ISO 45001 revision: the questions buyers ask
Five short answers, each with the source behind it. They are written for someone who has to decide what to do next, not for someone who wants a summary of the standard.
What is ISO/DIS 45001?
ISO/DIS 45001 is the Draft International Standard for the second edition of ISO 45001, the occupational health and safety management system standard.
Read the answerWhen will the ISO 45001 revision be published?
The planning date used here is 12 September 2027, an estimate rather than an ISO commitment.
Read the answerWhat changes in the ISO 45001 revision?
The public record shows a moderate revision: new clauses for planning of changes, occupational health and return to work, a consolidated external provider clause, expanded hazard identification for psychosocial, remote, platform, occupational health and climate hazards, and a stronger emphasis on well-being and worker diversity..
Read the answerHow should we prepare for the ISO 45001 revision?
Prepare the work that is right under either edition: psychosocial hazards, well-being, worker diversity, occupational health, return to work and external providers.
Read the answerThe rules this is built from
Nothing here is invented. The 40 requirements that apply today are read from the held ISO 45001:2018 record, each with the evidence an auditor asks for and the ways it commonly fails. The revision layer is read from the public ISO stage record, the public draft contents and two named certification-body summaries. Where the record is silent, the page says so.
ISO 45001:2018, clause by clause
Each clause page states the requirement in our words, the evidence, the gaps and what to do before the revision lands.
Open the clause indexThe new and moved clauses
6.3, 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 8.1.6 and the consolidated 10.1, read from the public record.
Read the revision mapAnnex A, clearly labelled
Informative guidance, not requirements. It explains how to read the clauses and what it does not add.
Open Annex AThe ISO 45001:2018 text is licensed and is not reproduced. The ISO/DIS 45001 text is not public and is not reproduced. The record this site reads is linked on the standards page.