To survive in today's fiercely competitive global marketplace, organizations must actively manage all types of risks, and enterprises' occupational health and safety issues are no exception.

Released by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in March 2018, ISO 45001 marks an important step forward in improving occupational health and safety standards worldwide.

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The new standard enables organizations to proactively improve injury prevention and reduce ill health, facilitating the sustainable survival of organizations.

With growing globalization and expansion of global trade, interested parties expect organizations to act ethically in all aspects of business, especially in the way they treat their employees.

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ISO 45001 provides these organizations with an internationally recognized occupational health and safety standard to follow. This standard not only delivers formal systematic specifications for analyzing and managing risks,

but also establishes specifications for managing regulatory compliance, enhancing workplace safety and evaluating occupational health and safety performance. Such systematic approaches

help reduce the number of accidents and thereby mitigate threats to businesses ultimately.

To meet international demands and requirements, more than 50 countries and organizations including the International Labour Organization (ILO) have participated in the work related to ISO 45001. Its objective is to provide

a tool available for organizations, applicable to all industries and usable globally.

ISO 45001 supersedes OHSAS 18001, which was first issued in 1999 and revised in 2007, and becomes the primary international standard for OH&S management systems.

Organizations currently holding OHSAS 18001 certificates are granted a three-year transition period for recertification to satisfy the requirements of ISO 45001.