荐读 | ISO官网编译文章：关注 ISO45001 新标准

这是一篇来自ISO官网关于ISO45001的编译文章，阐述了新标准的最新进展、为什么会成为ISO标准以及拥有ISO标准能获得什么好处。中英文对照，了解知识的同时，也测试一下自己的英文水平吧。

Voting has begun on draft ISO 45001, which sets the requirements for anoccupational health and safety management system.
ISO45001，这一为职业健康和安全管理体系设立要求的新标准草案稿已经正式进入投票阶段。

ISO 45001 is currently at the committee draft stage of development, thefirst consultation phase. During this stage, the countries (ISO members) thathave chosen to participate in the standard's development have two months toform a national position on the draft and comment on it.
ISO45001现已进入委员会草案稿第一讨论阶段。在这个阶段里，被选择参与到标准制定的ISO成员各个国家将有两个月的时间对草案形成国家意见并作出评价。

Why an ISO standard?
为什么会成为ISO标准？

According to the International Labour Organization, around 2.34 millionpeople died as a result of work-related accidents and diseases in 2013.Approximately 2 million are the result of work-related illnesses and321 000 are due to accidents.
根据国际劳工组织的统计，2013年大约有234万人死于工作相关的事故和疾病，其中大约有200万源自工作相关的疾病，32万1千是源于事故。

A strong occupational health and safety management system can bring thesenumbers down by reducing accidents and ill health linked to the workplace. Thiswill in turn create a positive corporate culture as employees feel their needsand safety are being taken into account. It can also help organizations toavoid costly prosecutions and might even reduce insurance costs.
一个强有力的职业健康和安全管理体系能够通过减少工作场所相关的事故和不健康隐患使这个数字大为减少。同时，也可以创造一个积极正面的让员工感觉被需要其安全受到重视的企业文化。更有甚者，能够帮助组织减少价格不菲的相关赔偿甚至可以降低保险费用。

ISO 45001 provides requirements to put in place a system and structure thatprotects and reduces risk to employees. Having an ISO standard has some addedbenefits:
ISO45001为建立一套保护和减少员工风险的体系和系统提出了要求，而拥有ISO标准能在以下方面获益：

ISO brings together internationalexpertise. Nearly 70 countries are involved in the development of ISO 45001 asparticipants or observers through their ISO members.
ISO拥有国际性的专业知识。通过ISO成员组织，有近70个国家以参与方或者观察员的方式参与到ISO45001的发展中来。

Many organizations are already usingISO management system standards, which will make integrating a similar standardon occupational health and safety much easier.
许多组织现在已经是ISO管理体系标准的使用者，这将更加使其与其他职业健康安全标准的整合更加容易。

Often small businesses have only oneperson looking after both safety and environmental concerns, so the committeeis making sure that easy integration with ISO 14001 is possible.
许多小企业或许只有一个人员在管理安全以及环境方面的事宜，所以委员会也更加关注与ISO14001相整合的可能性。

ISO standards are recognized aroundthe world, which will encourage more organizations to adopt ISO 45001.
ISO标准是全球认可的标准，这将鼓励更多的组织贯标ISO45001。

ISO 45001 is being developed by ISO project committee ISO/PC 283, Occupationalhealth and safety management systems. The Secretariat is currently held bythe ISO member for the United Kingdom, BSI.
ISO45001标准目前由ISO/PC283委员会——职业健康与安全管理体系负责开发。秘书处设在ISO英国成员单位。