ISO 9001:2015 was published on Monday 12th October 2015.
ISO 14001:2015 was published on 15th September 2015.
A new international standard, ISO 45001, on occupational health and safety management is currently under development with publication expected in October 2016.
The standard will be aligned with ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), which as discussed, have now been published.
It is designed to replace the widely-used OHSAS 18001 whilst also taking into account other key documents and discussion points from around the world. Ultimately it intends to provide a single, clear framework
for organisations of all types and sizes who wish to improve their OH&S performance and protect those working on their behalf or who may be affected by the organisation’s activities.
ISO 45001 is being developed using a collaborative, consensus-based approach taking into account the views of large and small organisations, government bodies, trades unions and work representative organisations.
To ensure the widest possible input is received from stakeholders BSI has taken the unusual step of making drafts available to the public at every stage of development. Usually, this would happen only once, half way
through the process.
ISO 45001 is expected to be published in late 2016.
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