Saudi Arabia Occupational Safety and Health Management Regulation 1-1: A written OSH policy in the languages the workforce uses with Arabic prevailing, stating expectations and priorities, roles, injury and disease reporting to GOSI, specific to the facility, lawful, signed by the chief executive or senior management, available to all, communicated with every change, and reviewed at least every two years

What does 1-1 require?

The facility writes an occupational safety and health policy in clear and accurate terms, in whichever languages its members mostly use, with the Arabic text taking precedence. The policy aims to protect every member, visitor and passer-by the work site could affect by preventing injury, ill health, disease and work accidents; it states OSH expectations and priorities at every level, covers the other relevant practices including roles and responsibilities and the reporting of work injuries, accidents and occupational disease cases to GOSI (the General Organization for Social Insurance), is specific to the facility and proportionate to its size and activity, complies with Saudi legislation and any other commitments the facility has made, is brought into force by the signature of the chief executive, general manager or senior management, is easily available to all members (for example on the server and in hard copy), is communicated with every change by email, posters, presentations or publications, and is reviewed no less often than every two years and updated as needed. Applies at the lowest, intermediate and highest levels.