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ISO 45001:2018 · 5. Leadership and worker participation

5.1 Leadership and commitment

Top management must take accountability for preventing work-related injury and ill health and for OH&S performance.

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What this clause is about

Top management leads safety personally and is accountable for it — providing resources, setting direction and protecting workers who raise concerns.

Questions auditors ask

  • How does top management show leadership in safety?
  • What resources were approved this year?
  • How are workers protected from reprisal when reporting?

Evidence to keep on a UAE site

  • Management review minutes with decisions and owners
  • Records of leadership site walks
  • Approved HSE budget or resource plan
  • Policy or statement on no-reprisal reporting

Written in plain language by Site Safety UAE — not the official wording of the standard.

How Site Safety UAE covers this clause

Audit evidence to have ready

  • Signed policy
  • Management review minutes
  • Leadership site tours
Policy and leadership evidence
  • Signed and dated HSE policy (top-management signature visible)
  • Policy communication / acknowledgement records
  • Management review minutes with actions and owners

Where to find it: Dashboard → Overview tab → Documents → Policies folder. File review minutes in the same folder so the reviewer can see the last review date.

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Guidance 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.

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  • 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.