Publication of ISO 45001 handbook expected in 2019
Publication of an ISO 45001 implementation handbook is expected by the end of the year as a follow-up to the global occupational safety and health management system standard released in 2018, according to a working group that recently met as part of a five-day ISO Technical Committee (TC-283) meeting in Dallas.
The handbook will provide small and medium-sized businesses with detailed guidance on how they can apply the voluntary consensus standard to increase employee safety, reduce workplace risks and improve business outcomes. ISO 45001 is a widely accepted standard that can produce an effective safety and health management system for an increasingly interconnected world, regardless of an organization’s size, location, supply chains or nature of work.