BS ISO 45002:2023 - TC

What is BS ISO 45002 - Guidelines for the implementation of BS ISO 45001 about?

BS ISO 45002:2023 is the new international guidance document is designed to help organizations implement BS EN ISO 45001. It gives guidance on how to ensure that the specific needs of different individuals and groups of workers are addressed.

Who is BS ISO 45002 - Guidelines for the implementation of BS ISO 45001 for?

Organizations of all sizes and types in any sector, whether they’re looking to improve an existing implementation of BS EN ISO 45001, are first time users of that standard, or are not yet ready to comply with all the requirements of BS EN ISO 45001 but want to systematically improve their organization’s OH&S.

Users of the standards will typically be:

• OH&S professionals and managers
• HR staff
• Leaders of organizations, including CEOs and board members
• Asset managers
• Business owners

What does BS ISO 45002 - Guidelines for the implementation of BS ISO 45001 cover?

BS ISO 45002 gives guidance on the establishment, implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system that can help organizations conform to BS EN ISO 45001:2018.

NOTE: For most of the clauses in BS ISO 45002:2023 there are real life cases on how different types of organizations have implemented the requirements. These are not intended to suggest the only or best way to do this, but to suggest how this was done by an organization to promote good OH&S performance.

Why should you use BS ISO 45002 - Guidelines for the implementation of BS ISO 45001?

This document is design to help organizations implement BS EN ISO 45001:2018 more effectively. Where that standard states ‘what’ needs to be done, BS ISO 45002:2023 expands on the ‘how to do it’ with examples and guidance on how to implement the requirements in any type of organization, thereby helping organizations improve OH&S performance, i.e. prevent injury and ill health to workers and provide safe and healthy workplaces, as well as fulfil legal requirements and meet other OH&S objectives.

In addition, by providing additional guidance, BS ISO 45002 can help ensure the specific needs of individuals and groups of workers are being fully addressed. 

BS ISO 45002 can also help organizations to improve their risk management, increase trust among stakeholders and to grow sustainably.

BS ISO 45002 contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 on good health and well-being, Goal 8 on decent work and economic growth and Goal 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions.