About ISO 45001
ISO 45001:2018 is the international standard for occupational health and safety management systems. It isn't a legal requirement, but it's increasingly asked for in tenders and by larger clients, and it's a strong framework for managing health and safety well.
Certification is carried out by an independent certification body, ideally one accredited by UKAS. It usually involves a Stage 1 audit (are you ready?) and a Stage 2 audit (is the system working in practice?), followed by regular surveillance audits and recertification. We prepare you for those audits. We don't certify you, which keeps the process independent.
How we help
- Gap analysis against each part of the standard: context, leadership and worker participation, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation and improvement
- Management system documentation, including policy, objectives, hazard identification and risk assessment, a legal register, operational controls and emergency preparedness
- Incident, nonconformity and corrective action processes that people will actually use
- Internal audits and management review, both required before certification
- A pre-assessment, so there are no surprises on audit day
- Support during the audits and help closing any nonconformities
- Ongoing support to stay ready for surveillance audits
Working towards other ISO standards alongside ISO 45001? Talk to us about what you need.
Built on what you already do
If you already have risk assessments, policies and training records, you're further along than you think. We build the management system around the way your business already works, rather than burying you in paperwork, so it's something your team can keep running after certification.