Comment on 3.33 “incident” in ISO 45001 2nd CD

Dienstag, 7. April 2015 - 20:41

From the viewpoint of employees, the term “incident” has a much better definition in OHSAS 18001:2007 than in ISO 45001. Here the employers seemingly were successful in watering down the standard. I posted this comment in drafts.bsigroup.com:

https://drafts.bsigroup.com/Home/View/3449143?pos=3449143

“Incident” and “ill health” according to OHSAS 18001:

  • Incident: Work-related event(s) in which
    • an injury
    • or ill health (regardless of severity)
    • or fatality

    occurred, or could have occurred.

  • Ill health: Identifiable, adverse physical or mental condition arising from and/or made worse by a work activity and/or work-related situation.

“Occurrence(s) arising out of or in the course of work that could or does result in injury or ill-health” as proposed here for ISO 45001 is much less ambitious. Strangely, “fatality” has been dropped completely in the ISO 45001 draft. And “(regardless of severity)” made sure that employers cannot “evaluate” the severity of ill health before it enters the evaluation process defined in the standard.

Use terms from OHSAS 18001:2007. Make sure that incidents are not filtered away before the enter the official process of evaluation of ill health and its severity.


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