AS/NZS 4801:2001

1 - AS/NZS 4801:2001 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS-SPECIFICATION WITH GUIDANCE FOR USE
4 - Preface
5 - Contents
6 - Foreword
11 - 1 Scope
12 - 2 Referenced documents
13 - 3 Definitions
13 - 3.1 Audit
13 - 3.2 Competent person
13 - 3.3 Continual improvement
13 - 3.4 Control of hazards/risks
13 - 3.5 Hazard
13 - 3.6 Hazard identification
13 - 3.7 Hazard/risk assessment
14 - 3.8 Health surveillance
14 - 3.9 Incident
14 - 3.10 Interested parties
14 - 3.11 Occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS)
14 - 3.12 Occupational health and safety objectives
14 - 3.13 Occupational health and safety performance
14 - 3.14 Occupational health and safety policy
14 - 3.15 Occupational health and safety professional
14 - 3.16 Occupational health and safety target
15 - 3.17 Organization
15 - 3.18 Risk
15 - 3.19 Safety
16 - 4 OHSMS Requirements
16 - 4.1 General requirements
16 - 4.2 OHS Policy
16 - 4.3 Planning
16 - 4.3.1 Planning identification of hazards, hazard/risk assessment and control of hazards/risks
16 - 4.3.2 Legal and other requirements
17 - 4.3.3 Objectives and targets
17 - 4.3.4 OHS management plans
17 - 4.4 Implementation
17 - 4.4.1 Structure and responsibility
18 - 4.4.2 Training and competency
18 - 4.4.3 Consultation, communication and reporting
19 - 4.4.4 Documentation
19 - 4.4.5 Document and data control
20 - 4.4.6 Hazard identification, hazard/risk assessment and control of hazards/risks
21 - 4.4.7 Emergency preparedness and response
21 - 4.5 Measurement and evaluation
21 - 4.5.1 Monitoring and measurement
21 - 4.5.2 Incident investigation, corrective and preventive action
22 - 4.5.3 Records and records management
22 - 4.5.4 OHSMS audit
22 - 4.6 Management review
23 - APPENDIX A - Guidance on the use of the specification
23 - A1 Scope
23 - A2 General requirements
23 - A3 Aims of the Standard
24 - A4 OHSMS requirements
24 - A4.1 General requirements
24 - A4.2 OHS policy
25 - A4.3 Planning
27 - A4.4 Implementation
31 - A4.5 Measurement and evaluation
33 - A4.6 Management review
35 - APPENDIX B - Bibliography
36 - APPENDIX C - Correspondence between this Standard, AS/NZS ISO 14001:1996 and AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000

Sets out requirements for an occupational health and safety management system. The requirements may be used for auditing and certification purposes. The requirements follow the guidelines set out in AS/NZS4804:2001. In this joint revision the terms 'hazard/risk assessment' and 'control of hazards/risks' are used to accommodate the different terminology used in each country to describe similar elements of the systematic management of occupational health and safety.

This 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 hazards or risks. It applies to those hazards or 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 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;(c) 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 Standard.All the requirements in the 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.Effective implementation of an OHS management system should seek to ensure the organization complies with relevant OHS legislation, standards and codes of practice. However, the implementation of any of the requirements of this Standard, whether or not the organization has gained certification from a third-party certification body or is otherwise recognized, does not in any way assure compliance with legal requirements, or other obligations placed upon the organization by a statutory body. Hence, the implementation, either actual or intended, of this Standard, or parts thereof, would not preclude any action by a statutory body.NOTES1) The Standard also provides informative guidance on the use of the specification in Appendix A, a bibliography for further reading in Appendix B, and a correspondence of the requirements of this Standard with AS/NZS ISO 14001 and AS/NZS ISO 9001 in Appendix C.2) For ease of use, the clauses of the specification and Appendix A have related numbers.

Originated in Australia as AS4801-2000.
Originated in New Zealand as NZS4801(Int):1999.
AS4801-2000 and NZS4801(Int):1999 jointly revised and designated AS/NZS4801:2001.