1 This Interim Standard specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety
management system (OHSMS), to enable an organization to formulate a policy and objectives taking into account legislative requirements and information about OHS risks. It applies to those OHS hazards and related risks over which the organization may exert control and over which it can be expected to have an influence. It does not state specific OHS performance outcomes.
This Interim Standard is applicable to any organization that wishes to:
(a) Implement, maintain and improve an OHSMS;
(b) Assure itself of its conformance with its stated OHS policy;
? Demonstrate such conformance to others;
(d) Seek certification/registration of its OHSMS by an external organization; or
(e) Make a self-determination and declaration of conformance with the Interim Standard.
2 All the requirements in the Interim Standard are intended to be incorporated into any
OHSMS. The extent of the application will depend on such factors as the OHS policy of the Organization, the nature of its activities and the conditions in which it operates.
NOTE - The Interim Standard also provides informative guidance on the use of the specification in Appendix A, a correspondence of the requirements of this Interim Standard with AS/NZS ISO 14001 and AS/NZS ISO 9001 in Appendix B, and a bibliography for further reading in Appendix C.