Setting up Health and Safety Core

concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read setting-up-hs-core.md

You can set up your implementation for the Health and Safety Core data model by installing the data model and reviewing and configuring the components that are installed with the data model.

Install Health and Safety Core
You can install the Health and Safety Core (sn_ohs_im) if you have an admin role. This data model includes demo data and installs related ServiceNow® Store plugins if they are not already installed.
Workplace location data
In the Workplace Core application, set up data related to your workplace locations so you can select a location in your safety records, for example, your safety incidents and observations.
Enable a Health and Safety table for configuring report field mapping
Enable a Health and Safety table for report field mapping. You can then configure its mapping with your reporting PDF template, enabling safety agents to generate reports for records in this table.
Create a safety report field mapping for generating reports
Create a safety report field mapping to map fields in your reporting PDF template to the corresponding fields in the Health and Safety records.
Configure groups for Health and Safety
Configure user groups for Health and Safety for assignment of safety records. You can assign roles to groups to provide access to all group members or assign roles to individual users.
Assign Health and Safety profile to a user
Assign the Health and Safety profile to all users in your organization, including employees, visitors, and contractors.
Add a Health and Safety visitor
Create a record for a Health and Safety visitor so that they can be easily referenced in the Visitor field on related records.
Migrate existing safety documents to the Document library
Migrate your existing safety documents from the deprecated Standards and Documents list to the new Health and Safety document library list.

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title: Setting up Health and Safety Core
description: You can set up your implementation for the Health and Safety Core data model by installing the data model and reviewing and configuring the components that are installed with the data model.
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# Setting up Health and Safety Core

You can set up your implementation for the Health and Safety Core data model by installing the data model and reviewing and configuring the components that are installed with the data model.

-   **[Install Health and Safety Core](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-core/install-hs-core.md)**  
You can install the Health and Safety Core \(sn\_ohs\_im\) if you have an admin role. This data model includes demo data and installs related ServiceNow® Store plugins if they are not already installed.
-   **[Workplace location data](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-core/configure-hs-workplace-location-data.md)**  
In the Workplace Core application, set up data related to your workplace locations so you can select a location in your safety records, for example, your safety incidents and observations.
-   **[Enable a Health and Safety table for configuring report field mapping](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-core/enable-hs-table-report-field-mapping.md)**  
Enable a Health and Safety table for report field mapping. You can then configure its mapping with your reporting PDF template, enabling safety agents to generate reports for records in this table.
-   **[Create a safety report field mapping for generating reports](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-core/create-safety-report-field-mapping.md)**  
Create a safety report field mapping to map fields in your reporting PDF template to the corresponding fields in the Health and Safety records.
-   **[Configure groups for Health and Safety](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-core/configure-groups-health-and-safety.md)**  
Configure user groups for Health and Safety for assignment of safety records. You can assign roles to groups to provide access to all group members or assign roles to individual users.
-   **[Assign Health and Safety profile to a user](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-core/assign-hs-profile-user.md)**  
Assign the Health and Safety profile to all users in your organization, including employees, visitors, and contractors.
-   **[Add a Health and Safety visitor](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-core/hs-add-health-safety-visitor.md)**  
Create a record for a Health and Safety visitor so that they can be easily referenced in the **Visitor** field on related records.
-   **[Migrate existing safety documents to the Document library](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-core/hs-migrate-sync-existing-safety-document-docs-library.md)**  
Migrate your existing safety documents from the deprecated **Standards and Documents** list to the new **Health and Safety document library** list.

**Parent Topic:**[Health and Safety Core](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/health-and-safety-core/hs-core-landing.md)