AS/NZS 4804:2001 - Occupational health and safety management system - General guidelines on principles, systems and supporting techniques

How will this Standard help my business?

This Standard will help you to establish, implement, and continually improve your occupational health and safety management systems.  The benefits of an effective occupational health and safety management system include:

• meeting legal requirements
• being ethical
• meeting industrial relations requirements
• reducing workplace illness and injury
• minimising the costs associated with workplace accidents.

If you want to audit your occupational health and safety management system you should follow the guidelines in AS/NZS 4801 Occupational health and safety management systems – Specification with guidance.

Who should use this Standard?

This Standard provides guidance to businesses of any size or type who wish to develop, implement or improve an occupational health and safety management system, so that it:

• is appropriate for that business
• is integrated with other systems and core functions within the business
• improves the businesses overall performance, and
• assists the business in meeting their legal responsibilities.