Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Changes | AS 4801, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001
It has been announced that AS4801 is changing into ISO 45001 next year. So far there has been an initial draft copy issued – DIS 45001. In preparation for this transition Australian businesses currently accredited with AS4801 will need to identify the gaps in their current systems and bring up to speed with ISO45001. WHEN WILL ISO 45001 BE AVAILABLE? A second draft version of ISO 45001 is now available, however, this is not a public draft document and will only be available to selected people. The final approved version of ISO 45001:2016 will be published in mid-2017. HOW SOON CAN I TRANSITION FROM AS4801 TO ISO 45001 WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE DIS? It may be useful to start communicating internally that AS4801 is changing to ISO 45001. You should…