The international standard for occupational health and safety — protecting your workforce, eliminating hazards proactively, and meeting your legal duty of care.
ISO 45001:2018 is the world's first truly international standard for Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management Systems. It replaced OHSAS 18001 and represents a significant evolution — moving from hazard control to proactive risk elimination and embedding worker participation at every level of the management system.
The standard takes a top-down approach, requiring leadership commitment to OH&S alongside bottom-up worker consultation. By integrating with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 via the High Level Structure, organisations can build an integrated management system that addresses quality, environment, and safety through a single coherent framework.
Published by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), this standard is accredited under ISO/IEC 17021-1 and recognised by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) worldwide.
ISO 45001:2018 establishes a systematic framework for eliminating hazards and minimising OH&S risks through proactive planning, worker engagement, and continual performance improvement.
Identify internal/external issues, worker needs and expectations, and define the OH&S management system scope.
Visible leadership commitment plus active mechanisms for workers at all levels to participate in OH&S decision-making.
Systematic identification of all workplace hazards, assessment of risks, and planning of controls using the hierarchy of controls.
Ensure all workers are competent for their OH&S roles and that hazard information, incidents, and risks are communicated effectively.
Implement controls for hazards, manage change, and ensure emergency preparedness and response plans are tested and maintained.
Investigate all incidents and near-misses, monitor OH&S performance data, conduct internal audits and management reviews.
Systematically address incidents and nonconformities, eliminate root causes, and drive continual OH&S improvement.
Certification delivers measurable returns — operational, commercial, and reputational.
Proactive hazard identification and elimination reduces injury rates, absenteeism, and associated costs.
Structured compliance management reduces risk of prosecution under the Factories Act, Mines Act, and other OH&S legislation.
Demonstrated OH&S management systems result in reduced premiums from many insurance providers.
Workers who feel safe and heard are more engaged, more productive, and less likely to leave.
Required for prequalification by major infrastructure, oil & gas, and mining clients in India and globally.
Avoiding a single serious incident can save multiples of the cost of certification — financially and reputationally.
Our IAS-accredited, structured audit process ensures your certification is credible, efficient, and internationally recognised.
QACS auditors map your workplace hazards, existing controls, and legal OH&S obligations.
Develop your OH&S policy, risk assessments, procedures, and emergency response plans.
Documentation and system readiness review confirming your OHSMS is deployed.
On-site audit verifying hazard controls, worker participation, and management system effectiveness.
ISO 45001:2018 certificate issued — valid 3 years with annual surveillance audits.
Contact QACS International today. Our team will assess your readiness, walk you through the process, and get your certification journey started — quickly and cost-effectively.