ISO45001 (Occupational Health & Safety Management System) is achieved by following the rules laid down in the standard.

The way in which the rules are applied is dependent on the context of your organisation. For example if you are in construction and have many workers it will be more in depth than if you are a small retail business. Lets keep it simple:

Achieving ISO45001 has its foundation in the same framework as ISO9001:

1. You have an organization/ business
2. You have existing methods of controlling health & safety risks
3. You need a number of policies
4. You need health & safety objectives
5. You need an explanation of your business and how it controls health & safety
6. You need a definition of what it is you do
7. You need to identify hazards and how to eliminate them
8. You need to identify all risks and how to reduce them
9. You need to identify your requirements
10. You need to communicate the system to your workers and consult with them
11. You need to manage change
12. You need to check and review what you do
13. You need to correct things that are wrong
14. You need to plan the way forward
15. You need to know who is interested in your business and why
16. You need to communicate effectively
17. You need to control documentation