Exjet Services is pleased to announce that it has been successfully audited for the transition from OHSAS 18001:2007 to the current ISO 45001:2018 standard for occupational health and safety management.
Managing Director Robin Dowell said he was pleased that Exjet Services had achieved the international standard, as it showed the company’s occupational health and safety management system met the very high standards required.
What the transition involved
ISO 45001 replaced OHSAS 18001 as the international standard for occupational health and safety management, and certified organisations were required to migrate to it. It is a more demanding standard in two respects that matter on site: it puts occupational health and safety in the context of the wider business rather than treating it as a separate system, and it requires demonstrable worker participation rather than a policy signed at the top. For a contractor whose engineers work in confined spaces, in live sewers and alongside traffic, that is the right emphasis.
Why it matters to clients
Certification is what allows Exjet to pre-qualify for work with water authorities, local authorities, tier 1 contractors and NHS estates, and it is why we can act as Principal Contractor for CDM. Our engineers are directly employed rather than subcontracted, which is what makes an audited management system mean something in practice. See who we work with.
Since then
Exjet has held ISO 45001 continuously since this transition, alongside ISO 9001 for quality and ISO 14001 for environmental management. All three were renewed for a further three years in September 2026. Current certificate numbers and scope are listed on our certifications and awards page.