Course Overview
This five-day intensive course enables participants to develop the necessary expertise to support an organization in implementing and managing an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) based on OHSAS 18001:2007. This training is consistent with the project management practices established in ISO 10006 (Quality Management Systems - Guidelines for Quality Management in Projects) and OHSAS 18002 (Guidelines for the implementation of OHSAS 18001).Who should attend?
- Project managers or consultants wanting to prepare and to support an organization in the implementation of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS)
- OHSAS 18001 auditors who wish to fully understand the Occupational Health and Safety Management System implementation process
- Persons responsible for the Occupational Health and Safety or conformity in an organization
- Members of an Occupational Health and Safety team
- Expert advisors in Health and Safety
- Experts wanting to prepare for an Occupational Health and Safety function or for an OHSMS project management function
Learning objectives
- To understand the implementation of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System in accordance with OHSAS 18001
- To gain a comprehensive understanding of the concepts, approaches, standards, methods and techniques required for the effective management of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System
- To understand the relationship between the components of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System, including hazard assessment & management, controls and compliance with the requirements of different stakeholders of the organization
- To acquire the necessary expertise to support an organization in implementing, managing and maintaining an OHSMS as specified in OHSAS 18001
- To acquire the necessary expertise to manage a team implementing OHSAS 18001
- To develop the knowledge and skills required to advise organizations on best practices in the management of occupational health and safety
- To improve the capacity for analysis and decision making in the context of Occupational Health and Safety management
Course Agenda
Day 1: Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) concepts as required by OHSAS 18001; Initiating an OHSMS- Introduction to management systems and the process approach
- Fundamental principles of Occupational Health and Safety
- Presentation of OHSAS 18001 clause-by-clause
- Preliminary analysis and determining the level of maturity of the existing Occupational Health and Safety management system
- Writing a business case and a project plan for the implementation of an OHSMS
- Definition of the scope of an OHSMS
- Development of an Occupational Health and Safety policies and objectives
- Selection of the approach and methodology for hazard identification, hazard assessment and hazard control
- Drafting the project plan
- Implementation of a document management framework
- Design of controls and writing procedures
- Development of a training & awareness program and communication about the occupational health and safety
- Operational control
- Emergency preparedness and response
- Operations management of an OHSMS
- Controlling and monitoring an OHSMS
- Development of metrics, performance indicators and dashboards
- OHSAS 18001 Internal Audit
- Management review of an OHSMS
- Implementation of a continual improvement program
- Preparing for an OHSAS 18001 certification audit
Prerequisites
OHSAS 18001 Foundation Certification or a basic knowledge of OHSAS 18001 is recommendedEducational approach
- This training is based on both theory and practice:
- Sessions of lectures illustrated with examples based on real cases
- Practical exercises based on a full case study including role playing and oral presentations
- Review exercises to assist the exam preparation
- Practice test similar to the certification exam
- To benefit from the practical exercises, the number of training participants is limited
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