ISO 19650-6:2025

Overview

ISO 19650-6:2025 is part of the ISO 19650 series on information management using Building Information Modelling (BIM). It specifies concepts and principles for the classification, sharing and delivery of health and safety information for buildings and civil engineering works. The standard addresses collaborative, structured exchange of health and safety data across project and asset life cycles, supports progressive digitization of that information, and provides a health-and-safety information cycle framework for identification, use, sharing and generalization.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Collaborative sharing requirements - rules for producing and exchanging structured health and safety information between parties throughout design, construction, operation and end‑of‑life.
• Schema and data structure - a defined schema including context, risk, incident, and risk-treatment sub‑schemas, plus properties, categorization and level‑of‑risk constructs to standardize records.
• Information requirements - obligations to define organizational, asset and project information requirements and to specify exchange information requirements, supporting evidence and re‑usable information.
• Process controls - lifecycle processes covering initiation, risk prioritization, treatment, incident recording, review of deliverables, and provisions for collaborative production and mobilization of delivery teams.
• Identifiers and traceability - requirements for consistent identifiers for contexts, risks, treatments and incidents to enable traceability and reuse.
• Handover and asset update - guidance to ensure health and safety information captured during delivery is transferred into the asset information model for operational use.
• Interoperability support - annexes (e.g., IFC representation) and examples (classification, metrics) to assist digital exchange and integration with BIM workflows.

Practical applications - who uses it and why

ISO 19650-6:2025 is intended for any individual or organization involved in procurement, design, construction, maintenance, operation or end‑of‑life of buildings and infrastructure. Typical users:

• Project managers, principal designers and contractors who must record and share health & safety risks.
• Asset owners and facility managers who require reliable H&S data for operation and maintenance.
• BIM managers and information managers implementing digital workflows and exchange protocols.
• Health and safety professionals integrating incident data with design and operational controls.

Benefits include improved H&S performance, fewer incidents, clearer accountability, better reuse of knowledge, and delivering the right H&S information to the right people at the right time.

Related standards

• ISO 19650 series (information management using BIM)
• ISO 31000 (risk management)
• ISO 45001 to ISO 45006 (occupational health and safety management)

Keywords: ISO 19650-6:2025, BIM, health and safety information, information management, asset life cycle, risk management, IFC, schema, information requirements.