Managing health and safety using BS OHSAS 18001 Minimizing your health and safety risks

1. Managing health and safety using BS OHSAS 18001 Minimizing your health and safety risks

2. Outline Who is BSI? What is OHSAS? Causes of OHS hazards Drivers for improving health and safety performance Introduction to BS OHSAS 18001:2007 BS OHSAS 18001 requirements Certification Questions? 02/01/2020

3. Who is BSI? – 10 fast facts

4. Health and safety statistics 2010/11* Source: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) www.hse.gov.uk

5. What is BS OHSAS 18001? • OHSAS stands for Occupational Health and Safety Assurance System • Used interchangeably with OHSMS (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) • BS OHSAS 18001 specifies requirements for an OHS management system • It has been developed to enable an organization to develop and implement a policy and objectives which take into account legal requirements and information about OHS risks • BS 8800 acted as a key source text in its development • Suitable for all organizations • BS OHSAS 18001 can be integrated with other management system standards

6. BS OHSAS 18002 BS OHSAS 18002 offers guidance for the implementation of BS OHSAS 18001 Explains the requirements of the standard in greater detail

7. Business benefits of BS OHSAS 18001 Some of the benefits of implementing a robust OHSMS are: • Improve OHS performance • Reduced liability • Fewer accidents/staff absence • Reduced costs • Reduced insurance premiums • Improved public perception • Tender/competitive advantage • Enhanced staff morale • Protect brand and reputation

8. BS OHSAS model

9. Structure of BS OHSAS 18001 • 4.2 OHS policy • 4.3 Planning • 4.4 Implementation and operation • 4.5 Checking and corrective action • 4.6 Management review

10. Implementing BS OHSAS 18001 Initial review to develop baseline How do we currently identify hazards, conduct risk assessments and implement control measures? What regulations and legal requirements do we have to meet? How do we report incidents and accidents? How do we deal with emergency situations? What are the views of our stakeholders?

11. Implementing BS OHSAS 18001 OHS policy and planning BS OHSAS 18001 requires you to produce a policy statement that communicates your health and safety objectives and is supported and authorised by top management

12. Implementing BS OHSAS 18001 Hazard identification, risk assessment and determining controls The procedures will form basis of the whole OHSMS Need to be documented Risk based approach taken to documentation – organization to decide what is required based on risks and effectiveness of current controls

13. Implementing BS OHSAS 18001 Legal and other requirements A procedure is required to identify legal and other OHS requirements relating to your organization and its ongoing compliance

14. Implementing BS OHSAS 18001 Objectives, targets and management programmes OHS objectives need to be established to ensure that the system is achieving what the organization set out to do SMART objectives Objectives are achieved through management programs Management programmes are plans that define what will be done, by whom and by when S – Specific M – Measurable A – Agreed R – Realistic T – Time bound

15. Implementing BS OHSAS 18001 Implementation and operation Roles, responsibilities and authorities defined Competence, training and awareness Internal and external communication Participation and consultation Develop OHS processes and procedures Control of documents (including records) Control measures Emergency preparedness and response

16. List of records Competence, training and awareness Register of hazards/risks Legislation and compliance Complaints and interested party concerns Management review Accident/incident investigation Internal audits Calibration and maintenance activities

17. Implementing BS OHSAS 18001 Checking and corrective action Procedures are required for the handling, investigation and analysis of accidents, incidents and non-conformities Audits are required to provide evidence that the OHSMS is working and you are in control A process for monitoring and measuring performance is required to ensure OHS objectives are being achieved

18. Implementing BS OHSAS 18001 Management review Top management need to regularly review the suitability and effectiveness of the OHSMS Review of policy and performance against its objectives

19. Implementing BS OHSAS 18001 Continual improvement As with all management system standards, continual improvement is a core requirement of the standard

20. Benefits of certification Certification offers many advantages, including: It challenges your OHS programme and organization to reach a higher level of maturity and preparedness Supply chain requirement Prequalification for tenders Provides a competitive advantage Signifies a base level of readiness and a commitment and seriousness about health and safety

21. Assessment Cycle

22. Global growth in certification

23. Case study - Costain Construction industry is fast changing International standards used to demonstrate existence of best practice frameworks ‘Be Safe’ and ‘Be Healthy’ programmes launched at Costain to embed a proactive safety culture Ongoing drive towards zero accidents and incidents has resulted in: Accident Frequency Rate (‘AFR’) of 0.11 in 2011 This represents a reduction of 27% over the previous year; and a 35% reduction in the last four years.

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