Clause 7.1: Resources
The organization works out, and then supplies, the resources required so that its OH&S management system can be set up, run, kept going and continually improved..
What clause 7.1 asks
The organization works out, and then supplies, the resources required so that its OH&S management system can be set up, run, kept going and continually improved.
Resources means people, time, money, equipment and access to competent advice. The clause is short because the argument is meant to happen in the budget, not in the procedure.
Draft 7.1 Resources, from clause 7.1. The public draft contents keep the clause at 7.1. No substantive change is described in the summaries held.
Evidence for clause 7.1
An auditor will compare the resource plan with the objectives and with the time workers were given to participate.
- ResourcingResource plans and budgets for OH&S activities
- ResourcingRecords of resource needs raised and decisions taken
- ResourcingEvidence of resources provided for worker participation
Where clause 7.1 commonly fails
- Resources approved reactively after incidents only
- Time and resources for worker participation not provided
What to do about clause 7.1 before the revision
Show the OH&S budget line and the people assigned to the system. Record the time and training given to worker representatives. Show one resource request that was approved and one that was refused, with the reason.
What the record shows for clause 7.1
An auditor working on clause 7.1 will start with Resource plans and budgets for OH&S activities. The failure this record sees most often is Resources approved reactively after incidents only. Both are carried into the kit as row 17, with an owner field and a dated action.
Read across from clause 7.1
Read the next clause in the group, or open the full index. The revision map shows the draft structure.
Source for clause 7.1: ISO 45001:2018, clause 7.1, 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.