Course description

A practitioner-focused course that shows you how to design, implement, and sustain an Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS) aligned to ISO 45001. We follow the PDCA backbone, starting with organizational context, leadership roles, and worker participation. You’ll learn to identify hazards, assess risks, and meet regulatory obligations while setting clear OH&S objectives and programs. We translate requirements into lean procedures and records, then build operational controls using the hierarchy of controls, contractor management, procurement, and change management. You’ll develop emergency preparedness and response arrangements, competence and communication plans, and pragmatic documented information. Performance evaluation includes selecting leading/lagging indicators, conducting incident reporting and investigation, handling nonconformities and corrective actions, and preparing for internal audits and management review to drive continual improvement.

What you’ll learn

• Map processes, identify hazards, and assess risk; prioritize controls

• Build lean, auditable OHSMS procedures and documented information

• Set OH&S objectives, targets, metrics; design improvement programs

• Establish operational controls, contractor oversight, and change management

• Plan emergency preparedness and response, drills, and reviews

• Investigate incidents; manage findings and corrective actions

• Prepare for internal audits and management review; integrate with 9001/14001/50001

Who should attend

• OHS/HSE managers and coordinators; joint H&S committee members

• Operations, maintenance, facilities, and project supervisors

• Quality/IMS managers integrating multiple ISO systems

• Internal auditors and implementation team members

• Executives and budget owners seeking risk reduction and assurance

Recommended

• Basic OH&S concepts (hazards, risks, controls)

• Familiarity with site processes/equipment and contractors

• Comfort with simple data analysis (trend, variance)

• Prior exposure to ISO or PDCA concepts

• Awareness of local provincial/federal OHS requirements