February 04, 2018
After five years in development, a new standard that provides a framework for improving employee safety, reducing workplace risks and creating better, safer working conditions all over the world has been approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, which was developed with support from the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), is a voluntary consensus standard intended to help combat the global toll of work-related fatalities, which currently number about 7,600 a year.
The first-of-its-kind global model for managing safety and health risks is expected to be published in March. In addition to enhancing employee safety, ISO 45001 is intended to improve business outcomes.
ASSE played a key role in the seven-stage process that began in 2013, serving as the administrator of the U.S. technical advisory group (TAG) to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). According