OH & S (OHSAS 18001)

Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems Consultancy & Auditor Training (OHSAS 18001 / BS 8800)

The standard gives requirements for an Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) management system, to enable an organization to control its OHS risks and improve its performance.

Itqan® help your organisation build the competency for continually assessing and documenting all the type of identifiable risks while impeding on your culture the mechanisms of being proactive building a 'Safety Culture'.

Itqan® approach:
Through our unique simple approach for creating a Health & Safety system we ensure practical, effective with minimum documentation system.

We assist you review working practices and existing management systems, to carry out appropriate and realistic risk assessments and identify sensible control measures establishing practical management procedures to ensure compliance with legislation.

For effective health and safety management systems we integrate with the other aspects of your organisations management systems.

 In particular, our approach will involve:

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Meeting to discuss and identify requirements.

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Providing the necessary guidance and alternatives to make choices in respect of the potential management system.

iii.

Documenting and providing printed material / digital data suitable for forming the manual and procedures etc.

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Providing draft information for discussion and comment and amending it as required.

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Advising on other matters in relation to the way forward once the documentation is complete.

OHSAS 18001 requires the Company to demonstrate that its systems for managing Health and Safety not only comply with all legal requirements, but also pro-actively seek to eliminate or minimize risks to employees, etc, with a commitment to continual improvement in Health and Safety performance. This is subject to regular external review by an independent accreditation body.

By achieving registration to OHSAS 18001, these Itqan® sites have not only completed the set of such standards (ISO 9001/ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001), but has also formally satisfied an independent accreditation body that these have been successfully incorporated into a truly "Integrated Management System".


  The Elements of OHSAS 18001 Include:

  • Policy and commitment
  • Hazard identification, risk assessment & risk controls
  • Legal requirements
  • Objectives and Programs
  • Organization and personnel
  • Training, Communication and Consultation
  • Documentation and records
  • Operational Controls
  • Emergency Readiness
  • Measurement and monitoring
  • Accident and incident investigation, corrective and preventive action
  • Audit and Review
  • Application and Relevance in the Industry

OHSAS 18001 Benefits:

Common benefits from implementing OHSAS are:

  1. Conformity to a specific OH&S policy
  2. Implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the OH&S management system
  3. Reduced work-related accidents and illness
  4. Reduced costs associated with accidents and illness
  5. Improved performance through policies and procedures
  6. Compliance to the latest legislation
  7. Reduced risk of citations/penalties
  8. Improved company image by demonstrating a commitment to manage and minimize risks to employees and customers

Auditor Training Benefits:

  • IRCA approved courses are available at both foundation and advanced level.
  • Courses include continuous assessment and written examinations.
  • Provides Up To Date Information On:
    • Understand the rationale supporting OHSMS implementation and accurately interpret the requirements of the OHSAS 18001/BS 8800 specification and their scope and fields of application.
    • Techniques available, process and principles of hazard and risk assessment and emergency response and preparedness and their significance in self-regulating all OH&S requirements.
    • Plan, prepare, perform and report OHSMS audits including ability to collect and analyze evidence, exercise objectivity and make decisions on the significance of observation made in accordance to relevant audit criteria.
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