on the performance of the OHSMS to
top management.
10. 5.4 Consultation and  Provide mechanisms, time, training resources
participation of necessary for consultation and participation and
workers timely access to clear, understandable and
relevant information about the OHSMS
 Determine and remove obstacles or barriers to
participation and minimise those that cannot be
removed;
 Emphasise the consultation of non-managerial
workers on the following:
1) Determining the needs and expectations of
interested parties
2) Establishing the OH&S policy
3) Assigning organisational roles, responsibilities and
authorities as applicable
4) Determining how to fulfill legal requirements and
other requirements
5) Establishing OH&S objectives and planning to
achieve them
6) Determining applicable controls for outsourcing,
procurement and contractors
7) Determining what needs to be monitored, measured
and evaluated
8) Planning, establishing, implementing and

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maintaining an audit programme
9) Ensuring continual improvement
 emphasise the participation of non-managerial
workers in the following:
1) Determining the mechanisms for their consultation
and participation;
2) Identifying hazards and assessing risks and
opportunities
3) Determining actions to eliminate hazards and
reduce OH&S risks
4) Determining competence requirements, training
needs, training and evaluating training
5) Determining what needs to be communicated and
how this will be done (see 6) Determining control
measures and their effective implementation and use
7) Investigating incidents and nonconformities and
determining corrective actions
11. 6 Planning
12. 6.1 Actions to Address Risk and Opportunities
13. 6.1.1 General When planning for the OHSMS,
 The issues referred in 4.1
 The requirements referred in 4.2
 The scope of its OH&S management system
and determine risk and opportunities, that need to be
addressed to:
 Give assurance that the OHSMS can achieve its
intended outcome(s);
 Prevent or reduce undesired effects
 Achieve continual improvement
 The organization shall take into account:
- hazards
- OH&S risks and other risks
- OH&S opportunities and other
opportunities
- legal requirements and other
requirements
The organization, in its planning process, shall determine
and assess the risks and opportunities that are relevant
to the intended outcomes associated with changes in the
organization. In the case of planned changes, this
assessment shall be undertaken before the change is
implemented
Maintain documented information on
 Risks and opportunities
 Processes needed in 6.1.2 to 6.1.4 to the extent
necessary to have confidence they are carried
out as planned.
14. 6.1.2 Hazard identification and assessment of risks and opportunities
15. 6.1.2.1 Hazard Establish, implement and maintain a process for hazard
identification identification that is ongoing and proactive. The process
should take into account but not be limited to:
a) How work is organised, social factors

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leadership and the culture in the organisation;
b) Routine and non-routine activities and situations,
including hazards arising from:
1) Infrastructure, equipment, materials, substances and
the physical conditions of the workplace;
2) Product and service design, research, development,
testing, production, assembly, construction, service
delivery, maintenance and disposal;
3) Human factors;
4) How the work is performed;
c) Past relevant incidents, internal or external to the
organisation, including emergencies, and their causes;
d) Potential emergency situations;
e) People, including consideration of:
1) Those with access to the workplace and their
activities
2) Those in the vicinity of the workplace who can be
affected by the activities of the organisation;
3) Workers at a location not under the direct control of
the organization;
f ) Other issues, including consideration of:
1) The design of work areas, processes, installations,
machinery/equipment, operating procedures and work
organization, including their adaptation to the needs and
capabilities of the workers involved;
2) Situations occurring in the vicinity of the workplace
caused by work-related activities under the control of the
organization;
3) Situations not controlled by the organization and
occurring in the vicinity of the workplace that can cause
injury and ill health to persons in the workplace;
g) Actual or proposed changes in organization,
operations, processes, activities and OHSMS
h) Changes in knowledge of, and information about,
hazards.
16. 6.1.2.2 Assessment of Establish, implement and maintain a process to:
OH&S risks and a) Assess OH&S risks from the identified hazards, while
other risks to the taking into account the effectiveness of existing controls;
OH&S b) Determine and assess the other risks related to the
management establishment, implementation, operation and
system maintenance of the OHSMS.
17. 6.1.2.3 Assessment of Establish, implement and maintain a process to assess:
OH&S a) OH&S opportunities to enhance OH&S performance,
opportunities and while taking into account planned changes to the
other organization, its policies, processes or its activities and:
opportunities to 1) Opportunities to adapt work, work organization and
the OH&S work environment to workers;
management 2) Opportunities to eliminate hazards and reduce OH&S
system risks;
b) Other opportunities for improving the OHSMS.
18. 6.1.4 Planning Action a) Take action to address
 These Risks and Opportunities
 Legal requirements and other requirements
 Prepare for and respond to emergency situations

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b) How to
 Integrate and implement the actions into its
OHSMS processes or other business
processes
 Evaluate the effectiveness of these actions
19. 6.2 OH&S objectives and planning to achieve them
20. 6.2.1 OH&S objectives Should be
 Consistent with the OH&S policy
 Measurable (if practicable) or capable of
performance evaluation
 Take into account applicable requirements, the
results of the assessment of risks and opportunities,
the results of consultation with workers
 Monitored, communicated and updated as
appropriate.
21. 6.2.2 Planning to When planning how to achieve its OH&S objectives, the
achieve OH&S organization should determine
objectives  What will be done
 What resources will be required
 Who will be responsible
 When it will be completed
 How the results will be evaluated, including indicators
for monitoring
 How the actions to achieve OH&S objectives will be
integrated into the organization’s business processes
22. 7 Support
23. 7.1 Resources Provide the resources needed for the establishment,
implementation, maintenance and continual improvement
of the OHSMS.
24. 7.2 Competence  Determine the necessary competence of workers
that affects or can affect its OH&S performance
 Ensure that workers are competent (including the
ability to identify hazards) on the basis of appropriate
education, training or experience
 Where applicable, take actions to acquire and
maintain the necessary competence, and evaluate
the effectiveness of the actions taken
 Retain appropriate documented information as
evidence of competence
25. 7.3 Awareness Works should be aware of
 The OH&S policy and OH&S objectives
 Their contribution to the effectiveness of the OHSMS,
including the benefits of improved OH&S
performance
 The implications and potential consequences of not
conforming to the OHSMS requirements
 Incidents and the outcomes of investigations that are
relevant to them
 Hazards, OH&S risks and actions determined that
are relevant to them
 The ability to remove themselves from work
situations that serious danger to their life or health

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and for protecting them from undue consequences
for doing so.
26. 7.4 Communication

27. 7.4 .1 General The organization should establish, implement and

maintain the process needed for the internal and external
communications relevant to the OHSMS, including
determining
 On what it will communicate
 When to communicate
 With whom to communicate
(E.g. The various levels and functions of the organization,
contractors and visitors, other interested parties)
 How to communicate
 Take into account diversity aspects when considering
its communication needs.
 Ensure that the views of external interested
parties are considered in establishing its
communication process.
When establishing communication processes
 Take into account its legal requirements and other
requirements
 Ensure that OH&S information to be communicated
is consistent with information generated within the
OHSMS, and is reliable
Respond to relevant communications on its OHSMS.
Retain documented information as evidence of its
communications, as appropriate.
28. 7.4.2 Internal The organization should
communication a) Internally communicate among the various levels
and functions of the organization, Including changes
to the OHSMS.
b) Ensure communication processes enables workers
to contribute to continual improvement
29. 7.4.3 External The organization should externally communicate as
Communication established by the organization’s communication process
and taking into account its legal requirements and other
requirements.
30. 7.5 Documented Information

31. 7.5.1 General OHSMS should include:

a) Documented information required by this
International Standard
b) Documented information determined by the
organization as being necessary for the
effectiveness of the OH&S management system
32. 7.5.2 Creating And Ensure appropriate
Updating  Identification and description
 Format
 Review and approval for suitability and adequacy

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33. 7.5.3 Control Of Ensure that it is available and suitable for use, where and
Documented when it is needed and is adequately protected. (from loss
Information of confidentiality, improper use or loss of integrity)
Address the following activities for the control of
documented information such as
 Distribution, access , retrieval and use
 Storage and preservation, including prevention of
legibility
 Control of changes
 Retention and disposition
Documented information of external origin to be
necessary for the planning and operation of the OHSMS
should be identified, as appropriate, and controlled.
34. 8 Operation
35. 8.1 Operational Planning And Control
36. 8.1.1 General Plan, implement, control and maintain the processes to
meet OHSMS requirements such as
 Establishing criteria for the processes, and
implementing control of the processes in accordance
with the criteria
 Maintaining and retaining documented information to
the extent necessary to have confidence that the
processes have been carried out as planned
 Adapting work to workers
At multi-employer workplaces, should coordinate the
relevant parts of the OHSMS with the other
organisations.
37. 8.1.2 Eliminating Establish, implement and maintain a process for the
hazards and elimination of hazards
reducing OH&S and reduction of OH&S risks using the following
risks “hierarchy of control”:
 Eliminate the hazard
 Substitute with less hazardous processes,
operations, materials or equipment
 Use engineering controls and reorganization of work
 Use administrative controls, including training
 Use adequate personal protective equipment.
38. 8.1.3 Management of Establish a process for the implementation and control of
change planned temporary and permanent changes that impact
OH&S performance, including:
 New products, services and processes, or changes
to existing products, services and processes,
including workplace locations and surroundings,
work organization, working conditions, equipment
and work force
 Changes to legal requirements and other
requirements
 Changes in knowledge or information about hazards
and OH&S risks
 Developments in knowledge and technology
39. 8.1.4 Procurement

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40. 8.1.4.1 General The organization shall establish, implement and maintain
a process to control the procurement of products and
services in order to ensure their conformity to its
OHSMS.
41. 8.1.4.2 Contractors Coordinate its procurement process with its contractors,
to identify hazards
and to assess and control the OH&S risks, arising from
the:
a) Contractors’ activities and operations that impact the
organization;
b) organization’s activities and operations that impact
the contractors’ workers;
c) Contractors’ activities and operations that impact
other interested parties in the workplace.
Ensure that the requirements of its OHSMS are met by
contractors and their workers. Procurement process
should define and your apply occupational health and
safety criteria for the selection of contractors.
42. 8.1.4.3 Outsourcing Ensure that outsourced functions and processes are
controlled and its outsourcing arrangements are
consistent with legal requirements and other
requirements and with achieving the intended outcomes
of the OHSMS. The type and degree of control to be
applied to these functions and processes should be
defined within the OHSMS.
43. 8.2 Emergency Establish, implement and maintain a process needed to
Preparedness and prepare for and respond to potential emergency
Response situations.
a) Establishing a planned response to emergency
situations, including the provision of first aid, providing
training for the planned response and periodically testing
and exercising the planned response capability;
b) Evaluating performance and, as necessary, revising
the planned response, including after testing and in
particular after the occurrence of emergency situations;
c) Communicating and providing relevant
information to all workers on their duties and
responsibilities, contractors, visitors, emergency
response services, government authorities and, as
appropriate, the local community;
d) Taking into account the needs and capabilities of all
relevant interested parties and ensuring their involvement
The organization shall maintain and retain documented
information on the process and on the plans
44. 9 Performance Evaluation
45. 9.1 Monitoring, Measurement, Analysis And Performance Evaluation
46. 9.1.1 General Establish, implement and maintain a procedure
a) What needs to be monitored and measured, including:
1) the extent to which legal requirements and other
requirements are fulfilled;
2) Its activities and operations related to identified
hazards, risks and opportunities;
3) Progress towards achievement of the organization’s
OH&S objectives;

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4) Effectiveness of operational and other controls;
b) The methods for monitoring, measurement, analysis
and performance evaluation, as applicable, to ensure
valid results;
c) The criteria against which the organization will
evaluate its OH&S performance;
d) When the monitoring and measuring shall be
performed;
e) When the results from monitoring and
measurement should be analysed, evaluated and
communicated.
The organization should evaluate the OH&S
performance, and determine the effectiveness of the
OHSMS and ensure that monitoring and measuring
equipment is calibrated or verified.
47. 9.1.2 Evaluation of Establish, implement and maintain a process for
compliance evaluating compliance with legal requirements and other
requirements
a) Determine the frequency and method for the
evaluation of compliance;
b) Evaluate compliance and take action if needed
c) Maintain knowledge and understanding of its
compliance status with legal requirements and other
requirements and retain documented information of the
compliance evaluation result
48. 9.2 Internal Audit
49. 9.2.1 General Conduct internal audits at planned intervals to provide
information on whether the OH&S management system
conforms to the organization’s own requirements for its
OH&S management system, including the OH&S policy
and OH&S objectives and the requirements of this
document and is effectively implemented and maintained
50. 9.2.2
9 Internal audit Plan, establish, implement and maintain an audit
programme program including the frequency, methods,
responsibilities, consultation, planning requirements and
reporting, which should take into consideration the
importance of the processes concerned and the results of
previous audits;
a) Define the audit criteria and scope for each audit;
b) Select auditors and conduct audits to ensure
objectivity and the impartiality of the audit process;
c) Ensure that the results of the audits are reported to
relevant managers, workers, and, where they exist,
workers’ representatives, and other relevant interested
parties;
d) Take action to address nonconformities and
continually improve its OH&S performance
e) Retain documented information as evidence of the
implementation of the audit program and the audit
results.
51. 9.3 Management Top management shall review the organization’s
Review OHSMS, at planned intervals, to ensure its continuing
suitability, adequacy and effectiveness.
The management review shall include consideration of:

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a) The status of actions from previous management
reviews;
b) Changes in external and internal issues that are
relevant to the OHSMS including:
1) The needs and expectations of interested parties;
2) Legal requirements and other requirements;
3) Risks and opportunities;
c) The extent to which the OH&S policy and the OH&S
objectives have been met;
d) Information on the OH&S performance, including
trends in:
1) Incidents, nonconformities, corrective actions and
continual improvement;
2) Monitoring and measurement results;
3) Results of evaluation of compliance with legal
requirements and other requirements;
4) Audit results;
5) Consultation and participation of workers;
6) Risks and opportunities;
e) Adequacy of resources for maintaining an effective
OHSMS;
f ) Relevant communication(s) with interested parties;
g) Opportunities for continual improvement.
The outputs of the management review shall include
decisions related to:
continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the
OHSMS in achieving its intended outcomes;
 Continual improvement opportunities;
 Any need for changes to the OHSMS;
 Resources needed;
 Actions if needed;
 Opportunities to improve integration of the
OHSMS with other business processes;
 Any implications for the strategic direction of the
organisation.
Top management should communicate the relevant
outputs of management reviews to workers, and, where
they exist, workers’ representatives. Retain documented
information as evidence of the results of management
reviews.
52. 10 Improvement
53. 10.1 General Determine opportunities for improvement and implement
necessary actions to achieve the intended outcomes of
its OHSMS.
54. 10.2 Incident, Establish, implement and maintain a process,
Nonconformity including reporting, investigating and taking action, to
And Corrective determine and manage incidents and nonconformities.
Action When an incident or a nonconformity occurs,
a) React in a timely manner to the incident or
nonconformity and, take action to control and correct it
and deal with the consequences;
b) Evaluate, with the participation of workers and the
involvement of other relevant interested parties,
1) Investigating the incident or reviewing the

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nonconformity;
2) Determining the cause of the incident or
nonconformity;
3) Determining if similar incidents have occurred,
nonconformities exist, or if they could potentially
occur;
c) Review existing assessments of OH&S risks and other
risks, as appropriate
d) Determine and implement any action needed,
including corrective action, in accordance with the
hierarchy of controls and the management of change
e) Assess OH&S risks that relate to new or changed
hazards, prior to taking action;
f) Review the effectiveness of any action taken, including
corrective action;
g) Make changes to OHSMS, if necessary.
Corrective actions should be appropriate to the
effects or potential effects of the incidents or
nonconformities encountered.
Retain documented information as evidence of:
— the nature of the incidents or nonconformities and any
subsequent actions taken;
— the results of any action and corrective action,
including their effectiveness.
Communicate this documented information to relevant
workers, and, where they exist, workers’ representatives,
and other relevant interested parties.
55. 10.3 Continual Continually improve the suitability, adequacy and
Improvement effectiveness of the OHSMS, by:
a) Enhancing OH&S performance;

b) Promoting a culture that supports an OHSMS and the

participation of workers in implementing actions for the
continual improvement of the OHSMS;

d) Communicating the relevant results of continual

improvement to workers, and, where they exist, workers’
representatives;

e) Maintaining and retaining documented information as

evidence of continual improvement.

Note: Legal Requirements are over and above these stipulations of the Standard.

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