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Paragon Business Solutions, Inc. offers a full line of services for the implementation and/or support of your Environmental Management System. Whether you need a preliminary needs analysis to determine your implementation plan, training associated with your Environmental Management System, consulting for the full implementation of the EMS, or continued support after implementation, Paragon can meet your organization's needs.

At Paragon Business Solutions, Inc., we know how to go beyond compliance and implement a total Environmental Management System (EMS) or Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS). We know how to successfully integrate the EMS and OHSMS into the fabric of the organization.

Paragon has hands-on experience implementing ISO 14001:2004 and BSI 18001 and has successfully integrated EMS with BSI 18001, QS 9000, TS 16949, and ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems.

In addition to EMS services, we offer services in NEPA, environmental risk assessment, regulatory compliance, and environmental program management.

Services:

• Environmental Management Systems
• Initial Gap Analysis and Needs Assessment
• Strategy Development
• Implementation Resource Identification
• Policy Development
• Aspect and Impact Identification
• Significance Determination and Prioritization
• Objectives, Targets, Program Development
• Legal Requirements Assessment
• Potential Environmental Emergency Identification and Program Development
• EMS Planning Database Program to identify and organize aspects, impacts, significance, objective, targets and programs, emergency preparedness planning needs, legal compliance needs, training needs, and operational control needs.
• Web-based Documentation
• Process Development
• Training
• Leadership Awareness
• General Employee Awareness
• Implementation Team Seminar
• Employee Job-Specific Training
• Internal Auditor Seminar
• Action Tracker Program for Nonconformance, Corrective and Preventive Action
• Registrar Identification and Selection
• Full System Readiness Audit
• Internal Auditing Program Management
• Environmental Management
• NEPA
• Risk Assessment
• Environmental Program Development and Management
• Regulatory Complianc

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Training:

ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

ISO 14001: 2004 Executive Overview Seminar
Environmental Management System Planning
Employee Awareness and ISO 14001:2004
Internal Auditing for ISO 14001: 2004 - First Time Auditors
Internal Auditing for ISO 14001:2004 - Experienced Auditors
Implementing an Environmental Management System:
Sustainable Value-Added, Integrated

BSI 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

BSI 18001 Executive Overview Seminar
Employee Awareness and BSI 18001
Internal Auditing for BSI 18001 - First Time Auditors
Internal Auditing for BSI 18001 - Experienced Auditors
Value-Added Implementation of BSI 18001 Occupational Health & Safety Management System

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Products:

• EMS procedure structure and formats
• Management Review agenda content and report format
• Process approach documentation format
• Internal auditing check sheet, opening/closing meeting agenda, sign-in sheets, report format
• Action Tracker

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Partner-Clients:

Company	Location
Brewer Science, Inc.	Rolla, Missouri
Canon (subcontractor)	Newport News, Virginia
Cast-Tech	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Defense Logistics Agency	Locations throughout US
Defense National Stockpile Centers	Locations throughout US
Doe Run	Boss, Missouri
Fort Leonard Wood	Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Haldex Brake Products	Blue Springs, Missouri
Haldex Midland Corporation	Kansas City, Missouri
Harley-Davidson Motor Company	Kansas City, Missouri
Harley-Davidson Motor Company	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Indian Motorcycle	Gilroy, California
Johnson Controls, Inc.	Jefferson City, Missouri
Kansas City District Corps of Engineers	Kansas City, Missouri
NASA Johnson Space Center (subcontractor)	Houston, Texas
National Quality Assurance, Inc.	Acton, Massachusetts
Parsons	St. Louis, Missouri
Prattville Manufacturing, Inc.	Prattville, Alabama
Shell Deer Park Refinery and Chemical Plant (subcontractor)	Houston, Texas
Shell Port Arthur	Port Arthur, Texas
Spartan Light Metal Products	Mexico, Missouri
U.S. Army Garrison – Selfridge	Selfridge, Michigan
University of Missouri – Rolla	Rolla, Missouri

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Staff:

Karen A. Hamilton
Karen Hamilton is a Principal and the Chief Executive Officer of Paragon Business Solutions, Inc. Karen holds an MBA in Marketing and Management from Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri.  She is an ASQ Certified Quality Manager, a RAB Certified Quality Management System Auditor, and a RAB Certified Environmental Management System Auditor.

Karen has over 30 years experience in the management of business systems, quality processes, organizational development, training, marketing, and strategic planning. She brings knowledge from industry, government, and academia.

Her areas of expertise include the following:

• Quality Management Systems ISO 9001:2000, TS 16949
• Environmental Management Systems, ISO 14001
• Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, OHSAS 18001
• Customer Satisfaction Research and Analysis
• Employee Satisfaction Research and Analysis
• Customized Training Development and Implementation
• Organizational Design
• Lean Business Processes
• Process Optimization
• Strategy Development Process Implementation
• Business Performance Monitoring, Measuring, and Analysis Methodology

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Alice Beechner Reeves, P.E., Ph.D.
Alice Beechner Reeves is a Principal and the President of Paragon Business Solutions, Inc. Alice holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri-Rolla. Alice is a registered professional engineer in the state of Missouri. She is an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, an ASQ Certified Quality Manager, a RAB Certified Quality Management Systems Lead Auditor, an IATF Certified TS 16949 Lead Auditor, and a RAB Certified Environmental Management Systems Auditor. Alice has over 20 years of quality management experience.

Alice has had a varied and successful career in the manufacturing and academic environments. She brings experiences and knowledge from the automotive industry, passenger car, heavy-duty truck and off highway vehicles, the aerospace industry, furniture manufacturing industry and the university setting. She has expertise in metal stamping, plastic injection molding, aluminum die-casting, and low and high volume assembly.

Her areas of expertise include the following:

• Quality Management Systems ISO 9001:2000, TS 16949 and AS 9100
• Environmental Management Systems, ISO 14001
• Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, OHSAS 18001
• New Products Development (Concurrent Engineering) Process Development
• The Performance Excellence Criteria of The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
• Process Optimization
• Supplier Certification Process Development

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Jan Jorgensen, EdS
Jan Jorgensen is the Professional Development Director for Paragon Business Solutions, Inc. Jan holds a Masters of Science in Education and an Education Specialist Degree in School Administration from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Her areas of expertise include:

• Adult Educational Program and Materials Development
• Curriculum Design
• Learning Strategies Development
• Evaluation of Instruction
• Customized Training Development

Jan directs the development of all training materials at Paragon Business Solutions Inc. She assures educational structure, integrity, and consistency of design.

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Vicki Longrie, MBA
Vicki Longrie is a Senior Consultant in System Design at Paragon Business Solutions, Inc. She holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri - Rolla.

Vicki has over 20 years of experience in engineering and system design. She is uniquely experienced in applying technological solutions to business system challenges.

Her areas of expertise include the following:

• Automation of processes and information systems
• System Integration engineering
• Database development and design
• Strategic planning
• Financial forecasting system design
• System and process optimization
• Statistical Process Control
• ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

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Rory McCarthy, BS
Rory McCarthy holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geological Engineering. He has 12 years of industrial experience and over 10 years of environmental engineering. He holds EPA Method 9 certification and HAZWOPR certification.

His areas of expertise include the following:

• ISO 14000 planning
• Regulatory compliance tracking
• Hazardous waste management

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Wendy White, BS
Wendy White is a Senior Environmental Specialist at Paragon Business Solutions, Inc. Wendy holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture from the University of Illinois. She is a certified hazardous materials manager and an environmental trainer.

Wendy has over eighteen years of experience as an environmental professional. Her experience has included working for corporate engineering firms as an environmental specialist as well as state and federal agencies.

Her areas of expertise include the following:

• NEPA
• Regulatory compliance
• Hazardous waste management
• US Army SPiRiT
• Environmental inspection
• Storm water compliance
• Radioactive material management
• Cost analysis
• Phase 1 and Phase II site assessment
• Risk assessment and management
• Spill response management
• Solid waste management

Wendy offers extensive environmental regulatory and management knowledge coupled with creative ideas for innovative solutions to complex project challesges and a solid history of performance success to our partner-clients.

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Strategic Partners:

Our Strategic Partners are successful professionals whose expertise is synergistic to that of the staff of Paragon Business Solutions. Strategic Partners assist us in meeting the diverse needs of our partner-clients...today and in the future.

Best Performance Group
Ken Best
16573 Baxter Forest Ridge Drive
Chesterfield, MO 63005

ENVision Group, LLC
Bruce Bowers
708 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64105

Parsons
Darrel Sisk
400 Woods Mill Road South, Suite 330
St. Louis, MO 63017-3427

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Training Class Descriptions:

ISO 14001:2004 EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW SEMINAR

Course Description
This course is designed to prepare Top Management for the implementation of ISO 14001:2004. The course focuses on the elements of an effective environmental management system and their roll in its success and continual improvement.

Intended Audience
Top and Upper management of manufacturing or service industry organizations.

Course Objective
Participants will:

• Understand the elements of an effective management system.
• Determine their goals and expectations for implementation of ISO 14001.
  Understand the basic requirements of an EMS.
• Understand alignment of requirements within the current management system.
• Gain a realistic view of the steps and timeframes needed to implement ISO 14001:2004.
• Understand what is expected of Top Management in ISO 14001:2004.

Participant Materials

• Course workbook and activities handouts
• .4 CEU’s
• Certificate of Completion

Class Size
Unlimited

Course Time
4 hours

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PLANNING

Course Description
This course is designed to assist the EMS implementation team effectively and efficiently fulfill the requirements for planning within the ISO 14001:2000 management system.

Intended Audience
Anyone who is tasked with implementing an EMS.

Course Objective
Participants will:

• Understand the ISO 14001 requirements for planning
• Learn major steps and time frames for implementing ISO 14001 where planning fits into the big picture
• Write an EMS policy
• Learn methods and gain hands-on experience for defining aspects, impacts, and significance
• Experience setting realistic and SMART objectives
• Use a database to collect, organize, analyze and report
• ISO 14001 standard included

Participant Materials

• Course workbook and activities handouts
• .8 CEU’s
• Certificate of Completion

Class Size
Maximum 30 participants

Course Time
8 Hours

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EMPLOYEE AWARENESS AND ISO 14001:2004

Course Description
This course is designed to provide all employees with an understanding of their roles and responsibilities within the environmental management system. Using specific work processes they learn how their work relates to and supports the organization's environmental policy and objectives.

Intended Audience
All employees of manufacturing or service industry organizations

Course Objectives
Participants will:

• Understand the benefits of an effective environmental management system
• Understand why the organization is pursuing ISO 14001:2004
• Understand how their work supports the environmental policy and objectives
• Understand what they should expect during and after implementation

Participant Materials

• Handout
• .2 CEU’s

Class Size
Maximum 50 participants per session

Course Time
2 Hours

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INTERNAL AUDITING FOR ISO 14001:2004 - FIRST TIME AUDITOR

Course Description
Emphasis is on how to plan, perform and report an environmental management system (EMS) conformance audit. Participants will receive everything they need to conduct a meaningful and professional EMS audit. Participants will become familiar with the ISO 14001:2004 standard and on auditing to their organization’s EMS.

This course can be customized to include coordination with additional management systems such as a quality management system or occupational health and safety management system.

This will be a hands-on, interactive seminar including:

• The ISO 14001:2004 standard requirements and their practical application
• lanning an audit using their organization's documentation
• Conducting an audit
• Communication and auditing techniques
• Reporting an audit
• Audit follow-up
• Specific audit checklists
• Specific audit questions, what to ask and how to ask it
• Objective evidence, what it is and where to find it
• Case studies with real-life examples
• Mock audit or authentic hands-on audit
• Intended Audience
• Employees of manufacturing or service industry organizations selected to be internal auditors.
• First time auditors

Course Objectives
Participants will:

• Be able to successfully plan and execute a full system audit to the criteria of ISO 14001:2004 and the requirements of the organization's management system

Participant Materials

• Course workbook and activities handouts and handouts
• Forms used for auditing an environmental management system
• ISO 14001:2004
• ISO 19011 Guidelines for Auditing when available
• 2.4 CEU’s for 3 days; 3.2 CEU's for 4 days
• Certificate of Completion

Class Size
Maximum 15 participants

Course Time

• 3 days with mock audit
• 4 days with authentic hands-on audit of the organization
• NOTE: If an authentic hands-on audit is performed, it will meet the requirements of an internal audit.

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INTERNAL AUDITING FOR ISO 14001:2004 - EXPERIENCED AUDITORS

Course Description
Emphasis is on how to plan, perform and report an environmental management system (EMS) conformance audit. Participants will receive everything they need to conduct a meaningful and professional EMS audit. Participants will become familiar with the ISO 14001:2004 standard and on auditing to their organization’s EMS.

This course can be customized to include coordination with additional management systems such as a quality management system or occupational health and safety management system.

This will be a hands-on, interactive seminar including:

• The ISO 14001:2004 standard requirements and practical application
• Planning an audit using their organization's documentation
• Specific audit checklists
• Specific audit questions, what to ask and how to ask it
• Objective evidence, what it is and where to find it
• Case studies with real-life examples
• Mock audit or authentic hands-on audit
• Intended Audience
• Quality System auditors of manufacturing or service industry organizations expanding their knowledge to include the Environmental Management System.

Course Objectives
Participants will:

• Be able to successfully plan and execute a full system audit to the criteria of ISO 14001:2004 and the requirements of the organization's management system

Participant Materials

• Course workbook and activities handouts and handouts
• Forms used for auditing an environmental management system
• Complete checklists used for auditing an environmental management system
• ISO 14001:2004
• ISO 19011 Guidelines for Auditing when available
• 1.6 CEU’s for 2 days; 2.4 CEU's for 3 days
• Certificate of Completion

Class Size
Maximum 15 participants

Course Time

• 2 days with mock audit
• 3 days with authentic hands-on audit of the organization
• NOTE: If an authentic hands-on audit is performed, it will meet the requirements of an internal audit.

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IMPLEMENTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: SUSTAINABLE VALUE-ADDED INTEGRATED

Course Description
Based on proven techniques, the instructors use real-life examples, hand-on activities and case studies to make the course reality instruction. This course provides your implementation team with the knowledge and confidence to successfully establish an environmental management system within your organization.

Intended Audience
Anyone who is tasked with implementing an EMS. This includes environmental professionals, quality professionals, and consultants. This course provides all of the knowledge and tools needed to successfully and effectively implement an EMS. This course is appropriate for manufacturing, academia or service industry organizations.

Course Objectives
Participants will:

• Be able to confidently and successfully implement a value-added environmental management system.

Course Content

• Lesson 1:   Understanding Management Systems
• Lesson 2:   EMS models: ISO 14001, CEMP, and others
• Lesson 3:   Business case for an EMS
• Lesson 4:   ISO14001 Standards, Development, Rationale, Requirements, Draft Revision
• Lesson 5:   Adding value to the bottom line – EPA performance track
• Lesson 6:   How to perform a Needs analysis
• Lesson 7:   Implementation Strategy and plan development
• Lesson 8:   Top management analysis, strategy and plan debrief
• Lesson 9:   Management expectations of implementation and EMS
• Lesson 10:  Top management awareness training on their roles and responsibilities
• Lesson 11:  Section hands-on case study
• Lesson 12:  Forming an implementation team (steering committee)
• Lesson 13:  Implementation team training
• Lesson 14:  Aspect and impact identification, present and future
• Lesson 15:  Objectives, Targets and Program Development & reporting progress
• Lesson 16:  Environmental Management System Planning Program database
• Lesson 17:  Legal requirements ascertaining and keeping up to date
• Lesson 18.  Policy Development and Top Management Buy-in
• Lesson 19:  Employee awareness training
• Lesson 20:  Hands on Case Study
• Lesson 21:  EMS Documentation and control of documents
• Lesson 22:  Defining Roles and Responsibilities for the EMS
• Lesson 23:  Operational control needs identified
• Lesson 24:  Determining documentation needs and methods for control without documentation
• Lesson 25:  The role of suppliers, subcontractors and tenants in the EMS
• Lesson 26:  Defining training needs for the EMS
• Lesson 27:  Employee specific training identified, developed and provided
• Lesson 28:  External communication process development
• Lesson 29:  Developing an internal communication process for legal requirements, significant aspects, and operational controls
• Lesson 30:  Emergency preparedness plans, OSHA requirements, emergency drills
• Lesson 31:  Section hands-on case study
• Lesson 32:  Defining the key characteristics for the significant environmental aspects and determine what should be monitored and measured, and how they will be monitored and measured
• Lesson 33:  Calibration requirements for monitoring and measuring gauges
• Lesson 34:  Processes for ensuring legal compliance
• Lesson 35:  Internal auditor training
• Lesson 36:  Section hands on case study
• Lesson 37:  Management review
• Lesson 38:  Corrective action
• Lesson 39:  Preventive action
• Lesson 40:  Progress Tracker Program
  Lesson 41:  Section hands-on case study
• Lesson 42:  Combining EMS documents with existing management systems (ISO 9001, BSI 18001)
• Lesson 43:  Registration Process Explained
• Lesson 44:  Process for Selecting a Registrar
• Lesson 45:  2nd Party Certification Option
• Lesson 46:  Role in a 3rd Party Audit
• Lesson 47:  Performing a Readiness Audit or a 2nd Party Certification
• Questions and Answers
• Knowledge Assessment

Participant Materials

• Continuing education and certificate for 36 hours of class time
• Workbook
• Business Case for Impl
• menting an EMS
• Gap analysis Planning Form
• Gap Analysis report layout
• Implementation Strategy and Time line form
• Process Aspect/Impact Methodology and Forms
• Product Aspect/Impact Methodology and Forms
• Objectives and Targets Form
• Objective Program Plan Form
• Formats for monitoring significant aspects
• Formats for monitoring legal compliance
• Audit check sheets
• Audit planning form
• Audit report layout
• Management Review Agenda Content and Format
• Procedure format
• Work Instruction format
• Top Management Training Module Suggested Content
• Implementation team training suggested content
• Employee awareness training suggested content
• Internal auditor training suggested content
• ISO 14000 standards series
• 3.6 CEU’s
• Certificate of Completion

Class Size
Maximum 20 participants

Course Time
4.5 days

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BSI 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

BSI 18001 EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW SEMINAR

Course Description
This course is designed to prepare Top Management for the implementation of BSI 18001. The course focuses on the elements of an effective occupational health and safety management system and their roll in its success and continual improvement.

Intended Audience
Top and Upper Management

Course Objectives
Participants will:

• Understand the elements of an effective management system.
• Determine their goals and expectations for implementation of BSI 18001.
• Understand the basic requirements of an OHS.
• Understand alignment of requirements within the current management system.
• Gain a realistic view of the steps and timeframes needed to implement BSI 18001.
• Understand what is expected of Top Management in BSI 18001.

Participant Materials

• Course workbook and activities handouts
• .4 CEU’s
• Certificate of Completion

Class Size
Unlimited

Course Time
4 Hours

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EMPLOYEE AWARENESS AND BSI 18001

Course Description
This course is designed to provide all employees with an understanding of their roles and responsibilities within the occupational health and safety management system. Using specific work processes they learn how their work relates to and supports the organization’s occupational health and safety policy and objectives.

Intended Audience
All Employees

Course Objectives
Participants will:

• Understand the benefits of an effective occupational health and safety management system.
• Understand why the organization is pursuing BSI 18001.
• Understand how their work supports the occupational health and safety policy and objectives.
• Understand what they should expect during and after implementation.

Participant Materials
Handout
.2 CEU’s

Class Size
Maximum 50 participants per session

Course Time
2 Hours

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INTERNAL AUDITING FOR BSI 18001 - FIRST TIME AUDITORS

Course Description
Emphasis is on how to plan, perform and report an occupational health and safety management system (OHS) conformance audit. Participants will receive everything they need to conduct a meaningful and professional OHS audit. Participants will become familiar with the BSI 18001 standard and auditing to their organization’s OHS.

This course can be customized to include coordination with additional management systems such as a quality management system or environmental management system.

This will be a hands-on, interactive seminar including:

• The BSI 18001 standard requirements and their practical application
• Planning an audit using their organization's documentation
• Conducting an audit
• Communication and auditing techniques
• Reporting an audit
• Audit follow-up
• Specific audit checklists
• Specific audit questions, what to ask and how to ask it
• Objective evidence, what it is and where to find it
• Case studies with real-life examples
• Mock audit or authentic hands-on audit
• Intended Audience
• Employees selected to be internal auditors.
• First time auditors

Course Objectives
Participants will:

Be able to successfully plan and execute a full system audit to the criteria of BSI 18001 and the requirements of the organization's management system.

Participant Materials

• Course workbook and activities handouts and handouts
• Forms used for auditing an occupational health and safety management system
• Complete checklists used for auditing an occupational health and safety
• management system BSI 18001
• ISO 19011 Guidelines for Auditing when available
• 2.4 CEU’s for 3 days; 3.2 CEU's for 4 days
• Certificate of Completion

Class Size
Maximum 15 participants

Course Time

• 3 days with mock audit
• 4 days with authentic hands-on audit of the organization
• NOTE: If an authentic hands-on audit is performed, it will meet the requirements of an internal audit.

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INTERNAL AUDITING FOR BSI 18001 - EXPERIENCED AUDITORS

Course Description
Emphasis is on how to plan, perform and report an occupational health and safety management system (OHS) conformance audit. Participants will receive everything they need to conduct a meaningful and professional OHS audit. Participants will become familiar with the BSI 18001 standard and on auditing to their organization’s OHS.

This course can be customized to include coordination with additional management systems such as a quality management system or environmental management system.

This will be a hands-on, interactive seminar including:

• The BSI 18001 standard requirements and practical application
• Planning an audit using their organization's documentation
• Specific audit checklists
• Specific audit questions, what to ask and how to ask it
• Objective evidence, what it is and where to find it
• Case studies with real-life examples
• Mock audit or authentic hands-on audit
• Intended Audience
• Quality or environmental system auditors expanding their knowledge to include the Occupational Health and Safety Management System.

Course Objectives
Participants will:

• Be able to successfully plan and execute a full system audit to the criteria of BSI 18001 and the requirements of the organization's management system.

Participant Materials

• Course workbook and activities handouts and handouts
• Forms used for auditing an occupational health and safety management system
• Complete checklists used for auditing an occupational health and safety management system
• BSI 18001
• 1.6 CEU’s for 2 days; 2.4 CEU's for 3 days
• Certificate of Completion

Class Size
Maximum 15 participants

Course Time

• 2 days with mock audit
• 3 days with authentic hands-on audit of the organization
• NOTE: If an authentic hands-on audit is performed, it will meet the requirements of an internal audit.

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VALUE-ADDED IMPLEMENTATION OF BSI 18001 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Course Description
This course provides your implementation team with the knowledge and confidence to successfully establish an occupational health and safety management system within their organization. Emphasis is on how and where the requirements of BSI 18001 are most effectively managed within the current management system.

Intended Audience
Personnel responsible for implementing BSI 18001 and middle management

Course Objectives
Participants will:

• Understand the elements of a successful management system
• Understand how an effective OHS benefits the organization.
• Understand why top management is implementing an OHS.
• Understand the requirements and practical application of the BSI 18001 occupational health and safety management system standard.
• Understand how to effectively integrate these requirements into the current business system/processes.
• Develop an OHS policy
• Be able to determine hazards, risks and priorities.
• Obtain experience setting realistic and SMART objectives
• Understand monitoring and measurement unique to an OHS.
• Understand legal requirements.
• Understand monitoring and measuring.
• Understand strategies for implementation.
• Develop strategies, tasks, responsibilities and timelines for implementation

Participant Materials

• Course workbook and activities handouts
• Forms and methods for determining hazards, risks, and priorities
• Forms for determining objectives, targets, and plans
• BSI 18001 standard

Class Size
Maximum 30 participants

Course Time
16 Hours

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