Occupational Health and Safety Management System
A occupational health and safety management system is a management system that focuses on driving and improving occupational health and safety performance through identifying, prioritizing and managing its occupational health and safety risk in its business operation. OHSAS 18001 requires organization to identify occupational health and safety requirements, establish policy, objectives and targets, determine significant occupational health and safety aspects, plan and control its operation, implement corrective actions and conduct management review. In essence, it consists of the following clauses,

Compatibility Based on the Deming PDCA (Plan-do-check-it) cycle, OHSAS 18001 has the same basic structure as other international management system standards such as ISO 14001 or OHSAS 18001. It offers a common framework for integrating different management systems. Please refer to the Certification page for more details. Download D924 IMS Framework (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 22000, ISO 27001)

OHSAS 18001 PDCA Model

How to Proceed?
OHSAS 18001 is a requirement standard which means organizations can be certified to it. It is generic in nature and is applicable to organizations of various sizes and background.

In order to capitalize the full offer of OHSAS 18001, organizations shall acquire an accurate understanding of the requirements and the intent of the standard. Perform a gap analysis to determine the status of the organization compared to the certification requirements. From top management to front line staff, all levels of staff shall acquire an appropriate level of understanding of the standard. Top management commitment is a critical success factor. Work on a realistic plan and not the least, ensure a strong buy-in from everybody.

i-VAC Certification offers a full range of improvement based OHSAS 18001 training courses and certification services to address your needs,

Download H100 OHSAS 18001:2007 OHS Management System Leaflet

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Training Courses
i-VAC Certification training courses are designed to offer different levels of staff the opportunity to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to develop, implement, maintain and improve an effective management system.

Apart from stimulating thinking, questions and debate, the courses focus on the acquisition of fundamental principles and accurate understanding of the standard requirements. Ultimately students are loaded with ideas to support the development and continual improvement of a management system.

Based on IRCA requirements, i-VAC has introduced the most advanced Accelerated Learning Techniques to all of its training courses. The benefits of these techniques are obvious and scientifically proven. With multiple input channels and a stimulating environment, students learn through their natural ability. Using participative activities, learning becomes quick, easy and enjoyable.  

Niche Training Course
Apart from the IRCA Approved OHSAS 18001:2007 Auditor Conversion Training course (Approval A17393), i-VAC Certification offers a unique 18 hour intensive training course that focus on the accurate understanding of the requirement standard, OHSAS 18001:2007. This course covers the basic concept of the OHSAS 18001:2007 its role in supporting organization’s objective to manage its occupational health and safety performance. In addition, the course also focus on the accurate understanding of the standards, viz what is required/not required? Experience has demonstrated many organizations over-engineered their documentation system owing to a lack of accurate understanding of the requirements of the respective standards.

In House Delivery
i-VAC Certification welcomes the opportunity to deliver to in-house training courses based on customer needs. Please let us know your requirements and we will offer a solution.

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Links (Occupational Health and Safety Management System)
International Registrar of Certificated Auditors (UK)
http://www.irca.org/home.html

International Labour Organization
http://www.ilo.org/global/Themes/Safety_and_Health_at_Work/lang--en/index.htm

Australia
Australian Safety and Compensation Council
http://www.ascc.gov.au/

Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists
http://www.aioh.org.au/

National Safety Council of Australia
http://www.nsca.org.au/dynamic/index.asp

Canada
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
http://www.ccohs.ca/

Hong Kong
The Occupational Safety and Health Council
http://www.oshc.org.hk/

Labour Department, Hong Kong SAR Government
http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/osh/content.htm

Japan
Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association
http://www.jisha.or.jp/english/index.html

Japan International Center for Occupational Safety and Health
http://www.jniosh.go.jp/icpro/jicosh-old/english/publication/index.html

Korea
Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency
http://www.kosha.or.kr/eng/english.htm

Macau
The Labour Affairs Bureau, Macau SAR Government
http://www.dsal.gov.mo/english/introduction.htm

Malaysia
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
http://www.niosh.com.my/

Singapore
Workplace Safety and Health, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore Government
http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal/en/communities/workplace_safety_and_health.html

Taiwan
The Industrial Safety and Health Association
http://www.isha.org.tw/ishaenglish/index.htm

Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
http://www.iosh.gov.tw/iosheng/index.htm

UK
Health and Safety Executive, UK
http://www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm

Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
http://www.iosh.co.uk/

The British Occupational Hygiene Society
http://www.bohs.org/standardTemplate.aspx/Home/AboutUs

USA
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov/

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/about.html