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Module 5 of 7 · ISO 45001 · Clause 8

Operation

Operation covers day-to-day risk control and, for most SMEs, contractor coordination with contracted and subcontracted companies.

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Eliminating hazards and reducing risks

Apply the hierarchy of controls: eliminate the hazard, substitute it, engineering controls, signage or administrative controls, and PPE as the last resort.

Management of change

When processes, equipment or working conditions change, evaluate the safety impact before introducing the change, not after.

Contractor coordination

When several companies work at the same site, prevention must be coordinated: exchanging risk information, verifying training and fitness, and controlling access.

What an auditor usually asks for

  • A documented hierarchy of controls for each significant risk
  • A safety impact assessment record for every change
  • Up-to-date contractor coordination documentation for every contractor
  • Access control for external personnel at every site

How to cover operation in Kimobox

  1. 1Document the hierarchy of controls for each risk directly on the process map.
  2. 2Manage contractor coordination with every contractor from the CAE module.
  3. 3Control external personnel access with OH&S documentation verified before entry.

Every contractor's documentation gets verified before their people set foot on site, not after the accident.

See contractor coordination (CAE) in Kimobox

Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

  1. ISO 45001:2018 — Occupational health and safety management systems ISO · 2018 ed., with Amd 1:2024
  2. Ley 31/1995, de Prevencion de Riesgos Laborales BOE-A-1995-24292 · Consolidated text