Employees lose their lives, get injured or become disabled due to work accidents not only in our country but also all over the world. In this regard, legal regulations are issued one after the other, official audits are increased and sanctions are applied for enterprises to take necessary measures. However, although the rate of occupational accidents and occupational diseases has decreased, it is still not completely prevented. Today, businesses operate within the framework of legal regulations and take into account the standards issued by domestic and foreign organizations. Businesses apply OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard to identify and manage the hazards and risks that may arise in occupational health and safety.
However, the International Standards Organization (ISO) has initiated a new standard on occupational health and safety, taking into account the proposal made by the OHSAS project group. This standard, which was launched in 2004 and was approved by the draft studies and accepted as general clauses, has not been published yet. ISO 45001. The main structure of the standard consists of 9001 items in accordance with the latest regulation in the ISO 10 standard. The basic approach of the standard is to create a framework for businesses to reduce the work environment risks of businesses, increase the safety of employees and create more reliable working conditions. Especially in small businesses, the ISO 45001 standard allows only one person to be responsible for occupational health and safety and environmental issues. In addition, this standard draws the business top management into more systems. The issue of leadership is further addressed in the occupational health and safety system. In addition, the ISO 45001 standard places more emphasis on improving occupational health and safety performance by taking precautions, compared to the OHSAS 18001 standard. The purpose of the OHSAS 18001 standard is to ensure that the company can control its risks and improve its performance in this regard. The purpose of the ISO 45001 standard is to increase the performance of the enterprise by taking precautions and to prevent injuries and diseases. The ISO 45001 standard focuses more on risk management and continuous improvement. For this reason, the standard contains articles related to businesses, suppliers and contractors, and performance evaluations are more.
