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The ISO 45000 suite of standards and guidance on Occupational Health & Safety Management

Helping in the fight against Covid-19

Sally Swingewood,

Lead Standards Development Manager for OH&S and Quality management, BSI, Committee Manager, ISO/TC 283

Martin Cottam

Group Technical Assurance & Quality Director, Lloyd’s Register; Chair, ISO/TC 283


AGENDA

• Introduction to ISO/TC 283 – current and future activities and publications

• Relevance to the fight against Covid-19

• How the ISO 45001 framework can help organizations address the risks of transmission of the virus amongst workers.


ISO/TC 283

• ISO/TC 283 is responsible for developing standards for occupational health and safety (OH&S) management.

• The standards developed in this committee are applicable to organizations of all sizes, sectors and locations and should drive improvement in OH&S performance.


Why is the work of TC 283 needed?

To encourage and support improvement in global OH&S performance

Data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) indicates that:

• there are over 2.78 million deaths globally per year as a result of occupational accidents, and

• over 374 million work-related non-fatal injuries/illnesses per year many resulting in extended absences from work.

• the economic burden of current OH&S performance is estimated to be 3.94% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP)


Committee membership

78 participating member countries

21 observing member countries


Adapting our ways of working

Cancun, Mexico - May 2020

San Salvador, El Salvador, October 2020

Coventry UK – Sept 2018 Dallas, USA – March 2019 Kigali, Rwanda – Oct 2019


Current and future deliverables

• ISO 45001:2018 Occupational health and safety management systems - Requirements with guidance for use - published March 2018

• A Practical Guide for Smaller Organizations (Handbook) – awaiting publication in August 2020

• ISO 45003: Occupational health and safety management -- Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – Guidelines (due for publication in June 2021; Draft International Standard due for public comment soon)

• ISO 45002: General guidelines on implementation of ISO 45001:2018 – due for publication in 2022

• ISO 45004: Guidance standard on OH&S performance evaluation – currently under discussion


About ISO 45001

• First ISO management system standard for Occupational Health & Safety Management

• Builds on, and replaces, OHSAS 18001

• Provides an OH&S management system (MS) standard compatible with other ISO MS standards such as ISO 9001 (Quality management)and ISO 14001(Environmental management), to facilitate alignment/integration


Management System Structure

7. Support 8. Operation

9. Performance

evaluation

10. Improvement

6. PlanningIntended outcome of the OHSMS

4. Context of the organization

Internal and external issues

Needs and expectations of

interested parties

PLAN DO

CHECKACT

5. Leadership and worker

participation

Note: numbers refer to clause numbers in the standard


About ISO 45003

• Provides guidance on psychological health, safety and well-being at work and managing psychosocial risks – aligned to and supporting ISO 45001

• Reflects that psychological health presents a major public health challenge for organizations, workers, their families, health care providers and communities

• Psychological health issues are now the leading cause of sickness absence and long-term work disability in most developed countries

• Depression, stress, burnout, anxiety and similar issues create significant economic, social and personal costs to organizations, workers and society


About ISO 45003 ISO 45003 gives practical guidance to enable organizations to identify and manage psychosocial risks.

In addition to external factors (including the current global health crisis), psychosocial risks relate to:

- How work is organized- Social factors- Work environment, equipment and tasks


Relevance to the fight against Covid-19

• ISO 45001 framework provides a solid overall framework within which organizations can manage the necessary changes to their OH&S arrangements

• The Covid-19 pandemic and its broader economic affects are significantly adding to the anxiety and stress affecting many workers – creating added challenge for the organizations in which they work


Key lessons from the ISO 45001 framework

• Start by (re)assessing your organization’s context

• Remember that changes to address Covid-19 may create new, or change existing, risks

• Central role of leaders in mobilizing the organization and leading by example

• Importance of worker participation and consultation in the design of changes

• Don’t just consider “normal operation”, think about the non-routine, including emergency situations


Key lessons from the ISO 45001 framework

• Important to consider needs of individual workers, and groups of workers, and to be flexible and supportive

• Induction of workers to the new workplace and new working arrangements

• Monitor performance and gather feedback – be agile in adjusting to new information and risk levels

• Consider where there may be opportunities for OH&S improvements


Key lessons from ISO 45003

• Different workers will have different anxieties and can be afraid to raise them: it is vital to facilitate regular discussions and ask open questions

• Individual domestic circumstances will affect workers’ abilities to perform –think about trauma, bereavement, loneliness, childcare issues, caring responsibilities

• Giving workers more control over the way they work, where they work, when they work and the pace of work will help ensure they support necessary changes

• Flexibility and agility are key: as pandemic-related risks change so will psychosocial hazards. Be transparent, involve workers, communicate clearly and regularly.


BSI Safe Working Guidelines

• https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/topics/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/covid-19-guidelines/

https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/topics/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/covid-19-guidelines/


Follow our work:

https://committee.iso.org/home/tc283

Get in touch:

SecretariatSally Swingewood

Tel: +44 (0) 7849 112599Email: [email protected]

https://committee.iso.org/home/tc283


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