PART

PAGE

1

Introduction

3

2

9

3

Overview

17

4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

Context
Understand your organization and its unique external and internal context
Clarify the needs and expectations of workers and other interested parties
Define the scope of your occupational health and safety management system
Establish and maintain an occupational health and safety management system

19
19
19
19
20

5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4

Leadership
Provide leadership by accepting responsibility for occupational health and safety
Provide leadership by establishing, implementing, and maintaining an OH&S policy
Provide leadership by assigning organizational roles, responsibilities, and authorities
Provide leadership by consulting with workers and encouraging their participation

21
21
22
24
25

6
6.1
6.2

Planning
Formulate actions to address your organization's risks and opportunities
Formulate your OH&S objectives and develop plans to achieve them

28
28
44

7
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5

Support
Support your organization's OHSMS by providing the necessary resources
Support your organization's OHSMS by ensuring that people are competent
Support your organization's OHSMS by making people aware of their duties
Support your organization's OHSMS by controlling your communications
Support your organization's OHSMS by managing documented information

46
46
46
47
48
51

8
8.1
8.2

Operations
Establish and maintain processes needed to meet OHSMS requirements
Establish all necessary emergency preparedness and response processes

60
60
65

9
9.1
9.2
9.3

Evaluation
Establish processes to monitor, measure, analyze, and evaluate your OHSMS
Determine your internal OH&S audit requirements, responsibilities, and methods
Review the suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness of your organization's OHSMS

67
67
71
73

10
10.1
10.2
10.3

Improvement
Identify improvement opportunities and take action to achieve intended outcomes
Establish processes to investigate and respond to OH&S incidents and nonconformities
Enhance the suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness of your organization's OHSMS

76
76
76
79