Clause 8.1.4.1: Procurement, general
The organization sets up, runs and keeps processes that govern how it buys products and services, so that what it buys is in line with its OH&S management system..
What clause 8.1.4.1 asks
The organization sets up, runs and keeps processes that govern how it buys products and services, so that what it buys is in line with its OH&S management system.
Procurement is a control point. What the organization buys decides which hazards enter the workplace, and the clause requires buying to be consistent with the OH&S system.
Draft 8.1.6 Externally provided processes, products and services, from clause 8.1.4.1. The draft replaces the procurement subclauses with a single 8.1.6, Externally provided processes, products and services, and replaces the term outsourcing with external provider. The public summaries report some new requirements and some parts removed, with the detail still subject to change.
The draft treatment of clause 8.1.4.1 has its own page: 8.1.6 Externally provided processes, products and services.
Evidence for clause 8.1.4.1
An auditor will take a recent purchase of equipment or a chemical and ask what OH&S review happened before the order.
- ProcurementOH&S requirements in purchasing specifications
- ProcurementPre-purchase hazard and risk review for equipment, chemicals and services
- ProcurementReceipt inspection or verification records
Where clause 8.1.4.1 commonly fails
- Equipment purchased without OH&S review
- Chemicals introduced without safety data sheet assessment
What to do about clause 8.1.4.1 before the revision
Add an OH&S gate to the purchase process for equipment, chemicals and services. Record the pre-purchase review. Verify what arrives against the specification. Update references from 8.1.4 to 8.1.6 in procedures and training.
What the record shows for clause 8.1.4.1
An auditor working on clause 8.1.4.1 will start with OH&S requirements in purchasing specifications. The failure this record sees most often is Equipment purchased without OH&S review. Both are carried into the kit as row 29, with an owner field and a dated action.
Read across from clause 8.1.4.1
Read the next clause in the group, or open the full index. The revision map shows the draft structure.
Source for clause 8.1.4.1: ISO 45001:2018, clause 8.1.4.1, 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.