Objectives

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1 Objectives

1.1. These guidelines should contribute to the protection of workers from hazards

and to the elimination of work-related injuries, ill health, diseases, incidents and deaths.

1.2. At national level, the guidelines should:

(a) be used to establish a national framework for OSH management systems,

preferably supported by national laws and regulations;

(b) provide guidance for the development of voluntary arrangements to strengthen

compliance with regulations and standards leading to continual improvement in

OSH performance; and

(c) provide guidance on the development of both national and tailored guidelines on

OSH management systems to respond appropriately to the real needs of

organizations, according to their size and the nature of their activities.

1.3. At the level of the organization, the guidelines are intended to:

(a) provide guidance regarding the integration of OSH management system elements

in the organization as a component of policy and management arrangements; and

(b) motivate all members of the organization, particularly employers, owners,

managerial staff, workers and their representatives, in applying appropriate OSH

management principles and methods to continually improve OSH performance.