Development, implementation and sustenance of a management system implementation requires organisational commitment and champions who can play a key role in the development, cascade and maintenance of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS). These champions need a comprehensive understanding of the standard. Do we have our Champions in place? Lead Auditors are the critical core of every implementation. They are champions, change agents and leaders, project managers and problem solvers. Lead auditors are involved in identifying and solving chronic issues that plague company Performance in the Safety, Health and environmental domain.
 
Breakthrough Management Group, India (BMGI India) in association with British Standards Institute (BSI) a leading certification body brings to you this course, which will help you conduct 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party audits as per the OHSAS 18001:2007 requirements.

This course is designed to provide a complete perspective on developing, implementing and auditing an OHSMS. It provides a clause wise understanding on OHSAS 18001:2007 and its interpretation. It also provides details on identification and evaluation of hazards and risks; discuss the loss causation model; applicable environment and factory legislation and its interpretation including compliance. Further, this course provides a complete understanding on planning, conducting and closing audits effectively.This Certification Program is focused on building competent OHSAS Implementers and Auditors

Need for Environmental Management Systems

• Need for Occupational Health and Safety Management System
• Background to OHSAS 18001:2007 Standard
• OHSAS 18001:2007 requirements and interpretation
• Planning, conducting and closing audits.
• Skills & Qualifications of an OHSMS auditor/Lead Auditor
• Integration with existing management systems (e.g. ISO 9000)
• Methods for identification and assessment of hazards and risks
• Understanding and managing relevant legal requirements
• Loss Causation model and control
• Stages of Audit

Anyone desiring the skills of an OHSAS internal or Third Party Lead Auditor including but not limited to EHS Managers, Department/ Functional Heads, Management Representatives, Implementers, Supervisors and Internal Auditors.

70% marks on the exam and 7 marks out of 10 on continual assessment
BMGI and BSI instructors are all Lead auditors with a minimum of 15 years of experience in the Environment, Health and Safety and Quality field. Regarded as some of the finest trainers in the world, all BMGI instructors are required to complete a rigorous certification process themselves to demonstrate their mastery and expertise of the integrated (QHSE) management systems methodology.

 
Namrata Heads the EHS and Food Safety practice at BMGI India, Mumbai (previously Qualteam certification Services). She has over 15 years of experience in the EHS and food Safety domain. At BMGI, Namrata develops leads and maintains the overall Occupational Health and Safety, Food Safety and Environmental Management (SHE) practice, ensuring implementation of the relevant management systems in Indian and Overseas client organizations. She assists BMGI India clients with a wide variety on EHS and food safety training, audit and consulting interventions including Corporate Sustainability Reporting using international tools. She also leads the development of Safety Health and Environment related products at BMGI India.

Prior to joining BMGI, she was working with Det Norske Veritas (DNV). At DNV she was responsible for the following:

• Conducting and leading audits for ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 9000, HACCP and SA 8000. Development of auditors for various management systems.
• Ensuring execution of food safety (HACCP) audits, training and new product development in food sector for Region India, Middle East and South East Asia.
• Ensuring consistent (quality) delivery of EMS Trainings by other DNV trainers in India and Region Middle East (ME) and South East Asia (SEA). Responsible for Technical review and future development of the course as per IEMA–U.K. Guidelines and requirements.

Prior to her employment with DNV, she was working as an Environmentalist at Global Environmental Technology Services for a short duration of one year. Her responsibilities included Liaison with Government Authorities, technical support on DMP, EIA etc. She has also worked with Dr. Reddy’s Labs in their Sales and Marketing department.

In USA she has done extensive research on toxicity of ammonia in sediments and water, storm water toxicity to aquatic organisms, toxic effects of Poly chlorinated biphenyls and participated in various forums under Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).

Namrata has several publications to her credit.
She is an MS. Environmental Sciences from Wright State University Ohio, USA.She was a member of SETAC– Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, while in the US.

 

• Conducted over 75 Public Training and In-house Lead Auditor courses for ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 and Over 25 awareness courses and seminars in India and overseas (Iran, Dubai, Egypt, and Vietnam).
• Conducted over 2000 man-days of audits for various management systems including Health, Safety (including food safety), Environment and Quality.
• Conducted over 10 Food Safety (HACCP) auditors public training course in India and overseas.
• Conducted over 10 International Safety Rating System audits / assessments for steel, oil & gas and power sectors in India and Cement Industries in South Africa.
• Modern Safety Management and Accredited Auditors Trainings conducted for Oil and Gas Sector (Command Petroleum, Enron Oil and Gas, ONGC, Hitech Drilling and Directorate General for Safety).
• Unilever protocol audits conducted for Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Care for 15 plants including Soaps and Detergents, Best Foods, Personal Care and research and development.