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ISO 45001:2018 · 4. Context of the organization
4.3 Determining the scope of the OH&S management system
Define and document the boundaries and applicability of the OH&S management system.
What this clause is about
Draw a clear boundary around what the safety system covers — which sites, activities, companies and workers — and write it down.
Questions auditors ask
- What is in and out of scope?
- Are all sites and activities under your control included?
- Is the scope available to interested parties?
Evidence to keep on a UAE site
- Written scope statement
- List of sites and activities covered
- Justification for any exclusions
Written in plain language by Site Safety UAE — not the official wording of the standard.
How Site Safety UAE covers this clause
- Compliance scope checklist
Produces a documented, versioned scope statement.
Documents & Compliance
Audit evidence to have ready
- Documented scope
- Site/asset boundaries
Document control evidence
- Document register export (title, revision, owner, review date)
- Approved current revisions of controlled documents
- Evidence of access control / obsolete document handling
Where to find it: Dashboard → Overview tab → Documents. Uploads are stored privately and shared through expiring signed links only.
Open HSE Operations dashboardGuidance only — clause text is paraphrased and certification decisions rest with your certification body.
Next step
Turn this into evidence you can hand over
Map every ISO 45001 clause to the record that proves it, and close the gaps before your certification body arrives.
- Built around UAE authoritiesADOSH-SF, Trakhees, DM, DCD, MOIAT and ISO 45001 structures.
- Usable the same dayTemplates and registers are pre-filled with your company details.
- Evidence, not just formsEvery record carries dates, signatures and an export you can hand over.