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Specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, and gives guidance for its use, to enable organisations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health, as well as by proactively improving its OH&S performance.

Is applicable to any organisation that wishes to establish, implement and maintain an OH&S management system to improve occupational health and safety, eliminate hazards and minimize OH&S risks (including system deficiencies), take advantage of OH&S opportunities, and address OH&S management system nonconformities associated with its activities.

Does not state specific criteria for OH&S performance, nor is it prescriptive about the design of an OH&S management system. Does not address issues such as product safety, property damage or environmental impacts, beyond the risks to workers and other relevant interested parties.