CHAPTER 8: OH&S OBJECTIVES AND THEIR PLANNING (ISO 45001:2018, CLAUSE 6.2)
8.1 Why OH&S objectives?
ISO 45001 requires that OH&S objectives be established at appropriate functions and levels of an organisation. An organisation can set OH&S objectives to achieve a higher level of OH&S performance or to maintain an already achieved satisfactory level of performance. Once a department or a function achieves its defined OH&S objectives and no further opportunity for improvement can be identified, it is perfectly appropriate to set an objective simply to maintain the newly achieved performance level. Continual improvement being a key principle and requirement of the Standard, an organisation must continue to pursue this goal by setting OH&S objectives ...
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