Brief course description...

BSI’s “Implementing an Occupational Health and Safety Management System Based on OHSAS 18001:2007” two-day course has been designed to provide participants with the knowledge and process steps to enable them to effectively implement an occupational health and safety management system in line with the requirements for OHSAS 18001:2007 certification.

The course uses an easy to follow 10-step approach to implementation, simplifying what can seem like a complicated undertaking.

Participants will leave the course with the concepts needed to develop and implement an occupational health and safety management system, as well as a compilation of implementation tools to refer to during their organization’s implementation process.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
• Explain the purpose, benefits and structure of OHSAS 18001:2007
• Describe the process of implementing an OHSMS that meets the requirements of OHSAS 18001:2007
• Prepare for OHSAS 18001:2007 certification

Benefits of the OHSAS 18001 implementation course?

• Employee and visitor safety in the workplace
• Reduced business costs in relation to lost time accidents
• Improved occupational health and safety performance using voluntary mechanisms
• Compliance to legal requirements

Prerequisite

This course is designed for individuals with little or no previous knowledge of implementing an occupational health and safety management system. Basic knowledge of occupational health and safety, ISO 9001:2008, or OHSAS 18001:2007 would be beneficial.