ISO 45001 Maturity · Occupational Health and Safety Management
Your health and safety system measured against ISO 45001, site by site, and turned into a costed action plan.
10 themes, a 5-level scale. And the action that moves each level to the next.
The framework’s 10 themes, already written from L1 to L5. One company, one business unit, or 300 at once.
ISO 45001 Maturity · Occupational Health and Safety Management
10 themes, 5-level scale.
Nordhavn Industries
53 / 100
They measure their maturity with Datamensio
An example
This could be your situation.
Take one company as an example: three sites, three spreadsheets, no shared answer.
Nobody can consolidate.
Nordhavn Industries, 2,400 people in Hamburg, Lyon and Porto. A client asks where the group stands. Each site answers in its own spreadsheet, with its own scales.
Three weeks, a single base.
One ISO 45001:2018 assessment launched across all three sites at once, from the managers’ interview notes. The framework was already written, its 10 themes and levels L1 to L5 too.
Two costs avoided before being committed.
A score of 53 out of 100, with the gap concentrated on three themes. The AI companion spotted that two actions duplicated those of another audit. The committee report took one sentence to request.
What it saved them
- 3sites measured on the same base, instead of three questionnaires to reconcile
- 2duplicate actions caught before the spend
- 1committee report, with no manual rework
These figures are an example. They could be yours.
The standard imposes processes. Datamensio says where you stand.
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The framework is already written
Themes, questions and levels L1 to L5, all written. You do not start from an empty spreadsheet.
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The score lands the same day
Online, by self-assessment link or in interview. Theme by theme, comparable over time.
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The gap becomes a costed plan
Every step up carries its action. The AI prioritises on expected effect, not on the order of the standard.
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Progress can be demonstrated
Campaign after campaign, against your target and against your own past. That is what your board asks for.
The maturity scale
One level, the next, and the action that links the two.
It is this mechanism, one level, the level above, and the action linking the two, that turns a finding into a trajectory.
Are dangerous situations and near misses reported and then acted on?
- N1
No reporting channel. Only lost-time accidents are known, through the administrative process.
- N2
A reporting form exists. Reports come from a handful of willing individuals and feedback to reporters is inconsistent.
- N3
Reporting is known across all teams, including external contractors. Situations are logged, analysed and closed out with feedback to the reporter.
- N4
Reports are analysed for root causes, actions are assigned and tracked to closure, indicators are monitored by site and presented at committee level.
- N5
Lessons learned are shared across sites and fed into risk assessments and operating procedures, with periodic review of the effectiveness of the reporting system.
Action to move from level 2 to level 3
Open reporting to shift teams and external companies through a tool available at the workstation, build it into the shift handover briefing, and review the week’s reports at the weekly safety meeting with named feedback to the reporter.
« With Datamensio, we meet our objectives far more efficiently. The ERDF inspection services and our supervising ministry particularly appreciated an approach that gives them reliable data. »
Director, CCI 94CCI Île-de-France
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Maja SucekChief Operating Officer, Interreg Danube
Rarely on its own
Frameworks combine. Put several together to cover your business, or have the AI write yours.
Take your first measurementon ISO 45001.
What this framework covers
ISO 45001:2018 is the international standard for occupational health and safety management systems. It follows the common structure of ISO management standards: context of the organisation, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, improvement. It imposes two points often underestimated in extractive industries: hazard identification and risk assessment as a continuous process, and consultation and participation of workers, including non-managerial staff, at every stage of the system. It is certifiable by an accredited body.
The difficulty is not writing the manual, it is sustaining the system across dispersed sites, with shift teams, numerous contractors and high turnover. Are the risk assessments for underground, quarry and workshop positions updated after every operational change, or simply carried over year on year? Are permits to work, lock-out procedures and prevention plans for external companies applied consistently across all sites? Do near misses get reported, or are only lost-time accidents analysed?
A confusion often recurs: ISO 45001 does not replace the obligations arising from Directive 89/391/EEC and its sectoral texts, Directive 92/104/EEC for surface and underground extractive industries, Directive 92/91/EEC for drilling, and the ATEX directives for explosive atmospheres. The standard organises steering, the law sets the baseline. A site can be certified and still fall short on a health and safety document or a regulatory equipment inspection. The assessment explicitly distinguishes between the two levels.
The certification audit concludes with a conformity finding, a minor non-conformity or a major non-conformity. The maturity assessment answers a different question: what level of control does each theme sit at, and what action moves it up a level. Across a multi-site group, the score by theme can be compared between business units and over time, showing where safety culture is genuinely progressing and where it still depends on a handful of people.
The framework is ready to use and adaptable. AI adjusts the themes, questions and maturity levels according to the CMMI method, or builds a variant from your own documents: health and safety document, position-level risk assessments, prevention plans, accident reports. The models used can be selected, including from European solutions.
Reference standard: ISO 45001:2018
The themes assessed
Context, scope and interested parties
Determination of the system’s scope, identification of workers and contractors concerned, mapping of legal obligations applicable to extractive activities, expectations of local residents and authorities.
Leadership and safety culture
Management commitment, health and safety policy, presence on the ground, balancing production against safety, definition of roles, responsibilities and authorities.
Worker consultation and participation
Functioning of committees, appointment and resources of representatives, reporting of dangerous situations, right to stop work, involvement of shift teams and temporary staff.
Hazard identification and risk assessment
Method of analysis by position and activity, coverage of collapse risk, falls from height, vehicle movement, silica dust, noise, vibration, explosives and explosive atmospheres, updates after any change.
Operational control and high-risk work
Permits to work, lock-out and tag-out, confined space work, blasting plans, traffic management, selection and monitoring of external companies, prevention plans, safety induction.
Competence, training and authorisations
Identification of required competences, training plan, authorisations and driving permits, monitoring of expiry dates, qualification of external contractors, induction of new starters.
Occupational health and exposure
Monitoring of exposure to chemical and physical agents, measurement, collective and personal protective equipment, medical follow-up, prevention of musculoskeletal disorders, provisions on psychosocial risks.
Emergency preparedness and response
Scenarios covered, response and evacuation plans, underground rescue and first aid resources, drills and lessons learned, coordination with external services.
Events, incidents and corrective actions
Reporting and analysis of accidents and near misses, root cause investigation, definition and monitoring of corrective actions, sharing of lessons learned across sites.
Performance evaluation and improvement
Reactive and proactive indicators, evaluation of regulatory compliance, internal audit programme, management review, improvement decisions and follow-up on their implementation.
A short version of the framework is available for the online self-assessment.
Frequently asked questions
Does the assessment award ISO 45001 certification?
No. Certification is granted by an accredited body, following its own audit. The assessment measures the maturity of your system, documents the gaps and produces the action plan that prepares for that step.
What is the difference with a health and safety compliance audit?
The audit checks whether a requirement is met and concludes with a conformity or non-conformity finding. The assessment places each practice on a progressive scale and indicates the action that moves it up a level. The two are complementary: the assessment prepares, the audit validates.
How long does the assessment take?
The short version takes around thirty minutes for a QHSE manager to complete. The full version, run collaboratively with operations managers, maintenance and employee representatives, spans one to two weeks, with most of the time spent on gathering evidence on the ground.
Can the framework be adapted to our activities?
Yes. The themes, questions and levels can be modified, and AI can build a variant specific to your activities, underground mine, surface mine, drilling or processing plants, from your own documents. You retain control of the framework.
How can several sites be assessed and compared?
Each site is assessed against the same framework, making the scores by theme comparable across business units and over time. A cross-site roadmap consolidates the audits and groups recurring actions into shared workstreams.
How are contractors and temporary staff handled?
The themes on operational control, competence and worker participation explicitly cover external companies and temporary staff. The corresponding questions can be assigned to the procurement manager or the works coordinator.
How does the assessment fit with regulatory obligations?
ISO 45001 organises steering, Directives 89/391/EEC, 92/104/EEC, 92/91/EEC and ATEX set the enforceable baseline. The assessment identifies what falls under the management system and what falls under the legal obligation, without mixing the two levels.
Where is the data hosted?
In France, with OVH, backed up with Scaleway. No transfer outside the European Union. The AI models used can be selected, including from European solutions.