Clause 6.2.2: Planning to achieve OH&S objectives
In planning how its OH&S objectives will be reached, the organization decides what is to be done, what resources it needs, who is responsible, when the work will be finished, how the results will be judged (including the indicators used to track them), and how the actions will fit into business processes.
What clause 6.2.2 asks
In planning how its OH&S objectives will be reached, the organization decides what is to be done, what resources it needs, who is responsible, when the work will be finished, how the results will be judged (including the indicators used to track them), and how the actions will fit into business processes. Documented information on the objectives and the plans is kept.
An objective without resources, an owner and a date is a wish. This clause turns each objective into a plan that a finance director and a site manager can both recognise.
Draft 6.2 OH&S objectives and planning to achieve them, from clause 6.2.2. The draft consolidates this into 6.2. The summaries do not describe a substantive change.
Evidence for clause 6.2.2
An auditor will ask who paid for the plan, who owns it, when it finishes and what indicator moves if it works.
- PlanningAction plans per objective with resources, owners, dates and indicators
- PlanningEvidence of integration into budgets and operational plans
- PlanningProgress reviews against indicators
Where clause 6.2.2 commonly fails
- Objectives set with no plan behind them
- Indicators undefined so progress cannot be evaluated
- Plans not resourced
What to do about clause 6.2.2 before the revision
Put a cost and a named owner against every objective. Show where the plan sits in the budget and the operational calendar. Define the indicator before the work starts, not after it ends.
What the record shows for clause 6.2.2
An auditor working on clause 6.2.2 will start with Action plans per objective with resources, owners, dates and indicators. The failure this record sees most often is Objectives set with no plan behind them. Both are carried into the kit as row 16, with an owner field and a dated action.
Read across from clause 6.2.2
Read the next clause in the group, or open the full index. The revision map shows the draft structure.
Source for clause 6.2.2: ISO 45001:2018, clause 6.2.2, retrieved 18 October 2026. The draft note rests on the public DIS contents and the two named summaries; the requirement, evidence and gaps are written from the held clause record. Every source.