This presentation was delivered to the U.S. Technical Advisory Committee (TAG) that is working with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) PC 283 to develop an international standard for occupational health and safety management systems (ISO 45001). ASSE is administrator of the U.S. TAG and is secretariat of ANSI/ASSE Z10-2012, one of the foundational documents being used to draft the ISO standard.

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The Road to an International Occupational
Health & Safety Management System Standard
ISO 45001
U.S. Technical Advisory Group to
ISO Project Committee 283
2/12/2014

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Introduction
 June 2013, a New Work Item Proposal to establish an
Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS)
was approved by ISO creating Project Committee 283 (PC 283)
 September 2013, a U.S. Technical Advisory Group to the ISO
PC 283 established
 The scope is to develop a global occupational health and safety
(OH&S) standard to provide effective, real-world solutions for
worker safety. This is historic work to protect not only America’s
workers, but also that of the global workforce. It will continue to
shape the H&S profession and directly impact how we manage
and deliver health and safety both in and out of the workplace.

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The most compelling reason for an ISO OHSMS
UK’s Health and Safety Executive has the following data for 2010/11:
• 1.2 million working people were suffering from a work related illness
• 175 workers killed at work
• 115000 injuries were reported
• 200000 reportable injuries (over 3 day absence) occurred
• 26.4 million working days were lost due to work related illness and workplace injury
• Workplace injuries and ill health (excluding cancer) cost society an estimated $22.8
billion (in 2009/10)
Similarly, the figures from the 2005 statistics released at the 17th
World Congress on Safety and Health at Work showed that 2.2
million workers were fatally injured as the result of a work-related
accident, which was an increase of 10 % from three years previously.
The figures equate to around 6,000 cases per day.
This comes from the NWIP. Would like to update this with global or U.S. Data

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NWIP Scope of the proposed deliverable
This International Standard specifies requirements for an occupational
health and safety (OH&S) management system, to enable an organization
to control its OH&S risks and improve its OH&S performance. It does not
state specific OH&S performance criteria, nor does it give detailed
specifications for the design of a management system. This International
Standard is applicable to any organization that wishes to:
a) establish an OH&S management system to eliminate or minimize risks
to personnel and other interested parties who could be exposed to
OH&S hazards associated with its activities;
b) implement, maintain and continually improve an OH&S mgmt system;
c) assure itself of its conformity with its stated OH&S policy;
d) demonstrate conformity with this International Standard.

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NWIP Scope of the proposed deliverable
The International Standard is intended to provide
 organizations with the elements of an effective OHSMS that can help
organizations achieve OH&S and economic objectives.
 alignment the revisions of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 and the application of
Annex SL, Appendix 2 of the Supplement to ISO Directives Part 1 (High
level structure, identical core text and common terms and core definitions
for use in Management Systems Standards)
 requirements that can be incorporated into any OH&S management
system. The extent of the application will depend on such factors as the
OH&S policy of the organization, the nature of its activities and the risks
and complexity of its operations.
This International Standard is not intended to address other health
and safety areas such as employee wellbeing/wellness programs,
product safety, property damage or environmental impacts.

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Who is Involved
43 Participating Countries
and
15 Observing Countries

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Participating Countries
Secretariat: United Kingdom
Argentina Austria Belgium Botswana Burundi
Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica
Czech Rep. Denmark Egypt Finland France
Germany Ghana Iraq Ireland Israel
Italy Japan Malaysia Morocco Namibia
Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania
Rwanda Singapore S. Africa Sprain Sri Lanka
Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Uganda
UK United States Uruguay

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Observing Countries
Armenia Belarus Brazil
Cyprus Hong Kong India
Indonesia Iran Jordan
Korea New Zealand Papua New Guinea
Saint Lucia Serbia Slovakia

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US TAG to PC 283 Organizational Structure

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Timeline (key dates) – 3 Years (N68)
Terms
 Working Draft (WD) – First draft developed by the Project
Committee and experts (US will have TAG input)
 Committee Draft (CD) –First public draft for circulation to public
for comments
 Draft International Standard (DIS)
 Final Draft International Standard (FDIS)

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Timeline (key dates) – 3 Years (N68)
02/28/14: Comments due on WD1
03/31/14: PC Meeting drafts “Committee Draft 1 (CD1)”
06 /2014: CD1 released for comment/ballot
11 /2014: PC Meeting drafts “Draft International Standard (DIS)”
01 /2015: DIS released for translation
06 /2015: DIS Ballot
11 /2015: PC Meeting drafts “Final DIS (FDIS)”
01 /2016: Final draft of FDIS  ISO processing
07 /2016: FDIS Balloting
09 /2016: Publication of ISO 45001

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What does the draft look like so far….
ISO/WD 45001 – ISO/PC 283/WG 1 N 09
Section 1: Scope
Section 2: Normative References
Section 3: Terms and Definitions
Section 4: Context of the Organization
Section 5: Leadership
Section 6: Planning
Section 7: Support
Section 8: Operation
Section 9: Performance Evaluation
Section 10: Improvement

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What does the draft look like so far….
ISO/WD 45001 – ISO/PC 283/WG 1 N 09
Followed by Annex A – Informative
Likely will see references to:
 ANSI Z10: Occupational Health and Safety
Management Systems
 ANSI/ASSE Z590.3 – 2011: Prevention through
Design Guidelines for Addressing Occupational
Hazards and Risks in Design and Redesign Process
 OHSAS 18001: Occupational Health & Safety
Management System

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PC 283: 2014
 2014
 Committee Meeting in Washington, D.C. Jan. 15-16
 Reviewed Comments to WD 1
 Next International Meeting Mar. 31 – Apr. 4 in
Morocco attended by U.S. Delegates
 Anticipating release of Committee Draft 1 by
summer
 Continued review and comments

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Thank you!
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