5. Phase 4: Act

5.1 Management review – Chapter 4.6 of OHSAS 18001

A management system review, chaired by top-level management, must be carried out periodically to check that the system is relevant, adequate and effective, if not efficient. The management review should address any need for change (policy, objectives and other elements of the SMSST). The management review is both the final phase of the SMSST and the opportunity to give it the impetus it needs at the start of a new cycle, in a spirit of continuous improvement.

In concrete terms, the management review is a meeting that generally takes place once a year. During this meeting, we analyze audit results, complaints, occupational health and safety performance through measurement results, the extent to which objectives...