6. Organizing
8.1 Responsibility and accountability
The employer should have overall responsibility for the protection of workers' safety and health, and provide leadership for OSH activities in the organization. Allocation of responsibility, accountability and authority for the development, implementation and performance of the OSH management system and the achievement of the relevant OSH objectives should be made by the employer. Structures and processes should be established which ensure that OSH is a line-management responsibility which is known and accepted at all levels, and define and communicate to the members of the organization the responsibility. These structures and processes should also ensure accountability and authority of persons who identify, evaluate or control OSH hazards and risks, provide effective supervision, as necessary, to ensure the protection of workers' safety and health.