It does not apply to protective head devices used in fire-fighting, military, sporting or defense operations.

1. a) collective fall presentation;
2. b) working platforms; and
3. c) fall protection.

It also covers alternative recognized means of rope and work positioning which can be used by paid instructors or leaders of climbing activities.

This document is applicable to any organization that wishes to establish, implement and maintain an OH&S management system to improve occupational health and safety, eliminate hazards and minimize OH&S risks (including system deficiencies), take advantage of OH&S opportunities, and address OH&S management system nonconformities associated with its activities.

This document helps an organization to achieve the intended outcomes of its OH&S management system. Consistent with the organization’s OH&S policy, the intended outcomes of an OH&S management system include:

1. a) continual improvement of OH&S performance;
2. b) fulfilment of legal requirements and other requirements;
3. c) achievement of OH&S objectives.

This document is applicable to any organization regardless of its size, type and activities. It is applicable to the OH&S risks under the organization’s control, taking into account factors such as the context in which the organization operates and the needs and expectations of its workers and other interested parties.

This document does not state specific criteria for OH&S performance, nor is it prescriptive about the design of an OH&S management system.

This document enables an organization, through its OH&S management system, to integrate other aspects of health and safety, such as worker wellness/wellbeing.

This document does not address issues such as product safety, property damage or environmental impacts, beyond the risks to workers and other relevant interested parties.

This document can be used in whole or in part to systematically improve occupational health and safety management. However, claims of conformity to this document are not acceptable unless all its requirements are incorporated into an organization’s OH&S management system and fulfilled without exclusion.

This standard provides the basic requirements for conducting occupational safety and health risk assessments in workplaces such as in commercial establishments and in light to medium industrial and service sectors.  The standard provides a systematic approach and guidelines for qualitative occupational safety and health risk assessments in the workplace.

NOTE: The risk assessment is intended to determine the potential for harm to workers and other persons due to activities and conditions at the workplace, and to develop appropriate control measures to eliminate these safety and health risks or to reduce them to tolerable risk levels.