Clause 7.5.2: Creating and updating
Whenever documented information is created or updated, the organization makes sure it is suitably identified and described (for example by title, date, author or reference number), in a suitable format and medium, and reviewed and approved so that it is fit and adequate..
What clause 7.5.2 asks
Whenever documented information is created or updated, the organization makes sure it is suitably identified and described (for example by title, date, author or reference number), in a suitable format and medium, and reviewed and approved so that it is fit and adequate.
A record that cannot be identified, dated and approved is hard to rely on later. The clause is about the small disciplines that make a document usable as evidence.
Draft 7.5.2 Creating and updating, from clause 7.5.2. The public draft contents keep the clause at 7.5.2, on creating and updating documented information. No substantive change to the identification, format, review or approval duties is described in the summaries held.
Evidence for clause 7.5.2
An auditor will pick a risk assessment and check its title, date, author, approval and version.
- Document controlTemplates with identification fields
- Document controlApproval records
- Document controlVersion history on procedures and risk assessments
Where clause 7.5.2 commonly fails
- Risk assessments circulated unapproved
- No version control on safe work procedures
What to do about clause 7.5.2 before the revision
Add identification fields to every template. Require approval before a risk assessment is used. Keep a version history on safe work procedures. Withdraw superseded versions from the point of use.
What the record shows for clause 7.5.2
An auditor working on clause 7.5.2 will start with Templates with identification fields. The failure this record sees most often is Risk assessments circulated unapproved. Both are carried into the kit as row 24, with an owner field and a dated action.
Read across from clause 7.5.2
Read the next clause in the group, or open the full index. The revision map shows the draft structure.
Source for clause 7.5.2: ISO 45001:2018, clause 7.5.2, retrieved 18 October 2026. The draft note rests on the public DIS contents and the two named summaries; the requirement, evidence and gaps are written from the held clause record. Every source.