7.1 Occupational Safety and Health Policy
The employer, in consultation with workers and their representatives, should set out in writing an OSH policy, which should be specific to the organization and appropriate to its size and the nature of its activities. The OSH policy should include, as a minimum, principles and ibjectives to which the organization is committed. These may include protecting the safety and health of all members of the organization by preventing work- related injuries, ill health, diseases and incidents. It should comply with relevant OSH national laws and regulations, voluntary programmes, collective agreements on OSH and other requirements to which the organization subscribes, ensuring that workers and their representatives are consulted and encouraged to participate actively in all elements of the OSH-MS and continually improving the performance of the OSH-MS. The OSH-MS should be compatible with or integrated in other management systems in the organization.