IRCA Accredited Lead Auditor Training Course on Occupational Health & Safety (Ref. No. A17144) What is OHSAS 18001 ?

The Occupational Health & Safety (OHSAS) 18001 is an internationally recognized voluntary, management system to enable organizations to manage their occupational health and safety (OHS) risks, and thereby improve their overall performance. OHS pertains to the conditions and factors that affect the well being of all employees, temporary workers, contractor, visitors and any other person in the workplace.

The OHSAS 18001 specification is compatible with ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environment) management systems.

About the Training Course:

The primary objective of this advanced course in OHS Auditing is to impart training on the principles and practices in auditing management systems for conformance with national and internationally accepted norms on OHS, in particular those of BSi-18001.

This five - day training course (IRCA Reference No. A17144), accredited with the IQA International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA), United Kingdom, has been designed specifically taking into account the OHS scenario in India. The major elements of the course, providing both knowledge and practical skills essential to an OHS Auditor, are reproduced below.

• Occupational Health & Safety Basics
• Introduction to the OHSAS 18001
• Implementing OHSAS 18001
• Introduction to OHS Management System Auditing
• OHS Management System Planning Techniques
• Auditors Qualifications - ISO 19011: 2002
• OHSAS 18001 Requirements: The "Plan" Elements of the PDCA Cycle
• OHSAS 18001 Requirements: The "Do" Elements of the PDCA Cycle
• OHSAS 18001 Requirements: The "Check" Elements of the PDCA Cycle
• OHSAS 18001 Requirements: The "Adjust" Elements of the PDCA Cycle
• OHS Legislation in India
• OHS Auditing Principles
• The Registration Cycle

Who should attend ?

This course is designed to build understanding and develop skills essential to auditing an OHS management system. The course is therefore useful to:

• Internal auditors in companies with an established OHS management system
• Professionals/ Practitioners who conduct OHS audits, in various organizations
• Companies planning to establish an OHS management system in the near future

Course Assessment:

The participants are assessed on the basis of:

• Tutor's assessment of the performance
• Written examination

Individual performance is judged by participation in group discussions, case study analysis and presentations after the exercises in each of the course modules. The delegates are also assessed continuously for their aptitude and skills for the entire duration of the course.

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Registration Fee & Process

• Rs. 24,000/- (Rupees Twenty two thousand) per participant.
• Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees eighteen thousand) per participant, if there are 3 or more participants from a single organization.

Note: -

• Registration fee is non-refundable.
• Change in nominations is acceptable
• A Pre-Course material will also be provided to those participants who confirm their registration and submit the registration fees. This material includes OHSAS 18001:2007 Standard copy, IS/ISO 19011:2002 ;Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems and a Pre-Course Questionnaire
• Organisers reserve the right to change the training course/program due to unforeseen circumstances

You may please email your registrations to Shikhar.jain@cii.in / manjree.bhardwaj@cii.in. Due to popular demand for the course, registration will be confirmed on the receipt of application form with registration fee.

Payment can be made through Cheque/ Demand Draft drawn in favour of "Confederation of Indian Industry", payable at New Delhi.

Please contact shikhar.jain@cii.in / manjree.bhardwaj@cii.in for the course location & date.