The course is designed to enable organizations to attain the competencies necessary to improve workplace safety and health performance and practices by reviewing and implementing an occupational safety and health management system based on internationally accepted guidelines or standards, for instance, USA's OSHA Voluntary Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines, 1989; ILO/OSH 2001 and UK's OSHAS 18001, 1999. It is also essential preparation for assuring compliance with T&T's Amended OSHA, 2004.

Target Audience:

This course is suitable for a diverse range of practitioners:

• HSE - Specialists, Coordinators, Advisors, Auditors, Committee Members
• HRM Specialists with responsibilities for HSE activities
• Risk Management and Business Continuity personnel
• Personal leading OSHA, 2004 compliance initiatives
• Worker Representatives

Benefits:

Given presentations, demonstrations and practical exercises, participants will be able to:

• Specify requirements for a HSE System pertinent to his/her organization
• Assess existing HSE arrangements
• Use information generated during an Assessment Exercise to formulate HSE policy, set goals, formulate preventive/risk reduction measures and emergency plans
• Integrate OSH into the wider operations and management system of the organization