ISO 45001 Consultation and participation Procedure

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ISO 45001 Consultation and Participation Procedure

We have prepared the ISO 45001 Consultation and Participation Procedure, which includes two main parts of consultation of workers in decision-making and their participation in the implementation of decisions, which helps to improve the effectiveness of the occupational safety management system.

What is ISO 45001 Consultation?

According to ISO 45010:2018 clause 5.4, Consultation is seeking the opinion of workers or their representatives in the field of the following subjects and applying it in making decisions in the field of implementing the occupational safety management system.

9 key topics in workers’ counseling

1) determining the needs and expectations of interested parties;
2) establishing the OH&S policy;
3) assigning organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities, as applicable;
4) determining how to fulfil legal requirements and other requirements;
5) establishing OH&S objectives and planning to achieve them;
6) determining applicable controls for outsourcing, procurement and contractors;              7) determining what needs to be monitored, measured and evaluated;
8) planning, establishing, implementing and maintaining an audit programme(s);
9) ensuring continual improvement;

What is ISO 45001 Participation?

This is even though the participation of workers or their representatives is more practical and includes their involvement in the implementation of decisions in the field of implementing the occupational safety management system in the following areas.

7 key topics in worker participation

1) determining the mechanisms for their consultation and participation;
2) identifying hazards and assessing risks and opportunities;
3) determining actions to eliminate hazards and reduce OH&S risks;
4) determining competence requirements, training needs, training and evaluating
training;
5) determining what needs to be communicated and how this will be done;
6) determining control measures and their effective implementation and use;
7) investigating incidents and nonconformities and determining corrective actions;

ISO 45001 clause 5.4 Consultation and participation

The 5.4 clause of ISO 45001 requires the organization to consider the consultation and participation of employees in the issues of the organization before making decisions. Topics that workers will be involved in include policy, goals, risk assessment, risk management, etc.