This document gives guidance on the establishment, implementation, maintenance and continual
improvement of an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system that can help
organizations conform to ISO 45001:2018.
NOTE 1 While the guidance in this document is consistent with the ISO 45001:2018 OH&S management
system model, it is not intended to provide interpretations of the requirements in ISO 45001.
NOTE 2 The use of the term “should” in this document does not weaken any of the requirements in
ISO 45001:2018 or add new requirements.
NOTE 3 For most of the clauses in this document, there are real-life cases on how different types of
organizations have implemented the requirements. These are not intended to suggest the only or best way to do
this, but to describe one way this was done by an organization.