ISO 45001:2018 Introduction
Understand occupational health and safety management systems, worker participation and what certification involves
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Modules
- 6
- Final exam
- 70% to pass
- Certificate
- No expiry
- Lifetime access to the course and your certificate
- Verifiable Certificate of Completion. Certificate does not expire.
- 3 exam attempts
- Progress saved to your account on every slide
- The full course, every module, quiz and the final exam, is available in Spanish. Choose your language inside the course at any time.
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About this course
ISO 45001:2018 is the international standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S) management systems. It replaced OHSAS 18001, and the migration of certificates ended in 2021. This course explains what the standard asks of an organization, why it asks for it, and how an OH&S management system works in a real manufacturing operation.
You start with the shared foundations of management systems, then walk through ISO 45001 clause by clause: context, including the climate change additions from Amendment 1:2024, leadership and the OH&S policy, consultation and participation of workers, hazard identification and assessment of OH&S risks and opportunities, legal requirements, objectives, competence and awareness, the hierarchy of controls, management of change, procurement, contractors and outsourcing, emergency preparedness, monitoring, internal audit, management review, incident investigation and corrective action.
A sheet metal fabrication plant with press brakes, welding cells and forklift traffic runs through the course, with further examples from electronics assembly, aerospace machining and warehousing. You also learn how ISO 45001 relates to OSHA and other legal requirements, how third-party certification works, and what is expected from the revised edition now in development.
The course is written for people who need to understand the standard, not audit it. It teaches the management system standard; it does not replace the job-specific and site-specific safety training that OSHA standards or other laws require your employer to provide. On passing the final exam you receive a PlanetISO Certificate of Completion.
What you will be able to do
- Explain the purpose and intended outcomes of an OH&S management system under ISO 45001:2018 and how it differs from OHSAS 18001.
- Describe the harmonized structure of clauses 4 to 10, including the climate change additions to clauses 4.1 and 4.2 from Amendment 1:2024.
- Explain the requirements for consultation and participation of workers in clause 5.4 and the leadership duty to protect workers from reprisals.
- Describe how hazards are identified and OH&S risks and opportunities are assessed under clause 6.1.2, and how legal requirements are determined under clause 6.1.3.
- Apply the hierarchy of controls and explain the requirements for management of change, procurement, contractors, outsourcing and emergency preparedness.
- Outline how incidents are investigated and corrective action is taken under clause 10.2, with worker participation.
- Describe the certification process and the status of the ISO 45001 revision expected in 2027.
Course outline
- 1
Management system foundations
What a occupational health and safety management system is, how ISO 45001:2018 is organised, and what certification does and does not mean.
About 40 minutes, then a module quiz
- 2
ISO 45001:2018 at a glance
Where the standard came from, what it is for, the terms it depends on, how it relates to OSHA and other laws, and the revision now in progress.
About 40 minutes, then a module quiz
- 3
Context, leadership and worker participation: clauses 4 and 5
How the organization understands its context and climate change, what top management must do, what the OH&S policy commits to, and how workers are consulted and take part.
About 45 minutes, then a module quiz
- 4
Planning: hazards, risks, legal requirements and objectives (clause 6)
How hazards are identified, how OH&S risks and opportunities are assessed, how legal requirements are determined, and how actions and objectives are planned.
About 50 minutes, then a module quiz
- 5
Support and operation: clauses 7 and 8
Competence, awareness and communication, the hierarchy of controls, management of change, procurement, contractors and outsourcing, and emergency preparedness.
About 50 minutes, then a module quiz
- 6
Performance evaluation, improvement and certification: clauses 9 and 10
Monitoring and measurement, evaluation of compliance, internal audit, management review, incident investigation and corrective action, and how third-party certification works.
About 45 minutes, then a module quiz
Final examination and certificate
20 questions drawn from the course bank. Score 70% or higher to receive your Certificate of Completion.
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