The ISO 45001 standard "Occupational health and safety management systems -- Requirements with guidance for use" is an international standard which specifies the requirements for an occupational health and safety management system (in English: OH&S, in Italian SSL) and provides indications for its use, to allow organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing workplace injuries and health issues, as well as proactively improving OSH.
It is applicable to any organization that wishes to establish, implement and maintain a management system to improve occupational health and safety, eliminate or reduce risks (including system deficiencies), take advantage of OSH opportunities. It helps an organization achieve the intended results of its management system.
Consistent with the company policy for safety and health in the workplace, the expected results of an OSH management system include:
ISO 45001 is applicable to any organization regardless of its size, type and activity. It is applicable to OSH risks under the control of the organization, taking into account factors such as the context in which the organization operates and the needs and expectations of its workers and other involved parties.
