ISO 18001:2007

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International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA)

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Foreword:

Health and safety issues now affect all organizations to the extent where the potential risks and legal obligations cannot be ignored. To comply with changes in legislation and to protect staff, more organizations are looking to reduce the risk of accidents and litigation by implementing an Occupational Health and Safety Management System based on OHSAS 18001.

The IRCA OH&SMS auditor program has been developed in partnership with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).

The program supports third party certification: we certify different categories of auditors - those employed by certification body/registrars, consultants and internal auditors in addition to developing and promoting good auditor training and auditing best practice.

Benefits to organizations

Confidence that IRCA certified auditors have the appropriate training and skills

The OH&SMS auditor program is based on these standards:

ISO 19011:2002, Guidelines on Quality and/or Environmental Management Systems auditing
OHSAS 18001:1999, Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems specification
HSG 65, Successful health and safety management
BS 8800, Guide to OH&SMS and the auditing guidance standard

IRCA Certified Training Courses

IRCA OH&SMS auditor training courses provide OH&S professionals with the knowledge and skills required to assess the conformance of an organization's Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems to OHSAS 18001.

IRCA OH&SMS auditor courses will help you to:

realize the business benefits of an improvement based OH&SMS
understand and apply the Plan-Do-Check-Act approach
consider the principles, processes and techniques used for the assessment and management of both health and safety risks in the context of an OH&SMS audit
audit an organizations ability to comply with health and safety legislation
interpret the requirements of OHSAS 18001 in an audit context
plan, conduct and report an OH&SMS audit

Introduction:

Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001:2007 is one of the three basic components of Integrated Management System (IMS). This course will enable the participants to undertake effective auditing of Occupational Health & Safety Management System in all types of industrial activities by clearly understanding the requirements of OHSAS 18001. This is a valuable course for the organizations interested in implementing either OHSAS or Integrated Management System (IMS) in their activities. It will enlighten the OH&S auditors for conformance with the national and international accepted norms and regulation related to OHSAS 18001 requirements and specifications.

Learning Outcome

To understand the rationale supporting OHSAS implementation
To interpret the requirements of the OHSAS 18001 specification and their scope and field of application

Course Contents

Background and fundamental concepts
Definitions and Terminology
Legal and Regulatory Aspects
International Protocols
Clause by clause interpretation
Implementation and Operation
Hazards and Risk Assessment
Emergency and Contingency Plans
OHSAS Audit Process and requirements
OHSAS & EMS differences and similarities

Who Should Attend?

Managers, EHS personal and professionals interested to register as OHSAS auditors and consultants.

Course Methodology:

All attendants shall be provided with a hard copy of the training material.
Presentation via a data show (power point presentation), white board and flip charts.
Attendants shall be encouraged to interact with the course instructor through presenting their queries during the training sessions.
Real life examples relating to the training materials shall be presented by the instructor and discussed by the group.
Teaching strategies will involve interactive and participant-centered discussions. Group and pair-work structured exercises for each learning module, and Power Point Presentations.

Moreover, the training methodology will be based on the following techniques:

Case studies
Group discussions
Reading assignments
Participant's presentations

The OH&SMS auditor programme is based on these standards:

ISO 19011:2002, Guidelines on Quality and/or Environmental Management Systems auditing
OHSAS 18001:1999, Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems specification
HSG 65, Successful health and safety management
BS 8800, Guide to OH&SMS and the auditing guidance standard

Course Lecturer: Mr. Ayaz Ghani

Mr. Ayaz Ghani is a Six Sigma Black Belt and has executed more than 100 training Programs and projects of six sigma.

He is IRCA Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9000, OHSAS 18000, ISO 14001 and ISO 22000.

He has trained more than 20,000 employees on these standards. He has a vast experience of almost every industry of implementing these standards.