Clause 8.1.4.2: Contractors
The organization aligns its procurement processes with its contractors so that hazards are identified and the OH&S risks are assessed and controlled where they come from three sources: contractor activities and operations that affect the organization; the organization's own activities and operations that affect contractor workers; and contractor activities and operations that affect other interested parties at the workplace.
What clause 8.1.4.2 asks
The organization aligns its procurement processes with its contractors so that hazards are identified and the OH&S risks are assessed and controlled where they come from three sources: contractor activities and operations that affect the organization; the organization's own activities and operations that affect contractor workers; and contractor activities and operations that affect other interested parties at the workplace. It makes sure contractors and their workers satisfy what its OH&S management system requires, and its procurement processes set and apply OH&S criteria for choosing contractors.
Contractor control has three directions: the contractor's work affecting the organization, the organization's work affecting the contractor, and the contractor's work affecting others at the workplace.
Draft 8.1.6 Externally provided processes, products and services, from clause 8.1.4.2. The contractor requirements fold into the new 8.1.6. The public summaries report more intensive involvement of external service providers and supply chains, with the detail of the clause still open to change.
The draft treatment of clause 8.1.4.2 has its own page: 8.1.6 Externally provided processes, products and services.
Evidence for clause 8.1.4.2
An auditor will ask which of the three directions was assessed for the last contractor job, and who supervised the interface.
- Contractor managementContractor selection criteria including OH&S performance
- Contractor managementPre-work hazard exchange and risk assessments between the organization and contractors
- Contractor managementContractor induction and monitoring records
- Contractor managementEvidence contractors' workers are covered by the system's requirements
Where clause 8.1.4.2 commonly fails
- Contractors selected on price with no OH&S criteria
- Risks the organization's operations pose to contractors not assessed
- No monitoring of contractor performance during the work
What to do about clause 8.1.4.2 before the revision
Assess all three directions before the job starts. Put OH&S criteria in contractor selection. Exchange hazards in writing and hold a start-of-work briefing. Monitor during the work, not only at selection.
What the record shows for clause 8.1.4.2
An auditor working on clause 8.1.4.2 will start with Contractor selection criteria including OH&S performance. The failure this record sees most often is Contractors selected on price with no OH&S criteria. Both are carried into the kit as row 30, with an owner field and a dated action.
Read across from clause 8.1.4.2
Read the next clause in the group, or open the full index. The revision map shows the draft structure.
Source for clause 8.1.4.2: ISO 45001:2018, clause 8.1.4.2, 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.