6 Purpose and scope of the OH&S management system

6.1 Purpose

The purpose of the OH&S management system is to:

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3. Understand the organization’s needs and the necessity for establishing occupational health and safety management policy and objectives Monitor and review the performance and effectiveness of the OH&S management system Continually improve the organization’s occupational health and safety management based on objective measurement

This purpose applies to the scope of the OH&S management system as defined below.

6.2 Scope of the OH&S management system

The defined scope of [Organization Name]’s OH&S management system takes into account the internal and external issues and the requirements referred to in this document. It also reflects the needs of interested parties and the legal and regulatory requirements that are applicable to the organization.

The scope is defined below in terms of the parts of the organization, products and services and related activities.

6.2.1 Organizational units, functions and physical boundaries

The OH&S management system includes the following parts of the [Organization Name] organization:

[Specify the parts of the organization included in terms of business function, geographical location or other organizational boundary e.g. individual companies within a group structure]

6.2.2 Activities, products and services

The following activities, products and services are within the scope of the OH&S management system:

[List the activities, products and services at an appropriate level of detail. This is more likely to be in the form of product and service types rather than specifics which are likely to

change rapidly over time. The activities, products and services selected must be consistent with the organizational split given in the previous section]

6.2.3 Exclusions

[In ISO45001 no area of the standard can be excluded, however you can be precise with the departments/locations included within the scope e.g. The New York Office Only (If you had, for example, three sites)].