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Following the implementation of an OHSMS, regular evaluations of it are done by design. The goal of these ongoing evaluations is to ensure the proper functioning of the system and to identify ways to improve it. Evaluation is essential for the proper functioning of the system and to maintain its ongoing relevance to the organization. Evaluations include self‐inspections, internal audits, external audits, and management review.

Industrial hygienists and OH&S professionals may be uneasy with the term “continual improvement.” There is a sense that a point may be reached where actions are taken in an inefficient manner simply as a means to fulfill continual improvement requirements. This is not the case. The point is that the organization should be alert for ways to improve its OH&S performance and aspects of the management system. OHSMSs do not dictate how an organization should define its continual improvement activities, but rather, that there is a structured process whereby such definition is generated that is specific to the organization. As such, an organization wants to carefully think through how it will demonstrate its continual improvement, especially if certification will be sought.