Occupational Safety AND health management systems (OSHMS) OVERVIEW

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1 Occupational Safety AND health management systems (OSHMS) OVERVIEW An Occupational Safety and Health Management System is a proactive management system intended to manage and grow organisational safety and health well above regulatory minimums by treating it as a core business activity. These systems emphasises safety and health management as a fundamental business process to be treated in the same manner as other aspects of business management. An effective system uses the approach of planning, implementation, monitoring and review to continually improve the organisation s safety and health system and therefore performance. Companies within all business sectors in Trinidad and Tobago are neither exempt from Safety and Health legislation nor are they immune to occupational safety and health incidents in the workplace. An adequate and well-implemented Occupational Safety and Health Management System can benefit these organisations by: Helping organisations create safer work environments Demonstrating that the organisation is meeting legal requirements Reducing injuries and injury-related costs Providing systems that can measure Occupational Safety and Health performance Enhancing the organisation s reputation 1

2 LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this workshop participants should be able to: - Illustrate the Plan, Do, Check, Act approach used in management system standards - Develop an understanding of the elements of an Occupational Safety and Health management system - Explain the methods to be used for implementation of an Occupational Safety and Health Management System - Summarise the OHSAS 18001:2007 standard, ILO-OSH-2001 guidelines and other similar international systems as guidelines for organisations - Understand the concept of Integrated Management systems - Interpret local requirements for implementation of Safety and Health Management systems PROGRAMME OUTLINE Topics to be covered include: 1. Background and purpose of a OSHMS 2. How to develop an OHSMS using the OHSAS standard as a guide 3. Implementation of an OHSMS 4. Comparison of existing standards and guidelines 5. Factors for OHSMS success 6. Overview of Integrated Management Systems 7. Overview of local requirements for implementing OHSMS (emphasis on OSH Act and STOW certification) 2

3 TARGET GROUPS This workshop will be particularly beneficial to: HSE Professionals, Managers, Supervisors in both public and private sector businesses. Persons with Safety and Health responsibilities within organizations with or without existing OSHMS. A FACILITATOR BIO-SKETCH Ms. Rahamut is currently completing a Masters Degree in Safety and Risk Management from the Heriot Watt University. She holds a NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health and a Bachelor s Degree (First Class Honours) in Chemistry and Management from the University of the West Indies. Ms. Rahamut also has training and certification in other various aspects of HSE. Ms. Rahamut is currently employed as a HSE Manager for a petroleum marketing and transport company. She has been employed in the HSE field for the past thirteen years at various companies, with the past ten years at a coordinator/managerial level. 3

4 DETAILS Date: Time: View registration form 8:30am 4:30pm $3, (inclusive of training material and Certificate of Participation, morning snack and lunch) Cost: Training and Educational Services falls under the category of VAT exempt services of the Value Added Tax Act (1989), Schedule 1, Clause 3. Accordingly Lok Jack GSB does not charge VAT on its training and educational services. Venue: Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business Lot 39, Union Park West, Marabella Phone: Coordinators: Tariq Abdul-Haqq ext Certification: Certificates will only be issued to participants who have attained a minimum attendance rate of 75% for the duration of the course. Course Cancellation/Reschedule Policy The Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (Lok Jack GSB) reserves the right to cancel training at any time. If Lok Jack GSB cancels the training due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of Lok Jack GSB, you are entitled to a full refund of the course fee, or your course fee can be credited toward a future training, based upon availability (providing payments have been made before original advertised date). 4

5 Lok Jack GSB reserves the right to reschedule training at any time. If Lok Jack GSB reschedules training due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of Lok Jack GSB, the training will take place at the next available time. Participants will be informed via phone and/or s. 5