CHAPTER 12: MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT (CLAUSE 4.5.6)

Summary of requirements

  • It is the responsibility of top management to review the performance of its EMS at defined intervals.
  • The review is intended to determine how well the system is performing and how it can be improved further.
  • The review must be based on inputs, such as audit results, legal compliance, communication(s) with interested parties, objectives, corrective and preventative actions, and recommendations for improvement.
  • The top management should provide specific decisions and actions relating to continual improvements in the EMS.

How can these requirements be met by an organisation?

‘Management review’ is the final platform upon which the performance and adequacy ...

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