Comparison of ISO 9001 + ISO 14001 + ISO 45001
Introduction
ISO 9001 is Quality Management which provides a structured approach for organizations to meet expectations of customers, performance enhancement and demonstration of commitment to quality. The aim is to have consistent output of the business to customers.
ISO 14001 is Environment Management System that provides framework for organization to implement an EMS and improve its environmental performance.
ISO 45001 is Occupational Health and Safety Management System that provides framework for organisation to manage its OH&S risks and improve its OH&S performance. Previously this standard was OHSAS 18001, which in recent times have been revised and changed to ISO 45001.

In the Table 1, we look at clauses overall to see how similar or different the clause requirement are:
Table 1: Comparison of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 – Overall Clause Wise
Clause |
Remark |
ISO 9001:2015 |
ISO 14001:2015 |
ISO 45001:2018 |
Scope |
Clause not auditable |
Quality Management System |
Environment Management System |
Occupational Health and Safety Management System |
Normative references |
Clause not auditable |
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Terms and definitions |
Clause not auditable |
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Context of the organization |
Similar requirements |
Internal and External Issues, Needs and Expectation of Interested parties related to QMS |
Internal and External Issues, Needs and Expectation of Interested parties related to EMS |
Internal and External Issues, Needs and Expectation of Interested parties related to OH&SMS |
Leadership |
Similar requirements Additional in OH&SMS |
Customer Focus, QMS Policy, Organisational roles and responsibilities related to QMS |
EMS Policy, Organisational roles and responsibilities related to EMS |
OH&SMS Policy, Organisational roles and responsibilities related to OH&SMS, Consultation and Participation of Workers |
Planning |
Similar requirements Additional in EMS and OH&SMS |
Actions to address risks and opportunities, QMS objectives, Planning of Changes |
Actions to address risks and opportunities, Environmental Aspect and Impact, EMS objectives, Planning of actions |
Actions to address risks and opportunities, Hazard identification and risk assessment, OH&SMS objectives, Planning of actions |
Support |
Similar requirements |
Resources, Competence, Awareness and Communication, Documented Information |
Resources, Competence, Awareness and Communication, Documented Information |
Resources, Competence, Awareness and Communication, Documented Information |
Operations |
Specific to each MS |
Operational Planning and Control of QMS |
Operational Planning and Control of EMS |
Operational Planning and Control of OH&SMS |
Performance evaluation |
Similar requirements QMS has some additional requirement |
Monitoring measurement, analysis and evaluation Additionally Capturing Customer Satisfaction, Evaluation and analysis |
Monitoring measurement, analysis and evaluation |
Monitoring measurement, analysis and evaluation |
Internal Audit |
Similar requirements |
Internal Audit |
Internal Audit |
Internal Audit |
Management Review |
Similar requirements |
Management Review |
Management Review |
Management Review |
Improvement |
Similar requirements |
Continual Improvement with CAPA on Non Conformity |
Continual Improvement with CAPA on Non Conformity |
Continual Improvement with CAPA on Incidents and Non Conformity |
In the table below Table 2, shows a clear comparison between ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018, clause wise. In the first column with header as “U/I” where U stands for Unique requirement and “I” stands for similar requirements that can be integrated under one header.
Table 2: Comparison table for ISO 9001 + ISO 14001 + ISO 45001 clause wise
U/I |
ISO 9001:2015 |
ISO 14001:2015 |
ISO 45001:2018 |
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Introduction |
Introduction |
Introduction |
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0.1 |
General |
0.1 |
Background |
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0.2 |
Quality management principles |
0.2 |
Aim of an environmental management system |
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0.3 |
Process approach |
0.3 |
Success factors |
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0.3.1 |
General |
0.4 |
Plan-D0-Check-Act model |
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0.3.2 |
Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle |
0.5 |
Contents of this international standard |
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0.3.3 |
Risk-based thinking |
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0.4 |
Relationship with other management standards |
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I |
1 |
Scope |
1 |
Scope |
1 |
Scope |
I |
2 |
Normative references |
2 |
Normative references |
2 |
Normative references |
I |
3 |
Terms and definitions |
3 |
Terms and definitions |
3 |
Terms and definitions. |
4 |
Context of the organization |
4 |
Context of the organization |
4 |
Context of the organization. |
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I |
4.1 |
Understanding the organization and its context |
4.1 |
Understanding the organization and its context |
4.1 |
Understanding the organization and its context |
I |
4.2 |
Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties |
4.2 |
Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties |
4.2 |
Understanding the needs and expectations of workers and other interested parties |
I |
4.3 |
Determining the scope of the quality management system |
4.3 |
Determining the scope of the environmental management system |
4.3 |
Determining the scope of the OH&S management system. |
I |
4.4 |
Quality management system and its processes |
4.4 |
Environmental management system |
4.4 |
OH&S management system |
5 |
Leadership |
5 |
Leadership |
5 |
Leadership and worker participation |
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I |
5.1 |
Leadership and commitment |
5.1 |
Leadership and commitment |
5.1 |
Leadership and commitment |
U |
5.1.1 |
General |
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U |
5.1.2 |
Customer focus |
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I |
5.2 |
Policy |
5.2 |
Environmental policy |
5.2 |
OH&S policy |
I |
5.2.1 |
Establishing the quality policy |
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I |
5.2.2 |
Communicating the quality policy |
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I |
5.3 |
Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities |
5.3 |
Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities |
5.3 |
Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities |
5.4 |
Consultation and participation of workers |
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6 |
Planning |
6 |
Planning |
6 |
Planning |
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I |
6.1 |
Actions to address risks and opportunities |
6.1 |
Actions to address risks and opportunities |
6.1 |
Actions to address risks and opportunities |
I |
6.1.1 |
General |
6.1.1 |
General |
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U |
6.1.2 |
Environmental aspects |
6.1.2 |
Hazard identification and assessment of risks and opportunities |
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I |
6.1.3 |
Compliance obligations |
6.1.3 |
Determination of legal requirements and other requirements |
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I |
6.1.4 |
Planning action |
6.1.4 |
Planning action |
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I |
6.2 |
Quality objectives and planning to achieve them |
6.2 |
Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them |
6.2 |
OH&S objectives and planning to achieve them |
I |
6.2.1 |
Environmental objectives |
6.2.1 |
OH&S objectives |
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I |
6.2.2 |
Planning actions to achieve environmental objectives |
6.2.2 |
Planning to achieve OH&S objectives. |
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I |
6.3 |
Planning of changes |
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7 |
Support |
7 |
Support |
7 |
Support |
|
I |
7.1 |
Resources |
7.1 |
Resources |
7.1 |
Resources |
I |
7.1.1 |
General |
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I |
7.1.2 |
People |
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I |
7.1.3 |
Infrastructure |
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I |
7.1.4 |
Environment for the operation of processes |
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U |
7.1.5 |
Monitoring and measuring resources |
9.1.1 |
Operational control - Monitoring, measuring equipment |
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U |
7.1.5.1 |
General |
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U |
7.1.5.2 |
Measurement traceability |
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U |
7.1.6 |
Organizational knowledge |
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I |
7.2 |
Competence |
7.2 |
Competence |
7.2 |
Competence |
I |
7.3 |
Awareness |
7.3 |
Awareness |
7.3 |
Awareness |
I |
7.4 |
Communication |
7.4 |
Communication |
7.4 |
Communication |
I |
7.4.1 |
General |
7.4.1 |
General |
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I |
7.4.2 |
Internal communication |
7.4.2 |
Internal communication |
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I |
7.4.3 |
External communication |
7.4.3 |
External communication |
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I |
7.5 |
Documented information |
7.5 |
Documented information |
7.5 |
Documented information |
I |
7.5.1 |
General |
7.5.1 |
General |
7.5.1 |
General |
I |
7.5.2 |
Creating and updating |
7.5.2 |
Creating and updating |
7.5.2 |
Creating and updating |
I |
7.5.3 |
Control of documented information |
7.5.3 |
Control of documented information |
7.5.3 |
Control of documented information |
8 |
Operation |
8 |
Operation |
8 |
Operation |
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I |
8.1 |
Operational planning and control |
8.1 |
Operational planning and control |
8.1 |
Operational planning and control |
U |
8.1.1 |
General |
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U |
8.1.2 |
Eliminating hazards and reducing OH&S risks |
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U |
8.1.3 |
Management of change |
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U |
8.1.4 |
Procurement |
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U |
8.2 |
Requirements for products and services |
8.2 |
Emergency preparedness and response |
8.2 |
Emergency preparedness and response |
U |
8.2.1 |
Customer communication |
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U |
8.2.2 |
Determining the requirements for products and services |
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U |
8.2.3 |
Review of the requirements for products and services |
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U |
8.2.4 |
Changes to requirements for products and services |
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U |
8.3 |
Design and development of products and services |
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U |
8.3.1 |
General |
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U |
8.3.2 |
Design and development planning |
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U |
8.3.3 |
Design and development inputs |
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U |
8.3.4 |
Design and development controls |
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U |
8.3.5 |
Design and development outputs |
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U |
8.3.6 |
Design and development changes |
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U |
8.4 |
Control of externally provided processes, products and services |
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U |
8.4.1 |
General |
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U |
8.4.2 |
Type and extent of control |
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U |
8.4.3 |
Information for external providers |
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U |
8.5 |
Production and service provision |
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U |
8.5.1 |
Control of production and service provision |
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U |
8.5.2 |
Identification and traceability |
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U |
8.5.3 |
Property belonging to customers or external providers |
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U |
8.5.4 |
Preservation |
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U |
8.5.5 |
Post-delivery activities |
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U |
8.5.6 |
Control of changes |
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U |
8.6 |
Release of products and services |
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U |
8.7 |
Control of nonconforming outputs |
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9 |
Performance evaluation |
9 |
Performance evaluation |
9 |
Performance evaluation |
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I |
9.1 |
Monitoring measurement, analysis and evaluation |
9.1 |
Monitoring measurement, analysis and evaluation |
9.1 |
Monitoring, measurement, analysis and performance evaluation |
I |
9.1.1 |
General |
9.1.1 |
General |
9.1.1 |
General |
U |
9.1.2 |
Customer satisfaction |
9.1.2 |
Evaluation of compliance |
9.1.2 |
Evaluation of compliance |
U |
9.1.3 |
Analysis and Evaluation |
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9.2 |
Internal Audit |
9.2 |
Internal Audit |
9.2 |
Internal Audit |
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I |
9.2.1 |
General |
9.2.1 |
General |
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I |
9.2.2 |
Internal Audit Programme |
9.2.2 |
Internal Audit Programme |
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9.3 |
Management Review |
9.3 |
Management Review |
9.3 |
Management Review |
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I |
9.3.1 |
General |
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I |
9.3.2 |
Management Review inputs |
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I |
9.3.3 |
Management Review outputs |
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10 |
Improvement |
10 |
Improvement |
10 |
Improvement |
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I |
10.1 |
General |
10.1 |
General |
10.1 |
General |
U |
10.2 |
Non-Conformity and Corrective Action |
10.2 |
Non-Conformity and Corrective Action |
10.2 |
Incident, non-conformity and corrective action |
I |
10.3 |
Continual Improvement |
10.3 |
Continual Improvement |
10.3 |
Continual Improvement |