ISO 45003/45001 Integration For Psychosocial And Physical Risk Management In Construction: Worker Safety And Workplace Sustainability

Authors

• Augusta Nkem, AdecSafe Health and Safety Consulting and TrainingFollow

Abstract

Purpose: This study examines how psychosocial risk management, guided by ISO 45003, can be effectively integrated within ISO 45001 construction safety management systems to address both psychological and physical dimensions of workplace risk.

Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative thematic synthesis of peer-reviewed literature was conducted, drawing on recent studies, standards, and industry guidance to identify relationships between psychosocial and physical risks, safety climate, and occupational health and safety management systems. The approach follows an integrative review logic to support conceptual development rather than empirical testing.

Findings: The analysis identified three key themes: (1) psychosocial–physical risk interactions operating through cognitive and behavioural mechanisms that influence hazard exposure; (2) the mediating role of safety climate in linking organisational conditions to safety outcomes; and (3) the structured integration of psychosocial risk management within ISO 45001 processes, strengthened by ISO 45003 guidance.

Originality/value: The study proposes a construction-specific conceptual framework that explains these interactions and demonstrates how they can be systematically embedded within ISO-based safety management systems to support more proactive and effective risk management.

Keywords

ISO 45001, ISO 45003, psychosocial risks, construction safety culture, worker wellbeing

Recommended Citation

Nkem, Augusta (2026) "ISO 45003/45001 Integration For Psychosocial And Physical Risk Management In Construction: Worker Safety And Workplace Sustainability," CIB Conferences: Vol. 2 Article 76.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7771/3067-4883.2154