ISO 45001:2018 occupational health and safety management systems —Requirements with guidance for use

ISO 45001:2018 occupational health and safety management systems —Requirements with guidance for use 1 Scope This document specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety(OH&S) managementsystem, and gives guidance for its use, to enable organizations to provide safe and healthy workplacesby preventing work-related injury and ill health,as well as by proactively improving its OH&Sperformance. This document is applicable to any organization that wishes to establish, implement and maintain anOH&S management system to improve occupational health and safety, eliminate hazards and minimizeOH&S risks (including system deficiencies), take advantage of OH&S opportunities, and address OH&Smanagement system nonconformities associated with its activities. This document helps an organization to achieve the intended outcomes of its OH&S managementsystem.Consistent with the organization'sOH&S policy, the intended outcomes of an OH&S managementsystem include: a) continual improvement of OH&S performance; b)fulfilment of legal requirements and other requirements;achievement of OH&S objectives. This document is applicable to any organization regardless of its size,type and activities. It isapplicable to the OH&S risks under the organization's control, taking into account factors such as thecontext in which the organization operates and the needs and expectations of its workers and otherinterested parties. This document does not state specific criteria for OH&S performance, nor is it prescriptive about thedesign of an OH&S management system. This document enables an organization, through its OH&S management system, to integrate otheraspects of health and safety, such as worker wellness/wellbeing.