Operational workplaces
Relevant where employees, contractors or other workers may be exposed to meaningful occupational health-and-safety hazards.
ISO 45001 · OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
Turn workplace safety into a system people can rely on.
ISO 45001 certification support helps an organisation define its OH&S scope, identify hazards and risks, clarify responsibilities, organise operating evidence and prepare for independent certification assessment.
Who It May Suit
Consider ISO 45001 where workplace risk needs a structured management system.
ISO 45001 can be applied across organisation sizes and sectors. Its relevance depends on workplace hazards, operational risk, workforce structure, customer expectations, procurement requirements and organisational objectives.
Good to knowCertificate-only expectations
ISO 45001 certification should follow an implemented OH&S management system and independent assessment rather than being treated as a documentation purchase.
Growing or multi-location organisations
Useful where expanding teams, sites or operations need more consistent safety responsibilities and controls.
Tender and procurement readiness
May be considered where customers, supply chains or tenders expect evidence of structured OH&S management.
Readiness Journey
Move from safety intent to an implemented and assessable OH&S system.
Objective and OH&S scope review
Clarify why ISO 45001 is being considered and define the workplaces, activities, workers and operations proposed within the management-system scope.
Hazard and workplace-context review
Understand worker activities, workplace conditions, hazards, applicable requirements and current safety-management practices.
Readiness and gap review
Compare current OH&S practices, responsibilities, controls and evidence with the preparation needs of the ISO 45001 certification pathway.
OH&S system preparation and alignment
Organise responsibilities, hazard controls, worker-participation practices and supporting information around actual operations.
Certification-body coordination
Prepare scope and organisational information for engagement and assessment by an appropriate independent certification body.
OH&S System InputsConnect hazards and responsibilities with controls and operating evidence.
The exact OH&S documentation and evidence depend on the organisation, workplaces, workers, activities, hazards, applicable requirements and operating model.
Organisation and workplace context
- Legal entity and workplace information
- Activities, locations and workforce structure
- Proposed OH&S management-system scope
- Relevant interested parties and worker groups
- Applicable OH&S obligations and commitments
Hazards, risks and controls
- Hazard-identification information
- OH&S risk and opportunity evaluation
- Operational controls and safe-work arrangements
- Roles, responsibilities and authorities
- Contractor, visitor or outsourced-activity controls where relevant
Evidence, preparedness and improvement
- Training, competence and awareness evidence
- Consultation and worker-participation records
- Monitoring and OH&S performance information
- Emergency-preparedness and response information
- Incident, internal audit, management review and corrective-action records
WHAT TO EXPECT
A clear exchange from your information to the final outcome.
You provide
Organisation and workplace context
Hazards, risks and controls
Evidence, preparedness and improvement
We handle
Objective and OH&S scope review
Hazard and workplace-context review
Readiness and gap review
You receive
ISO 45001 scope clarification
OH&S readiness overview
Responsibility and control alignment
Frequently Asked Questions
Important questions before preparing for ISO 45001 certification.
ISO 45001 is an international standard specifying requirements for an occupational health-and-safety management system. It provides a framework for managing OH&S risks and improving workplace safety performance.
ISO 45001:2018 remains the currently published edition, together with its 2024 climate-action amendment. A revised edition is under development, so organisations should confirm the current standard and transition position before beginning certification.
ISO 45001 is designed for organisations across different sizes and sectors. The OH&S management system should reflect the organisation's actual workplaces, workers, activities, hazards and risks.
SAFETY WITH CLARITY
Build the safety system before pursuing the certificate.
Share your organisation, workplaces, activities and reason for considering ISO 45001. AuraaGlide will help you understand the readiness foundation and appropriate next step.