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The OH&S policy provides context and trajectory for an OHSMS. ISO 45001:2018 defines policy (§3.14) generically as the ”intentions and direction of an organization, as formally expressed by its top management,” (55) and OH&S policy (§3.15) specifically as the “policy to prevent work‐related injury and ill health to workers and to provide safe and healthy workplaces” (55). This section (§5.2) provides guidance and requirement for establishing, implementing and maintaining an OH&S policy that:

“…includes a commitment to provide safe and healthy working conditions for the prevention of work‐related injury and ill health and is appropriate to the purpose, size and context of the organization and to the specific nature of its OH&S risks and OH&S opportunities; provides a framework for setting the OH&S objectives; includes a commitment to fulfil legal requirements and other requirements; includes a commitment to eliminate hazards and reduce OH&S risks; includes a commitment to continual improvement of the OH&S management system; and, includes a commitment to consultation and participation of workers, and, where they exist, workers' representatives” (51).

As well, ISO 45001:2018 requires that the OH&S policy is “available as documented information; communicated within the organization; available to interested parties as, appropriate; and relevant and appropriate” (53).