Health and Safety Management Training Courses
Health and Safety Management OHSAS 18001:2007 Foundation Course
This intensive one-day course is designed to provide delegates with a thorough knowledge of the OHSAS 18001:2007 health and safety management system specification and its implementation requirements.
Introduction
Health and Safety performance is a key business performance indicator. It is now not enough to simply comply with the plethora of legislation but also to demonstrate effective and proactive management of health and safety for improvement. It is particularly useful for those who are keen to progress beyond legal compliance and improve the way their system operates. Many companies are now turning to OHSAS 18001:2007 as their method of choice and as a means of demonstrating the system’s credibility to their existing and potential customers and to other interested parties. This course introduces delegates to the OHSAS 18001:2007 management system model describes how this specification can be used to implement a certifiable system.
Who Should Attend?
This course is invaluable for those who are health and safety practitioners currently managing a health and safety policy and seeking to improve its performance. It is also invaluable for those who have a general need to know more about OHSAS 18001:2007 and for those who are considering implementing an OHSAS 18001:2007 based system.
Course Objectives
To enable delegates to understand health and safety management within a business environment and to understand the principles of the OHSAS 18001:2007 health and safety system.
Course Content
- Health and Safety Management System implementation
- Health and safety policy
- Background to health and safety management
- Performance standards
- OHSAS 18001:2007 requirements
What Are The Benefits?
Attendees will develop a detailed understanding of the 18001:2007 requirements allowing them to make a judgement on whether this system is the best way forward. If you have already decided that 18001:2007 will be of benefit to your company then the course may help you to identify the requirements and pitfalls before you start, avoiding costly mistakes.
In-House Courses
Offering better value for money, they can be designed to closely match your specific requirements.
Style of Delivery And Course Leaders
The course involves a balanced combination of presentation and exercises to achieve the course objectives. Course leaders are trained in the field of health and safety management systems and are experienced practitioners with extensive practical management experience across a wide range of sectors including manufacturing, finance, pharmaceuticals, local and national government. We have extensive experience working across cultural boundaries, through our work in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas.
Certification
Delegates successfully completing the course will be awarded an IRCA registered certificate.
Booking and Course Fees
The fee includes lunch and refreshments during the day. Please complete the booking form and return together with the relevant fee.
Health and Safety Management OHSAS 18001:2007 Internal Auditor Course
This highly interactive two-day training programme focuses on the principles and techniques that are required to effectively audit health and safety systems. This course is registered with the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA).
Introduction
The OHSAS 18001:2007 specification is seen as a means to improve the overall health and safety legislative compliance and existing system arrangements. Internal auditing is one of the fundamental mechanisms for maintaining but also for developing and improving existing working practices within an organisation. This IRCA registered course focuses delegates on the most important attributes of the OHSAS 18001:2007 management system and helps them to understand the role of the auditor in development and improvement of this system.
Who Should Attend?
This course is essential for those who will undertake internal health and safety audits, or who will be required to plan, manage and implement an internal audit programme. The course does not require any past auditing or health and safety management experience.
Course Objectives
To enable delegates to effectively plan, perform, evaluate and report the results of internal health and safety audits and to help delegates understand the key attributes of a good health and safety management system and the role of the internal auditor in its continual improvement and development.
Course Content
- Health and safety awareness
- Brief overview of current health and safety legislation
- Structure and principles of the OHSAS 18001:2007 specification
- Audit techniques
- Auditor attributes and skills
- NCRs and categorisation
What Are The Benefits?
This course, combined with an OH&SMS Foundation Course, satisfies the formal training requirement for those wishing to register with the IRCA as an Internal OH&SMS Auditor. Successful delegates will be equipped with the technical skills and knowledge required to plan, conduct and report internal health and safety effectively. This course satisfies the formal training requirements for those wishing to register with the IRCA as an Internal Health and Safety Auditor.
In - House Courses
Offering better value for money, they can be designed to closely match your specific requirements.
Style Of Delivery And Course Leaders
A combination of presentations and guided exercises and a highly interactive role-play exercise involving a simulated audit makes this course both highly beneficial and enjoyable for participants. Our course leaders are trained in health and safety management systems and are qualified and experienced auditors with extensive practical management experience across a wide range of sectors including manufacturing, finance, pharmaceuticals, local and national government. We have extensive experience working across cultural boundaries, through our work in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas
Certification
Delegates successfully completing the course will be awarded an IRCA registered certificate.
Booking And Course Fees
The fee includes lunch and refreshments during the day. Please complete the booking form and return together with the relevant fee.
Health and Safety Management OHSAS 18001:2007 Lead Auditor Course
This five-day highly interactive Lead Auditor course is ideal for those seeking to develop their professional auditing skills in planning, implementing and reporting effective audits in health and safety and provides an in-depth understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001:2007 model. This course is registered with the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA).
Introduction
It is a legal responsibility for a company to have developed its health and safety policy and arrangements. Many companies who are keen to progress beyond legal compliance and improve the way their health and safety system operates are now turning to OHSAS 18001:2007 as their method of choice and as a means of demonstrating the systems credibility to existing and potential customers and to other interested parties.
Who Should Attend?
This course is invaluable for health and safety professionals who wish to develop their auditing skills. It is particularly useful for those people who regularly assess the health and safety performance of 2nd and 3rd parties. It is also essential for any serious health and safety practitioner with a responsibility to design, implement and manage a quality management system that meets the requirements of OHSAS 18001:2007.
Course Objectives
To develop delegates’ understanding of the principles of Health and Safety Management, requirements of OHSAS 18001:2007, and to help to develop delegates’ understanding of different types of audit and the practical skills required to plan, execute and report health & safety management systems audits.
Course Content
- Occupational Health & Safety Awareness
- Emergency preparedness
- Occupational Health & Safety Policy Statement
- Auditor skills and registration
- Overview of Health and Safety legislative requirements
- Auditing techniques
- Risk Assessment and Emergency Preparedness
- Audit case study and role-play
- Roles and Responsibilities of auditors and audit leaders
- Nonconformity categorisation and reporting
- Audit planning, execution, reporting and follow-up
What Are The Benefits?
The course is designed not only to help people perform effective and value-adding audits, but also to develop delegates wider understanding of the OHSAS health and safety management systems design and implementation. Successful completion of the course and the achievement of the 70% pass mark will satisfy the formal training requirements for those wishing to register as auditors or lead auditors with the IRCA.
In-House Courses
Offering better value for money, they can be designed to closely match your specific requirements.
Style of Delivery And Course Leaders
Our course leaders have a background in health and safety as well as being qualified, registered and experienced auditors. They have extensive knowledge across a wide range of sectors including manufacturing, finance, pharmaceuticals, local and national government.
Certification
Delegates successfully completing the course, including examination, will be awarded an IRCA registered certificate.
Booking and Course Fees
The fee includes lunch and refreshment during the day. Please complete the booking form and return together with the relevant fee.
Health and Safety Management OHSAS 18001:2007 Auditor Conversion Course
A three-day auditor conversion course for existing auditors seeking to strengthen their health and safety knowledge. This course will be of greatest benefit for those who have previously completed a 5-day quality or environmental lead auditor course. This course is registered by the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA).
Introduction
Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality Management in many companies is fast becoming integrated. Auditors may expect in the near future to be less confined to one discipline and to participate in integrated systems audits. This course is designed to build on the knowledge of existing quality or environmental auditors and enhance their capability to audit health and safety systems. This course helps to develop delegates’ knowledge and understanding of OHSAS 18001:2007 as a health and safety management systems framework. Course attendees are assessed on their knowledge and understanding throughout the course and will be required to sit a 1.5 hour open book examination on the final day.
Who Should Attend?
Existing Quality/Environmental Auditors and Lead Auditors disciplines who are seeking to develop their competences to include health and safety auditing.
Course Objectives
To enable those attending to understand the principles of health and safety management, understand health and safety legislation and develop their knowledge of the health and safety OHSAS 18001:2007 specification.
Course Content
- Occupational health and safety awareness
- Audit process & skills revision
- OHSAS 18001:2007 requirement
- NCRs and categorisation
- OH&S policy
- Audit case study and role-play
- OH&S Legislative requirements
- Risk Assessment and Emergency Preparedness
What Are The Benefits?
The course is designed to help existing auditors to become multi-skilled by developing health and safety audit competency. Successful completion of the course and the achievement of the 70% pass mark will satisfy the formal training requirements for those wishing to register with the IRCA as an OH&S Auditor or Lead Auditor, provided that delegates have previously successfully completed an IRCA recognised 5 day lead auditor course in another discipline (e.g. Quality).
In-House Courses
Offering better value for money, they can be designed to closely match your specific requirements.
Style of Delivery And Course Leaders
A combination of presentations and guided exercises and a highly interactive role-play exercise involving a simulated audit makes this course both highly beneficial and enjoyable for participants. Our course leaders are trained and experienced in the field of health and safety auditing with extensive practical management experience across a wide range of sectors including manufacturing, finance, pharmaceuticals, local and national government.
Certification
Delegates successfully completing the course, including examination, will be awarded an IRCA registered certificate.
Booking and Course Fees
The fee includes lunch and refreshments during the day. Please complete the booking form and return together with the relevant fee.
