The management regulations § 7

§ 7 Objectives and strategies

The responsible party shall stipulate and further develop objectives and strategies to improve health, safety and the environment.
The operator shall ensure agreement between short-term and long-term objectives in various areas, at various levels and between various participants in the activities.
The objectives shall be expressed so that the degree of achievement can be assessed.
Section last changed: 01 January 2011

The requirement for further development as mentioned in the first subsection, entails a responsibility to set higher goals in accordance with the degree of goal achievement.
Agreement between goals as mentioned in the second subsection, means that the goals are consistent and not contradictory.