The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has announced the completion of the committee draft stage of ISO 45001, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems—Requirements. The standard, which is available for purchase, gives stakeholders a chance to review it before its publication is finalized, which is slated for late 2016. ISO reports the draft standard is designed to help companies and organizations across the globe ensure the safety and health of workers.
In an interview in Professional Safety, Vic Toy, CSP, CIH said that ISO 45001 will help drive standardization and integration of safety and health domestically and globally and will help ensure that an overarching framework is in place.