Australian standard 4804

Australian/New Zealand Standard™

Occupational health and safety management systems— General guidelines on principles, systems

and supporting techniques

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AS/NZS 4804:2001 This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical Committee SF-001, Occupation Health and Safety Management. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 14 August 2001 and on behalf of the Council of Standards New Zealand on 31 August 2001. It was published on 15 November 2001.

The following interests are represented on Committee SF-001: Accident Compensation Corporation, New Zealand Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australian Council of Trade Unions Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association Australian Industry Group Certification Bodies (Australia) Construction Policy Steering Committee N.S.W. Department of Labour, New Zealand Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Qld. Electricity Supply Association of Australia Institution of Engineers Australia The Institute of Internal Auditors, Australia Master Builders Australia National Occupational Health & Safety Commission National Safety Council of Australia The New Zealand Chemical Industry Council New Zealand Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union New Zealand Employers & Manufacturers Association New Zealand Institute of Safety Management Quality Society of Australasia Safety Institute of Australia Telecommunications interests University of Ballarat University of New South Wales Victorian WorkCover Authority WorkCover New South Wales WorkSafe Western Australia

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 00051.

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AS/NZS 4804:2001

Australian/New Zealand Standard™

Occupational health and safety management systems—General guidelines on principles, systems and supporting techniques

First published as AS/NZS 4804:1997. Second edition 2001.

COPYRIGHT © Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand All rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written permission of the publisher. Jointly published by Standards Australia International Ltd, GPO Box 5420, Sydney, NSW 2001 and Standards New Zealand, Private Bag 2439, Wellington 6020 ISBN 0 7337 4093 6

AS/NZS 4804:2001

Preface

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