5.2 OH&S policy
Establish a policy committed to safe working conditions, hazard elimination, consultation and continual improvement.
What this clause is about
Have a signed safety policy that commits to safe conditions, legal compliance, removing hazards, consultation and continual improvement, and make sure people know it.
Questions auditors ask
- Is the policy signed and dated?
- How is it communicated to workers and subcontractors?
- When was it last reviewed?
Evidence to keep on a UAE site
- Signed OH&S policy with review date
- Policy posted on site in the workforce's languages
- Acknowledgement records from staff and subcontractors
Written in plain language by Site Safety UAE — not the official wording of the standard.
How Site Safety UAE covers this clause
- Policy acknowledgements
Tracks who has read and accepted the current policy version.
Documents & Compliance
Audit evidence to have ready
- Approved policy
- Distribution and acknowledgement records
- 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.
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.