ISO 45001 TIMELINE

ISO 45001 is designed to replace OHSAS 18001. The new standard was initially proposed in June 2013. After an extensive consultation process that took into consideration more than 6,300 comments, the ISO released its first proper draft in January 2016. A final working draft followed in November 2017. Provided there is no requirement for further public consultation, the ISO is expected to publish the final version in March 2018.

Organizations that currently use OHSAS 18001 will have three years to migrate their occupational health and safety management system to ISO 45001.

In this ISO 45001 guide, we provide a general overview of some of the ISO 45001 changes you can expect, and how they will impact your organization.