Performance evaluation (Clause 9) lists the requirements of assessing the performance of the OH&SMS. This clause encompasses three areas of evaluation:

 

• Monitoring, measurement and analysis
• Internal auditing
• Management reviews

 

Management must develop, apply and carry out (Clause 9.1) different processes for monitoring, measurement and analysis. Management must identify the following:

 


• The level of compliance to laws and other requirements
• The activities and processes involved in recognizing hazards, risks and opportunities
• Improvements toward the attainment of the organization's health and safety objectives
• The impact and efficiency of operational (and other) controls
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