Ex 83 - OHSMS IMPLEMENTATION WORKSHOP -

for OHSAS 18001 and other OHSMS standards and codes

Overview

This two-day course is designed to be given in-house and is a series of workshops preceded by short tutorials. The workshops cover the most significant issues when implementing an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) and allow the organisation to:

• create its own set of OHSMS requirements, including an outline programme, and appropriate objectives and targets
• examine its existing systems for suitability of integration of the OHSMS

Key Session Topics

• Health and safety aspects and impacts and their assessment; legislation issues (non-site specific)
  
• Objectives; improvement programme
  
• Health and safety policy
• Responsibilities
• System integration
• Communication and training
• Emergency procedures, health &safety, calibration
• Other procedures

 

Who Should Attend

• All managers and key personnel in the organisation who will be affected by the OHSMS implementation
  
• Those personnel who will input into the strategic OHSMS programme to determine issues such as policy and spending on improvement programmes
• Legal advisors and experts
• Other systems staff who will be involved in the OHSMS (eg. QMS, EMS)

Course Techniques

The course uses a combination of tutorials and tailored workshops. Information provided enables attendees to create their own OHSMS implementation plans from which they can launch a full OHSMS implementation project. Reference information is available to keep..

Follow up

Consultancy help with implementing an OHSMS can be given