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What Are The Benefits of Certification?

This comprehensive occupational health and safety checklist helps you assess your certification readiness and identify gaps in your OHS management system.

Policies

Ensures you have an effective OHS policy and objectives

Worker Safety

Reduces workplace injuries and creates a safer work environment

Meet External Requirements

Demonstrate your commitment to safety to internal and external stakeholders

Identifying Safety Issues

A process to identify hazards and manage safety risks effectively

Context & Leadership

Have we determined the internal and external issues that will impact on our occupational health and safety system?

Have we determined which interested parties are relevant to our safety system and their specific requirements?

Have we determined and documented the scope and boundaries of our occupational health and safety management system?

Can we demonstrate that top management is providing leadership and commitment to the safety system?

Have we documented a safety policy that is communicated and available to all relevant parties?

Have we documented the roles and responsibilities for safety management within our organisation?

Have we established processes for consultation and participation in safety at all levels and functions?

Planning

Have we identified and assessed the risks and opportunities that could impact our occupational health and safety system?

Have we established processes for ongoing hazard identification in the workplace?

Do we conduct risk assessments for identified hazards and determine appropriate controls?

Have we identified all applicable legal and other OHS requirements that apply to our organisation?

Have we established measurable safety objectives at relevant functions and levels with plans to achieve them?

Support

Have we identified and provided the necessary resources (people, infrastructure, technology) for our safety system?

Do we ensure personnel working under our control have the necessary competence for their safety responsibilities?

Have we maintained records of personnel competence, training and qualifications?

Have we ensured personnel are aware of our policy, responsibilities and processes including incident, hazard and risk reporting?

Have we established processes for internal and external communication about safety with staff, contractors, visitors, regulators and interested parties?

Do we have a documented information control system to manage our safety documents and records?

Operations

Have we established operational controls and procedures to meet the requirements of our safety system?

Do we apply the hierarchy of controls to eliminate hazards and reduce OHS risks in our workplace?

Have we established processes for managing changes that impact safety performance (products, work conditions, legal requirements, technology, equipment, personnel)?

Do we have processes to ensure safety is factored into procurement decisions including outsourcing and contractors?

Have we established documented emergency preparedness and response procedures?

Do we test our emergency procedures (such as drills) and evaluate their effectiveness?

Have we maintained records of emergency preparedness tests and any actual emergency responses?

Performance Evaluation

Do we monitor key safety processes, operational controls and equipment (including calibration requirements)?

Do we measure and evaluate our safety performance using KPIs and targets?

Have we maintained records of our monitoring and measurement activities and results?

Do we regularly evaluate our compliance with legal and other OHS requirements, and maintain records of these evaluations?

Do we conduct internal audits at planned intervals to verify our safety system is effective and properly implemented?

Have we maintained records of our internal audit programs, plans and results?

Does top management review the safety system at planned intervals to ensure its continuing suitability and effectiveness?

Have we maintained records of management review meetings and decisions?

Improvement

Do we have processes for reporting, investigating and taking corrective action on safety incidents and non-conformities?

Have we maintained records of incidents, investigations and the corrective actions taken?

Do we continually improve the suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of our occupational health and safety system?

Completed the Checklist? Ready to Get Certified?

After completing this ISO 45001 checklist, contact us for a quote and timeline for your occupational health and safety certification journey. Download the PDF checklist to share with your team.

ISO 45001:2018 Health & Safety Self Assessment Checklist