3. • ISO 45001 is an international standard that specifies requirements for
an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system
• intended to improve the safety and health of both employees and
other personnel.
4. KEY FEATURES OF THE ISO 45001
STANDARD
• The ‘high level structure’,
• ISO 45001 places great emphasis on the responsibility of senior
management.
• Includes persons who are not permanently employed, but are in
other ways working under the responsibility of the
organisation/company, such as subcontractors.
• The standard also introduces the term “opportunities”, as a new
aspect in the field of occupational health and safety. This covers
issues that go beyond the mere elimination or minimisation of OHS
risks and hazards
