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OHS Management Systems Consulting

Implementing an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) helps organizations to strategically reduce workplace accidents, injuries and illnesses and continually improve their performance. In so doing, this will help your organization reduce risks and costs, strengthen your competitive advantage, and create a positive workplace culture in which employees see that their needs are taken into account.

WSPS management systems experts will guide you in the development, implementation and/or evaluation of an OHSMS to meet the requirements outlined by a specific standard.

Gap Analyses

When your organization is seeking to explore whether an OHSMS is feasible, the starting point is often to conduct a gap analysis. This enables you to compare your existing OHS program to the requirements of an OHS management system standard. When you have an understanding of the OHSMS standard you wish to implement (e.g., ISO 45001, OHSAS 18001, COR), that standard will be used as the basis for the gap analysis. WSPS will provide you with a report that outlines where your existing OHS program or system aligns to the requirements of an OHS management systems standard and where significant gaps may exist.

Implementation Support

When your organization is seeking to implement an OHSMS based upon the requirements of a standard, WSPS consultants will work with you to ensure you are conforming to the framework of the applicable OHSMS standard chosen.

Internal Audits

When your organization is seeking assistance with an internal audit of your OHSMS, WSPS consultants will provide an internal audit to the OHSMS standard you have chosen. This provides you with an independent and unbiased review.

 

 

For more information about developments impacting OHS management systems (such as accreditation and employer recognition) and to access WSPS' complete OHSMS solutions portfolio, follow this link: WSPS.CA/OHSManagementSystems.

 

Training

Management Systems An Introduction (1/2 day)

Management Systems An Introduction (1/2 day)

NEW Introduces the fundamentals of management systems and prepares you to guide your organization in selecting a relevant OHS management system standard.

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$249.00

Downloads

Starting Your Health and Safety Program

Starting Your Health and Safety Program

Employee health and safety are integral to productivity.  A management system that integrates health and safety activities into all aspects of the operations will help achieve positive results in productivity, quality, and the health and safety of employees.  This guideline highlights some critical health and safety program activities.
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Articles

FAQs about health and safety management systems

FAQs about health and safety management systems

Bill 70, passed in December, instantly caught the attention of Ontario's business community by enabling an accreditation process for companies with a health and safety management system. But how do you know if implementing a management system is right for your business?

Mar 15, 2017
What you need to know about Bill 70

What you need to know about Bill 70

If your workplace introduces a recognized management system to prevent injuries and illness, you could receive accreditation for your efforts under new legislation passed in December. The goal is to encourage superior health and safety performance by applying business methods already proven to boost quality and productivity.

Feb 13, 2017
Confirmed! 6 evidence-based leading indicators can predict H&S performance

Confirmed! 6 evidence-based leading indicators can predict H&S performance

Researchers have identified six evidence-based leading indicators that can predict future health and safety performance - and help workplaces achieve maximum results. "Score well on these indicators and you should see it reflected in good performance in the future," explains Illia Tchernikov, WSPS program lead, OHS Research. "Score poorly and you should see an increase in injuries and illnesses."

Mar 03, 2016
Manage productivity and safety together and you'll do better in both, research shows

Manage productivity and safety together and you'll do better in both, research shows

Witnessing the aftermath of the death of a co-worker while working years ago as a summer student immediately drove home the value of safety for David Johnston, now an associate professor of operations management and information systems at York University's Schulich School of Business. As he puts it, "On a personal level I know what it means to workers when a really bad thing happens in the workplace." Through extensive research, Johnston has also learned what it can mean to a business: "companies that are really good at safety are usually really good at production, and companies that are really bad at safety are really bad at production."

Dec 07, 2015