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ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification

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What is ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification?

The ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) Standard is an internationally recognized management system standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that sets out the basic requirements for an organization to establish an effective Occupational Health and Safety management system.

This standard supports organizations to continuously improve their occupational health and safety performance, minimize occupational accidents and comply with OHS-related legal regulations.

The most current version of the standard published by ISO was published in 2018 as ISO 45001:2018.

Basic Principles of ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

ISO 9001 is based on several principles such as customer focus, leadership, employee involvement, process approach, improvement, evidence-based decision making and relationship management. These principles help organizations manage their processes more effectively, reduce risks and continuously improve.

Health and Safety Orientation

Preventing occupational accidents by minimizing Occupational Health and Safety risks and increasing employee loyalty by developing a safety-oriented thinking system.

Continuous Improvement

Preventing loss of work and loss of labor force by keeping the risks arising from the organization’s processes, legal requirements and services under control and continuously improving and developing its processes in line with occupational health and safety.

Resource Management

Effective management of resources such as human resources, financial resources and infrastructure.

Risk Based Thinking

Identifying the risks related to occupational health and safety that cause deviation from occupational health and safety risks arising from the organization’s processes, identifying the negative effects of these risks and preventing occupational accidents before they happen.

Control of Compliance with Legal Requirements

Taking precautions in advance by checking the controls made in accordance with the standard and the legislation and regulations in legal terms.

Identifying Opportunities related to Occupational Health and Safety

After identifying the risks that cause the organization to deviate from the occupational health and safety risks arising from its activities, determining the positive effects of these risks on the company and employees.

Ensuring Internal Control

Keeping the system under control by conducting internal audits in the periods determined by the implementing organization.

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ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification Process

Organizations wishing to obtain ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certificate after establishing the management system, certification is carried out as follows.

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Certification Audit:

Completion of the certification audit in two phases;
Stage 1 Audit: General examination of the documentation prepared by the company within the scope of ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System.
Stage 2 Audit: On-site control of the applications of the documentation prepared by the company within the scope of ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System and identification of appropriate and possible inappropriate issues.

02

Corrective Actions, Follow-up Audit and Certification:

If nonconformity is detected in the Stage 2 Audit, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certificate of Conformity is issued after the nonconformity is closed by the organization applying for certification or by the certification body with a follow-up audit according to the type and size of the nonconformity.

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Surveillance Audits:

Surveillance audits are audits conducted in the second and third years after the certification audit. In surveillance audits, it is determined that the organization’s processes continue correctly after certification.

If nonconformity is detected in the surveillance audit, it is decided to continue the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certificate of Conformity after the nonconformity is closed by the organization or by the certification body with the follow-up audit according to the type and size of the nonconformity.

Periodic surveillance audits are mandatory for the validity of the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Standard Certificate and to determine that the organization’s management system continues to comply with the standard.

These periodic surveillance audits are 1st Surveillance and 2nd Surveillance audits. The first of these surveillance audits must be completed within 12 months after the Stage 2 audit and the second within 24 months after the Stage 2 audit.

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Recertification Audit:

It is a type of audit conducted in the fourth year after the Stage 2 audit and conducted to organizations that implement the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Standard and have undergone the first certification audit. As in Stage 2, 1st Surveillance and 2nd Surveillance audits, documentation and application control of the organization is carried out by on-site audit.

ADVANTAGES

Why ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Standard Certificate?

The most useful benefit of an organization’s ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Standard Certificate is the most important indicator that the organization works risk-oriented and that the necessary practices are carried out to minimize occupational accidents in its processes and are managed with a systemic approach.

  • Increased Employee Belonging
  • Savings in Occupational Health and Safety Costs and Increased Productivity
  • Competitive Advantage
  • Correct Legal Compliance Control
  • Occupational Health and Safety Risk and Opportunity Management
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Sustainability
  • Preventing Loss of Work and Labor

Frequently Asked Questions

In order to obtain the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Standard Certificate, you must first obtain the standard and then systematize your organization’s occupational health and safety practices to comply with the ISO 45001 standard.

The documents required in the certification process may vary according to the size, field of activity, sector and existing system of your company.
As legal documents; tax plate, trade registry newspaper, signature circular, certificate of activity, current SSI employee list, Workplace Opening and Operation License, Fire Brigade Report, Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Appointment, Workplace Physician Appointment must be made.

ISO 45001 certification requirements aim to meet all the requirements of the standard, effectively implement and continuously improve the occupational health and safety management system. You can get support from our experts to ensure that your processes comply with the standard.

Although obtaining ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certificate is a legal obligation for some sectors, it is important for organizations that attach importance to systematic approach and management in occupational health and safety practices and want to gain competitive advantage. Especially within the framework of the European Union harmonization laws, it is an important document in the EU market and provides a competitive advantage for institutions / organizations that export to EU countries or want to sell products to institutions / organizations that produce to EU countries, and can be included in the documents requested by the customer.

ISO 45001 certificate can be obtained from authorized certification bodies authorized by an accreditation body approved by IAF – International Accreditation Forum and accredited in the relevant scope.

The cost of ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification service may vary according to various parameters such as the structure, size, process complexity, production and service diversity, number of employees, field of activity, existing management system of your organization.

You can contact our experts for detailed information and support on fees.

ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) certificate is issued for a maximum period of three years. However, within this three-year period, the organization must be inspected at least once a year in order to maintain compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard. The certificates of organizations that do not receive surveillance audit services are canceled in accordance with the accreditation rule.
Depending on the working method and internal procedures of the certification body, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certificate may be issued for one year. In such a case, the organization receiving certification services is sent a Certificate again at the end of the annual surveillance audits.