Course Summary:

The aim of this course is to familiarize participants with the fundamental topics of Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems and the OHSAS 18001Standard and to familiarize them to the Internal Auditing techniques used in Safety Management Systems evaluation.

The course provides skills, knowledge and understanding of principles and practices of Internal Auditing of SMS.

On successful completion of the course, the participants should have a reasonable understanding of Management Systems and the OHSAS 18001 requirements, also participants should be capable of conducting successful audits of their own SMS in order to identify deficiencies and appraise the effectiveness of the system.

Who Should Attend:

• All levels of management who are involved in the implementation and Internal Auditing of OHSAS 18001 SMS
• All levels of management who plan, execute and follow up of OHSAS 18001SMS Internal Auditing.
• All those who are interested personally to learn about the internationally recognized Safety Management Systems (SMS)

You will learn:

On successful completion of the course, the participants should:

1. have a reasonable understanding of Management Systems and the OHSAS 18001 requirements.
2. be capable of conducting successful audits of their own SMS in order to identify deficiencies and appraise the effectiveness of the system.

Contents:

• An introduction to the occupational health & safety issues.
• Concepts of SMS and its historic evolution.
• Philosophy and fundamental principles of OHSAS 18000 series.
• Detailed review of the requirements of OHSAS 18001 SMS standard.
• Introduction to the benefits that may be achieved by the implementation of SMS
• Definitions, purpose, objectives and benefits of OHSAS 18001 Internal Auditing.
• Planning / Preparation of OHSAS 18001 SMS Internal Auditing.
• Execution of OHSAS 18001 SMS Internal Auditing.
• Successful tools and techniques for OHSAS 18001 SMS Internal Auditing.
• Effective methods for the implementation of OHSAS 18001 SMS.
• Effective reporting & follow-up of OHSAS 18001 SMS Internal Auditing.
• OHSAS 18001 SMS Internal Auditing as a tool for Continual Improvement.

Structure:

Tutorials, Discussions, Workshops, Quiz and Certificate

Duration:

3 days

Accreditation / Certification: 

A certificate accredited by URS certification