CHAPTER 3: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY (CLAUSE 4.2)
The OH&S policy is a statement that describes the overall intention, vision and direction of an organisation, relating to its OH&S performance. It is formally expressed by the organisation’s top management, to reflect its commitment to protect health and safety of all personnel, to comply with all applicable laws, and to continually improve the OH&S performance of the organisation.
Summary of requirements
Establish an OH&S policy that includes:
1 Top management’s commitment to prevention of injury and ill health, as well as continual improvement of its OH&S performance.
2 Commitment to comply with all regulatory and other applicable OH&S requirements.
3 A basis for setting OH&S ...
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