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Seminar Content

Omnex specializes in developing, documenting and implementing integrated business management systems. What is an integrated management system? An integrated business management system focuses on competitive advantage, employing common processes to efficiently manage and optimize performance.

This two-day workshop provides a step-by-step analysis of the standards, the process approach to management systems, and the opportunities for creating an integrated management system which meets the requirements of both ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007.

Who Should Attend

Quality Assurance Managers, Environmental Managers, Health Safety Managers, General Managers, ISO 14001 / OHSAS 18001 Implementation team members, safety officers, management representatives and Internal Auditors should attend this course. Those implementing either of these standards should attend the training.

Recommended Training and/or Experience

At least an introductory understanding of ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 is required. A professional understanding is preferred.

Seminar Materials

Each participant will receive a seminar manual.

Seminar Goals

• Study the structure of ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007
• Understand the Process Based Approach
• Understand ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007
• Recognize challenges and advantages of implementing an Integrated Management Systems
• Understand how to implement integrated systems.

Seminar Outline

• Introduction to the ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 Standards
• Background, Purpose and Scope
• The Need to Integrate Management Systems
• Understanding the structure of ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007
• Breakout Exercise 1 - Understanding the Structure and Opportunities for Integration
• Breakout Exercise 2 - Documentation Structures and the Tier One Document
• Understanding the Process Based Approach
• Breakout Exercise 3 - Integrated Processes
• Understanding ISO 14001:2004
• Understanding OHSAS 18001:2007
• Integrating ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007
• Implementation of an Integrated Management System
• Challenges in Implementation
• Documenting the System
• Advantages and Benefits of an Integrated System
• Breakout Exercise 4 - Conducting Integrated Audits
• Review and Discussion