Work health and safety | ISO 45001
ISO 45001 consultants in Perth
Develop an occupational health and safety management system that is grounded in real workplace hazards, worker participation and the effectiveness of operational controls.
The areas a certification auditor will examine
ISO 45001 requires a systematic approach to preventing work-related injury and ill health. A robust system needs both documented arrangements and evidence of their implementation.
Hazards and risk controls
Identify hazards, assess OH&S risks and opportunities, and apply controls using the hierarchy of controls.
Consultation and participation
Demonstrate how workers are consulted, participate in decisions and can raise OH&S issues.
Legal requirements and evaluation
Maintain applicable OH&S legal requirements, evaluate compliance, monitor performance and investigate incidents and nonconformities.
How Tenbray can assist
Tenbray provides ISO 45001 gap analysis, WHS management system development, integration with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, internal audits and preparation for independent certification audits.
Frequently asked questions
Can ISO 45001 be integrated with our existing QMS or EMS?
Yes. Shared management processes can often be integrated while retaining the controls and evidence needed for each standard.
Does ISO 45001 certification prove there are no safety risks?
No. Certification assesses a management system against the standard; it does not mean the workplace is free of hazards or guarantees compliance.
Build ISO 45001 around the hazards of the work
ISO 45001:2018 requires more than a workplace safety manual. The organisation needs a method for identifying hazards, assessing OH&S risks and opportunities, controlling work, consulting workers and evaluating whether its arrangements are effective. Controls should be appropriate to the work and supported by evidence from the workplace.
For Perth and regional WA operations, relevant audit trails may include high-risk work planning, vehicle and mobile plant controls, contractor management, isolation, competency, emergency arrangements, fatigue, psychosocial hazards and incident investigation. Not every topic applies to every business; the system should reflect its actual operational risk profile.
Evidence a certification auditor may sample
- Worker consultation, participation and communication records.
- Hazard identification and risk assessment linked to the hierarchy of controls.
- Operational controls, contractor and procurement arrangements, and change management.
- Competence, induction, equipment inspection and maintenance records where relevant.
- Incidents, corrective actions, monitoring, internal audits and management review outputs.
Compliance evaluation needs a process
Keeping a legal register is only one part of the requirement. An ISO 45001 system needs to determine applicable legal and other requirements, keep that information current, make it relevant to workers and periodically evaluate the actual status of compliance. The method, frequency, responsibilities, results and actions should be clear.
Records should show how evaluations are performed and what happens when noncompliance or uncertainty is identified.
What makes an ISO 45001 audit readiness review useful?
A desktop documentation review can establish the framework, but sampling work activities is essential to test implementation. Tenbray can assess whether risk controls match site conditions, whether consultation channels work in practice, and whether the organisation can demonstrate monitoring, incident learning and improvement. The review should lead to prioritised actions rather than a generic checklist.
Where the business also operates an ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 system, shared processes can form part of an integrated management system. The OH&S-specific requirements—especially participation of workers and the elimination of hazards and reduction of risks—must remain visible.
Prepare with an auditor's perspective
Tell Tenbray what standard applies to your organisation, whether you are building a new system or preparing for your next independent audit, and what support you need.
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