This policy brief looks at the new ISO45001 draft international standard for occupational safety and health (OSH) management systems.After describing the process for international standard-setting, the brief analyses the relationship of this new proposed ISO45001 with the European Union's 1989... Find out more

International standards are playing an increasingly important role in market governance and often have a direct impact on health, safety and the environment. In most cases, these norms are defined by experts, without the participation of civil society representatives. This Policy Brief presents the... Find out more

This first ETUI Policy Brief of 2012 deals with the first ISO international social standard ‘ISO 26000 – Guidance for Social Responsibility’ (GSR). The author argues, that unlike other standards, it is political rather than technical, taking on the role of organisations within society even though it... Find out more