ISO 45001
Ready for ISO 45001 certification?
An independent check of your occupational health and safety management system before the certification body’s audit: hazards and risks, worker participation, emergencies and whatever can block certification.
Why check first
ISO 45001 asks for more than a risk assessment document: it asks for workers to be consulted and to participate, for contractors to be under control, and for incidents and near misses to be genuinely investigated. The certification auditor talks to people on the shop floor. We do the same beforehand, so you know what they will find.
Hazards and risks
All activities, including non-routine ones, contractors, visitors, and organisational and psychosocial factors.
Participation
Consultation of workers and their representatives on risks, training, objectives and contractors.
Incidents
Injuries and near misses recorded, investigated with workers and closed with effective actions.
What we check · 45 questions · 10 blocking
A
Context of the organisation
Internal and external issues, needs of workers and other interested parties, scope.
B
Leadership and worker participation
Top management commitment, policy, roles, worker consultation and participation.
C
Planning
Hazard identification, risk assessment, legal requirements, objectives.
D
Support
Competence, training, awareness, communication, documented information.
E
Operation
Operational control, hierarchy of controls, management of change, procurement and contractors, emergencies.
F
Performance evaluation
Monitoring, evaluation of legal compliance, internal audits, management review.
G
Improvement
Incidents, nonconformities, corrective action, continual improvement.
The other pre-certification checks
ISO 45001
The blocking requirements
If even one of these requirements is not met, the outcome is “Not yet ready”, whatever the score. These are the points on which a certification audit cannot be closed.
- Documented scope, including third-party activities (4.3)
- OH&S policy with the required commitments (5.2)
- Consultation and participation of workers and their representatives (5.4)
- Hazards of all activities identified and risks assessed (6.1.2)
- Legal requirements identified and kept up to date (6.1.3)
- Emergencies planned and tested, with first aid organised (8.2)
- Periodic evaluation of legal compliance (9.1.2)
- Complete cycle of internal audits (9.2)
- Complete management review (9.3)
- Injuries and near misses investigated and closed with actions (10.2)
What you receive
A clear picture of how ready you are
- Outcome level: Ready for certification (85% or more), Ready with actions (60–84%), Not yet ready.
- Blocking requirements met and not met, with the evidence that is missing.
- Score by clause of the standard, next to your self-assessment.
- Findings with severity, missing evidence and expected action.
- Attestation of verification with a positive outcome, valid for 12 months and open to checking in the public register.
This is not a certification audit and does not replace the certification body’s decision.
How it runs
1
Questionnaire
From context to improvement, clause by clause of the standard, with the evidence for each answer.
2
Document review
Within 15 working days: each answer confirmed, corrected or not verifiable, with the reason.
3
Site visit
Processes, sample records, interviews with managers and workers.
4
Report
Within 10 working days: level, blocking requirements, findings and attestation.
from €450 excl. VAT · Full verification with site visit, or Document review only
The exact price depends on the type of check, the number of workers and sites, and the country: the quote calculates it straight away, travel included. Already bought? Open the questionnaire from the Client area.
Frequently asked questions
Does it replace the risk assessment required by law?
No. We check that your system includes it and keeps it up to date, as the standard requires; the legal obligations remain yours and your advisers’.
Does the check replace the certification body’s audit?
No. It tells you how ready you are; the decision remains with the body you choose.
Will you help us close the findings?
No. We do not provide consultancy to the companies we verify, so our judgement stays independent. The report states precisely what is missing.
We have more than 50 workers or several sites.
The quote calculates the days on site based on workers and sites. Above 250 workers or 5 sites, we agree them with you.
When is the best time to do it?
Ideally two or three months before the certification audit: there is time to close the findings without moving the date.
Can I update the result after closing the findings?
Yes, with a follow-up check within 90 days, document review only, at a fixed price: you will find it in the online quote.
Book your ISO 45001 check before the audit
Get your price: the result appears straight away, and by email too.
