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ISO 45010 – Menopause and menstrual health in the workplace

ISO 45010 is an international standard that provides guidance on managing matters related to menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the workplace. It can help increase awareness and knowledge, thereby creating a more open and supportive workplace culture.

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What is ISO 45010?

ISO 45010 is an international standard that provides guidance on managing matters related to menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the workplace. The standard can be used as standalone guidance or integrated into an existing occupational health and safety management system.

The standard has been developed as a supplement to the occupational health and safety management standard ISO 45001, but can be used by any organisation wishing to address menopause and menstrual health in the workplace. It can be applied across all sectors and types of organisations, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and is relevant for, among others, managers, HR, occupational health and safety organisations, consultants and occupational health and safety professionals.

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Increased awareness and knowledge can create a more open and supportive workplace culture

The standard provides guidance and concrete examples of what organisations should be aware of in order to increase awareness and knowledge, develop competencies among managers and employees, ensure confidentiality and respect, support recovery and retention, and create an open and supportive workplace culture. This includes recommendations within:

  • Physical working conditions, including access to suitable facilities, temperature, ventilation, layout, work attire and personal protective equipment
  • Work organisation and flexibility, e.g. breaks, working hours, task allocation and temporary adjustments
  • Policies and management practices, including alignment with HR, sick leave, equality and occupational health and safety policies
  • Psychosocial work environment and culture, with a focus on openness, knowledge, dialogue, confidentiality and respect
  • Inclusion and diversity, including gender, age, neurodiversity, ethnicity and gender identity
  • Evaluation and follow-up, so that efforts can be measured, improved and embedded over time
ISO 45010

Danish Standards has chosen to make the English edition of ISO 45010 freely available for download for a period of 3 years.

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With ISO 45010, you get:

  • a shared, internationally recognised foundation for addressing menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the workplace
  • concrete recommendations and tools for identifying barriers and implementing relevant adjustments, such as physical working conditions, work organisation and policies
  • stronger management commitment, dialogue and psychological safety
  • improved wellbeing and engagement, greater retention, and a more inclusive and sustainable organisation




New guide on menopause in the workplace

What can your workplace do for employees going through menopause? This freely available guide offers support for dialogue, reflection and concrete actions in the workplace, while also highlighting the importance of accounting for individual differences and tailoring solutions to the specific situation.

Drawing on research and the forthcoming international standard ISO 45010, the guide offers recommendations that work in practice.

The guide has been developed in collaboration between Danish Standards' committee for occupational health and safety and KISO (Women in Healthy Transition, University of Copenhagen), and is part of KISO's knowledge portal on menopause.

Download the guide (danish)