ISO 45001 Draft International Standard made available

17 February 2016 Please note the publication date on each article, as legislation and guidance can change over time and older content may no longer reflect the latest requirements.

The long-awaited Draft International Standard (DIS) of ISO 45001 is now available. The standard, which is due to be completed and published in October, will replace BS OHSAS 18001 and have a greater emphasis on leadership, worker involvement, context and documented information.

It will be the first internationally-agreed health and safety management systems standard to apply to organisations across the world.

Standards like ISO 45001 are developed to help organisations manage their processes and risks in a systematic and consistent way.

The LinkedIn EHS ISO 45001 group, managed by Chris J Ward, Committee Member at British Standards Institution is using these webpages to develop a toolkit of resources to help aspiring corporations to prepare for the introduction of ISO 45001. If you are a LinkedIn user, we’d recommend you joining the group to keep up to date with the latest information.