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The end of another year has rolled around in the blink of an eye! We've managed to publish a whopping 42 episodes this year, pushing us over the 200 episode mark.  We want to thank all our listeners, both old and new, for allowing us to continue to share both ISO tips and success stories from our wonderful clients. We hope you'll follow along as we continue our podcasting journey in 2025. To close out the year, Ian Battersby and Steve Mason share some of their stories of misadventures during audits, from common mistakes, to broom battles and forklift mishaps, they really have seen it all! Listen, laugh and learn what not to do during an audit. You'll learn ·      What not to do in an audit   Resources ·      Isologyhub   In this episode, we talk about: [02:05] Episode Summary – Ian and Steve share some of their experiences from their time as auditors. From common mistakes to outlandish situations that you'd have to see to believe, listen and learn what shouldn't happen during an audit.  [03:40] Lazy Copycats: Steve recounts a time where a company had copy and pasted their Management Review for years, which rightfully earned them a non-conformity. Ian shares a similar story where a construction company submitting a tender had copy pasted the content and included the wrong company name! The copying doesn't stop there, as Steve remembers a company Quality Manual that managed to include multiple company names. It was found that they'd simply copy and pasted example pages they'd found online that looked good, but didn't bother to update any of the content to be relevant to them. [06:30] Training Troubles – Ian recounts a time where he was auditing a subcontractor for a construction company that required a record of training. The induction was very important and obviously needed to be documented. When he checked the documents, though all the forms had different names, all the signatures suspiciously had the exact same handwriting! Turns out the Director was signing them all off, which is obviously in breach of a number of health and safety related regulations. [08:00] IT Security slip-ups – Steve recounts a time where a Finance Director had good intentions, but poorly implemented his idea. The Finance Director didn't trust their IT system back-up and instead backed-up all his information on a memory stick. Steve had pointed out the flaws with this, such as losing the memory stick, data getting corrupted ect. It just simply isn't a safe or reliable way to store such important information. [09:05] Disconnected Leadership – Ian shares a time where an auditor caught the lack of leadership commitment to their management system. Despite it being a very nice looking management system by all accounts, the cracks showed enough for an outsider to spot the flaws. Steve adds that sometimes, you can over engineer a management system to a point past useful. It needs to work for your business, otherwise people will work around it to get what they need done. Steve had a rather obvious example if this when he required a chat with a member of leadership, who refused on the day initially, despite it being scheduled for 6 months. The person relented a few minutes over lunch where he posed his complete commitment to BS 5750 – A standard that existed 20 years ago and had since been replaced by ISO 9001. Very telling for his level of ‘commitment'. As we have covered in a previous episode – Leadership commitment is imperative to a successful management system. [11:40] Skip Diving for Secrets – Steve shares his experience of conducting a skip diving exercise, which is following a document waste trail. At a certain company, they ended up looking in an actual skip only to find what looked like a lot of confidential documents, when questioned someone had said that they looked like they belonged in the CEO's filing cabinet. When questioned, the CEO remarked ‘I didn't want you to catch me with anything that I shouldn't have, so I threw it all out last night'. This warranted a non-conformity as anyone could have gone past and fished out that confidential information just as Steve had. Ian also adds a time where he worked in the NHS and a local hospital had an accident where a lot of confidential medical files ended up scattered across the floor. These were documents that should have been disposed of securely. [14:05] PPE? You've got to be kidding me! – Ian recounts a time working for a manufacturing company that was part of a large international firm. Their UK operation had to abide by strict PPE requirements, proper shoes, eye protection ect. It was something that everyone on the premises had to adhere to. One day, a Director walked in with none of the PPE which was clearly labelled on many of the signs decorating the shop floor. He had incorrectly assumed that because of his position, he could walk around with no PPE whatsoever. Fortunately the shop floor supervisor set him right and sent him to get properly suited up. [15:35] Data Centre security says no – Steve recalls a time when a member of top management went to visit one of their own data centre's, on getting to the gate the security had told him ‘I don't care who you are, your name isn't on the list so you're not getting in.' That person hadn't gone through the process of being approved for entry. Yet, predictably, they sent complaints everywhere, but the head of the UK branch had quite rightly praised the security personnel for simply following protocol. [16:55] Private bank details? Don't mind if I do! – While Steve was auditing physcial security for an office, a printer ended up printing the payroll of every employee at the business. This wasn't in a private room, this was in the middle of the office, so anybody could walk up and see bank account details and salaries! When questioned, it turned out their Finance Director was working from home, and hadn't bothered to contacts anyone to retrieve the documents. So unsurprisingly, they received a non-conformity. [19:55] Do not goad the auditor -  A bit of advice from Steve “Never say ‘this is our most secure room' to an auditor” – that is essentially a challenge, and one that you'll likely lose if you don't follow your own processes. Steve put this to the test when someone had claimed only 3 people had access to a certain room. Out of curiosity, Steve used his visitor badge to gain entry, and asked if he was included in that 3. Obviously he wasn't, and this was simply down to access control being a bit muddled at that particular company. [21:25] Mistaken Identity: Steve recalls a time when he was given a visitors badge with a completely different person as the photograph. It had no effect on the correct access rights, but amusing all the same. He shares another story where he shared a waiting room with another Steve. When they called only the first name, the other Steve was taken into that business and questioned on ISO, to which the poor man had to inform them that he had no idea what they were talking about! Shortly after, the correct Steve was collected. But it goes to show how important it is to ensure you're giving access to the right people. [24:20] Battle of the Broomsticks: Ian recalls another time when working in construction, when he had the opportunity to work at a horse racecourse. They were looking to achieve what was OHSAS 18001 at the time (now known as ISO 45001), and it was going so well until a few new hires came running across the stable yard wielding 2 brooms, battling like gladiators in view of their auditor. Thankfully they weren't really harming each other, but it was enough for the auditor to raise a few questions about subcontractor controls. You really couldn't write the timing any better (or worse, I suppose!). [26:15] Clearly a certified forklift driver:  While Steve was working at a warehouse, the manager there stressed how well trained all of their forklift drivers were, how sensible they all were. Though, Steve could see a person dancing, speeding and popping wheelies with his forklift over the managers shoulder. After he'd been alerted to the wannbe stunt driver, the manager went to have a word with them. [27:30] Accidents don't happen after 5pm: Ian was working at a company that highly valued the use of PPE on-site, everyone did a good job of abiding by that, until it came to the end of the day. One person leaves across the shop floor in just a normal t-shirt and jeans, waving them all off happily as he leaves for the day. He still had to cross the shop floor, and being off the clock doesn't make you invincible. [29:10] Fire Door Dramas: Steve recalls a time during an ISO 9001 audit where he spotted a fire door had been blocked by pallets in a warehouse. Another time he saw a fire door that was actually chained and padlocked! On another occasion, a local council had put their rubbish bins outside the fire door for the building, and during a fire drill, they couldn't get out.   Ian states how many times he's seen signs ignored by drivers who park in front of fire exits. All this to say that a little awareness goes a long way. [31:10] Emergency Plans for the avid reader: During an incident at an NHS hospital where they'd suffered a long term major power outage, Ian and the staff had found that the emergency plans were 144 pages long! With Senior responsibilities hidden away in an Appendix on the last few pages. Well thought out plans are necessary, but the actual procedure needs to be something that can be followed in the event of an emergency. A little common sense should be applied when deciding what needs to be communicated. [34:00] Risk Assessment disaster: While working with a team in a manufacturing plant, Ian helped them to streamline their risk assessment process as their previous one needed too many signatures to actually go anywhere. This bottleneck was resolved with months of hard work, or so they thought… When it came to being audited, the auditor asked the team manager what happened to all of the risk assessments, he'd then pointed towards the Health & Safety Management and claimed they had them all, who had to admit that he didn't. Later that evening a director called the administration and asked to hide all of the documentation, to which she rightly refused to do. This also linked back to when the auditor had asked about how the apprentices were trained, and it happened that the apprentice supervisor was on holiday and so they were just let onto the shop floor. Suffice to say, this didn't reflect well on the resulting audit results. [36:30] Against the wire: Ian states that manufacturing companies are not famous for admin. He had one experience while trying to get a recertification booked in, which went up against the wire for their current certification running out. The CB obliged and sent a very qualified Health & Safety assessor there, who took them to pieces. It didn't take long for him to point out that they had a really nice management system with no commitment from managers to use it. A word to the wise – don't leave your recertification up until the last minute! If a CB tried to move your recertification past that expiry date, you can and should push back.   [39:00] Password palavers: Steve shares an experience when he interviewed a very organised PA who managed 7 Directors. At the end of the audit he pointed out a folder on her computer called ‘passwords', to which she obliged to show him the contents. Predictably it contained all the usernames and passwords for various accounts the Directors owned. She knew about the secure passwords policy, but no one could realistically remember that many! When Steve questioned the technical team, they states only selected people needed one, and she wasn't one of them. Steve pointed out that she did, and had done the best she could with the tools available, and gifted them a non-conformity as a result as they hadn't done a good job of ascertaining who should get additional security tools. By the end of that day, the PA had their own password vault. [41:30] A fire extinguisher as useless as a chocolate teapot: In another company Steve had noted that they still had a black fire extinguisher. When asked, the staff replied that they were all up-to-date as of 2007. On checking, it was revealed that it had last been serviced in August 1997 – so no, it was not in fact ‘up-to-date'. It may be innocuous to some, but when it comes to safety equipment, that could be the difference between life and death in an emergency. [42:40] Technophobes in a modern age: Ian recounts a past quality audit he did for an engineering company. They require a lot of specific ISO Standards for that industry, and so the company paid a subscription service to ensure they had digital copies of all these Standards to refer back to. One such standard was on verification, and on asking a particular quality engineer about how he verifies a specific product, he pulls out a printed hard copy of a standard from 1993. Ian was interviewing him in 2017, there had been at least 2 updated versions of the Standard out by that point. When probed about why he wasn't using the online standards library paid for by the company, he simply stated ‘I don't like computers'. [45:00] The case of the mysterious ghost file: Steve once had an audit with a relatively nervous member of staff, after explaining that all he has to do is explin how he works, the interview went rather smoothly. At one point he photocopied a bit of paper, hole punched it and filed it away on a shelf in the corner. Steve initially thought ‘good admin, he's clearly following a process', so when he returned Steve asked why he filed that particular bit of information away, to which the staff member said ‘I don't know, I've just been told to do it'. Steve then questioned the Quality Manager there about that document and they replied with the same. He then questioned the warehouse personnel to get the same answer. So, you have this document being photocopied over and over, filed away each time and no one knows why! Steve politely pointed out that it might be a good idea to rethink that pointless process. [47:50] Useless numbering systems: Ian had a similar experience with a numbering system that nobody knew the origins of. The staff involved simply shrugged it off and stated it was simply just what they used. Ian decided to put something to the test, by getting rid of it. He removed an entire archive system from a company's network folder, as back then file space was a big cost and concern. He kept the files and waited to see if anyone actually needed them. After months, he only had 2 requests for documents. It's important to ask both what is and isn't working well. Getting input from all levels of staff can be eye opening, and empower those employees who can help shape up company processes to work more efficiently. [49:50] Allergic to Audits: Ian shares a secondhand story where a trainer for the HSE was conducting a site visit, where he needed to question the shop supervisor on a few things. He asked him for something he couldn't see, and the guy agreed to go get it, and just never came back. Apparently he was so scared of the auditing process that he just went home!   [54:00] Shady police and stolen cars: One of Steve's previous clients had an experience where what they thought was a policeman asked about a hire car the company owned, stating it had been involved in a crime. They didn't think much of letting him take it for his ‘investigation'. Later when the hire company asked about getting their car back, the staff let them know what happened, rightly confused this led to a lot of discussion. As you can probably tell, the man was not a policeman and had made off with a nice shiny BMW simply by asking for it. If something like this happens to you, always ask for documentation from the police. [55:00] The Great Computer Caper: Ian recalls a training centre incident where a lot of computer equipment is stored in one suite. One day a few  guys came in and started lifting stuff out, people were holding doors open for them, not at all thinking them to be thieves. Low and behold, they were and took everything. Steve recounts a very similar experience where the thieves posed as a computer service company, stripping the entire office on a Friday afternoon. It wasn't until Monday when everything was still gone that people thought to question who those people really were. Thank you all for a great 2024, we look forward to bringing you more ISO tips and success stories in 2025. We'd love to hear your views and comments about the ISO Show, here's how: ●     Share the ISO Show on Twitter or Linkedin ●     Leave an honest review on iTunes or Soundcloud. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one. Subscribe to keep up-to-date with our latest episodes: Stitcher | Spotify | YouTube |iTunes | Soundcloud | Mailing List

After 5 years of hosting the ISO Show, Mel Blackmore will be taking a step back as she focuses on her sustainability related endeavors. She's passing the baton onto our new host – Ian Battersby. Ian is a Senior isologist at Blackmores, and while relatively new to the team, he has a wealth of Standard and ISO related knowledge to share with you all. Today we Introduce Ian Battersby as the new host for the ISO Show and learn about his background in Standards and ISO.     You'll learn ·      Taking a step back ·      Introduction to Steph Churchman ·      Introduction to Ian Battersby ·      What Standards has Ian worked with? ·      What Sectors has Ian worked in?   Resources ·      Isologyhub     In this episode, we talk about: [00:30] Join the isologyhub – To get access to a suite of ISO related tools, training and templates. Simply head on over to isologyhub.com to either sign-up or book a demo. [02:05] Episode summary: After 5 years of the ISO Show, Mel Blackmore is handing the hosting baton over to Ian Battersby    [02:25] Interim host – Ian will be the main host going forward, but there will be additions from Blackmores' Communication Manager – Steph Churchman. You may recognise her from recent episode such as: ·      Top 10 Reasons to use ISO 42001 AI Management ·      Top ISO Standard Trends in the Data Centre Industry Steph will be sharing findings from our own research, standards updates and conducting interviews with our isologists. [03:35] An Introduction to Ian Battersby – Ian has been working for Blackmores since August 2023. Although he is meant to be part-time, he's had a very busy first few months here! Ian began working in British Aerospace, specifically manufacturing, in 1984. He later decided to return to university to study electrical and electronic engineering, which was promptly dropped. His return to BAE lasted a few years before he moved onto the civil service for the Department of Health, working with them to conduct safety investigations and helped to create a broader risk profile. When he moved to work with the NHS, firstly, with the litigation authority setting up governance and risk standards and then as a risk manager. Surprisingly, after moving up a few levels, he decided to move onto run a restaurant! A Curry House to be specific, but after a year of rather stressful work that ended up costing a lot more than expected, he returned to work within the construction industry which is where he became more involved with ISO Standards. From there he went onto work in manufacturing of high pressure pumps for a while before moving onto an organisation who rant he estate for the Department of Work and Pensions. In the end, Ian left them due to being unable to live the life he wanted to live. [05:15] What Standards has Ian worked with? – He started with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 (now ISO 45001). [06:00] Digital Nomad – Ian currently splits his time between Leeds in the UK and Malaga in Spain. Having a lot of experience working remotely in previous industries, this leap didn't impede on his work in any way. [07:15] What other Standards has Ian worked with? – He has assisted with ISO 44001 (Collaborative Business Management), but admittedly it was not his favorite ISO Standard to work with. It's one of the rare instances in ISO where the Standard doesn't quite align with others. [08:00] What Sectors has Ian worked in – Ian's extensive work history has afforded him the opportunity to work in a number of sectors, including: ·      Construction and Fit out ·      Manufacturing ·      Estate Management ·      Private enterprise ·      Healthcare / NHS ·      Facilities With this list growing at a rapid pace since his introduction at Blackmores! [09:45] What's a big challenge that Ian's had to overcome in the past? – In terms of ISO, it has to be Leadership. Ian's found that to always be an issue within businesses attempting to implement ISO Standards. A good looking Management System will only go so far without leadership commitment. While working in facilitating Standards for an organisation, you won't be implementing the whole system yourself. It's more a case of delivering through others, the organisation controls and delivers their own processes and improvements, and so it's imperative that Leadership are also embedding and encouraging these actions. Ian will be going more in-depth on this topic in a future episode. If you'd like to book a demo for the isologyhub, simply contact us and we'd be happy to give you a tour. We'd love to hear your views and comments about the ISO Show, here's how: ●     Share the ISO Show on Twitter or Linkedin ●     Leave an honest review on iTunes or Soundcloud. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one. Subscribe to keep up-to-date with our latest episodes: Stitcher | Spotify | YouTube |iTunes | Soundcloud | Mailing List

Si ya pasaste una auditoría OHSAS 18001, debes saber que desde marzo de 2018, la ISO 45001 viene a actualizar y sustituir a esta normativa, provocando su anulación.

Current title : Hennepin County CommissionerCurrent organisation: Hennepin CountyI am an experienced EHS professional with multi-site industrial experience encompassing national as well as international company locations. Experience includes large projects and work on Lean Six Sigma projects, 40 Hour HAZWOPER response training and ISO 14000 Lead Auditor. Past industrial experience is from large to small industry including heavy industry such as foundries, medical device and chemical industries.Provided leadership in the area of environmental and energy sustainability. Lead sustainability projects at the company level and at the city, metropolitan and statewide level. I provided direction for the gathering of information for metrics to measure success. I have participated in public reporting on corporate responsibility. My work includes collaboration with cross functional entities in shaping long-term policy and direction to maintain changes to operations.Environmental experience: storm water, wastewater, air permitting, including Title V, remediation, hazardous waste, emergency response, business continuity, pandemic planning, ISO 14000, regulatory negotiations, training.Safety experience: LOTO, electrical safety, NFPA 70E arc flash, hoist& cranes, emergency response, PPE, hazard analysis, process safety management, fall protection, hazardous communications, behavioral based safety, safety committees, OHSAS 18000, regulatory negotiations, training.  Resources mentioned in this episode:Free Download of The Leadership Survival Guide (10 World-Class Leaders Reveal Their Secrets) https://store.consultclarity.org/leadership-survival-guide-10-world-class-leaders-reveal-their-secrets1625572748028The Leadership Conversations Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/4IB6V41kr4GVJ98XLHMPeCThe Jonno White Leadership Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/2p8rvWrYW2XNLl9Z8m3pTsThe Leadership Question of the Day Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/6eZ4lZ2bgA8aczPKY4Oqw6Clarity Websitehttps://www.consultclarity.org/7 Questions on Leadership Serieshttps://www.consultclarity.org/large-enterprises-leadershipWe'd Love To Interview YOU In Our 7 Questions On Leadership Series!https://www.consultclarity.org/7-questions-interestSubscribe To Clarity's Mailing Listhttps://www.consultclarity.org/subscribeJonno White's eBook Step Up or Step Outhttps://store.consultclarity.org/step-up-or-step-out-sales-page1640131063671Jonno White's Book Step Up or Step Out (Amazon)https://www.amazon.com/Step-Up-Out-Difficult-Conflict-ebook/dp/B0925MB4SR

Managing contractors to zero (SIFs) without a big stick."Like anybody else, I didn't start off as the president of IOSH" Jimmy said, "more like in the trenches."Almost immediately, I felt totally comfortable. He was low-key, easy to listen to - and when he told me about some of the amazing accomplishments he has achieved in construction and how he did it... that's where the idea for the title came from.As mentioned, the results were impressive: from mega projects in the billions to smaller projects that easily fall under the radar of inspectors, every one managed to zero serious harm. But to do it all with positive engagement and a limited budget, even with a permanent workforce, is impressive. But to do it with a transient workforce of sub-contractors and sub-sub-contractors is, well... hard to believe, until you listen to him and hear how he did it. We will also talk about IOSH and the current initiatives they are working on. But mostly it will be about how to do it - without a big stick.About James Quinn:James is a well-motivated, proactive HSE Manager, CMIOSH and an expert with strong leadership and management skills, with a strong strategic vision. Disciplined and tenacious with the ability to drive and coach others, to excel in an environment where demanding targets and quality of work is expected to be of the highest standards.Having a significant level of experience in the development of bespoke HSE management systems, James is always working to current legislation and completing management reviews of current policies, systems and procedures in line with legal requirements and industry best practice.James through collaborative working with a thorough knowledge of international best practice and HSE auditing of OHSAS 18001/ISO 14001 compliance can also be considered to be one of the best in his field in the Gulf region. James was also part of the consultation group for the certification to the new Asset Management Systems standard, ISO 55001.James has been described as an “intelligent and pragmatic HSE leader who understands the complexities of safety and managerial processes”. He has a Masters in Strategic Management and Leadership and a Post Graduate Diploma teaching Further Education, James is well travelled with responsibilities (current and past) worldwide and an understanding of diverse cultures and environments.Professional membership of IOSH, CMI, CIOB, and the former IOSH Middle East Committee member lead for IPD/CPD, IOSH council member and IOSH President Elect, supporting the IOSH President as part of the Presidential Team before taking his office as President in October 2020.

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CEO Kobi Simmat explains What the difference is between OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001? ISO 45001 focuses on identifying and controlling risks rather than hazards, as is currently required in OHSAS 18001. ISO 45001 requires organizations to consider how suppliers and contractors are managing their risks. In ISO 45001 some fundamental concepts are changed, like risk, worker and workplace. Follow and subscribe to: Best Practice Website: https://bestpractice.biz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestpractice... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/best... Instagram: @bestpractice.biz TikTok: kobisimmat

Dato Razlan Razali is living his childhood dream from running Sepang International Circuit (SIC) for over a decade, hosting F1 and MotoGP races and turning the loss-making facility into a sustainable business to turning his passion for motorcycling into being the Team Principal of the Petronas Yamaha Sepang Race Team which is taking MotoGP by storm the last two seasons and is on the verge of winning the Championship.  Listen, learn and be inspired by his stories on how to build a successful Racetrack and how those learnings helped him to create a very successful MotoGP racing team.      Key Highlights His career start, selling his first company, starting a concert company with his brother and his first job interview for the CEO role of Sepang International Circuit (SIC) which didn't go so well. Persistency paid off and he became the CEO of SIC in 2008, few weeks before the MotoGP race. Early days at SIC, he inherited a mess and had a culture shock,  rolled up his sleeve and started to make changes. Starting to charge for everything in and around the track to generate new revenues.  More professionalism and commercialization was the key. Turn SIC into a multi facet venue -  “a ballroom under the sky”. Hosting Formula 1 at SIC stories, his first meeting with Bernie Ecclestone, again didn't go so well…… 2009 the first F1 race under his leadership, made changes, focus on what's best for SIC and Malaysia and disregarding F1 and the arrogance of F1 teams. Till the end, it was never a happy marriage with F1, race became jaded, nothing new and was eventually dropped. MotoGP was the opposite, Dorna's Carmelo Ezpeleta was open to all his ideas and wanted to do more, the growth and success of the race since then is proof. Very vocal when F1 race was dropped,  “even given for free, Malaysia would not host F1 race”,  Reuters headline worldwide. Revealing the fee SIC paid to F1 and the reasons why the Prime Minister of Malaysia asked him to get out. MotoGP success stories, how it all started, creating local heroes by starting a young rider search, academy and having wild card riders in Moto3 (125cc category). Created the first SIC Moto3 team in 2015,  challenge taking riders from “Kapcai” racing on the streets of Malaysia to a full fledge racing machine in Europe (money, motivation and mindset). Lots of talented local riders in terms of skill but most lacking mental strength. First Season in MotoGP in 2019 – lady luck played a role – stories of how it all started – his childhood dream came true. Petronas played a key role in taking over a financially struggling MotoGP team. How he found “Fabio” (Quartararo) – stroke of luck and how he came out blazing from the start and winning “Rookie of the Year” award, first podium till leading standing now. His thoughts on winning the MotoGP Championship this year – original target was to just win the “first” race  (which they did with the first & second race of the season). Superhumans – stories of his riders dealing with crashes. Valentino Rossi – the Doctor is joining the team in 2021 – the story behind it (and Fabio leaving to Yamaha Factory team). MotoGP “bubble”, how it's working, SOPs, rules, regulations and restrictions – importance of team talks. His prediction for the Championship with four races to go. His final thoughts on the future of Motorsports after Covid – difference between F1 and MotoGP.   About Dato Razlan Razali is a dynamic and highly successful Senior Executive with extensive high-level successes across a wide variety of industries, including world-class event management. First-class leadership skills with excellent marketing and sponsorship development experience in both national and international arenas. Consistently aims for the highest standards on a personal and corporate level. Proven ability to generate innovative growth strategies for successful and profitable companies. Major Achievements Sepang International Circuit receives Training Support Excellence Award 2016 at the BSI Client Appreciation Night by BSI Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Sepang International Circuit was awarded Project Owner of the Year Award 2016 at Shell Bitumen Technical Conference & Customer Appreciation Dinner by Shell Malaysia. Sepang International Circuit was awarded the Global Branding Award 2016 in theGlobal Brands Icon in Motorsport by Global Brands Council. Sepang International Circuit receives Utusan Business Award 2015 in the category of Sports Entertainment Sector. Sepang International Circuit was awarded the Best Event Management Company for Excellence at the rAWr Awards 2015 by the Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCeb) and the Malaysia Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (MACEOS). Sepang International Circuit received the Bronze Award in the Corporate Branding category at the Malaysia PR Awards 2014/2015. Sepang International Circuit was awarded for its excellence in the Industry Class in Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (“MICE”) in the State of Selangor, Malaysia in 2014. Sepang International Circuit received OHSAS 18001:2007 certification in 2013. Sepang International Circuit received the Best Grand Prix Award in 2012 for Malaysia MotoGP by the International Road Racing Team Association (“IRTA”) Sepang International Circuit awarded Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor 2012. Sepang International Circuit received ISO 9001:2008 certification in 2011. Sepang International Circuit was awarded the coveted Facilities Improvement Plan Fund in 2010 by the Federation Internationale de L'Automobile (“FIA”). Masterminded the creation and development of Pineapple Concerts (a successful Malaysian events management company); led the organisation, promotion, marketingand sponsorship of large-scale sell out events, including huge concerts by major international artistes the Black Eyed Peas, Lionel Richie, Earth, Wind & Fire and Kanye West. Championed and led the first mobile e-tickets programme in Asia. Successfully raised USD6 million in capital investment for WAP Portal Sdn Bhd from a listed Malaysian company and a listed company from Singapore, convincing both companies to invest based purely on a concept presentation with no physical product, which clearly demonstrates high level influencing/negotiation skills. Consistently worked at Board Level as Director, Non-Executive Director and on the Audit and Remuneration Committees for a major mechanical and electrical service public listed company, Bintai Kinden Corporation Berhad. ----------------------------------------------- If you are enjoying the Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast (SEP) series, check out our Virtual Sports Entrepreneurs University (SEU) too. The Sports Entrepreneurs University is a natural extension of the Podcast series. It's a deep dive into the world of Sports & Esports. Marcus will be sharing his 25 years of experience and learning as a Sports Entrepreneur and connecting the dots. It's a 6 weeks course with an opportunity to join an Affiliate Partnership program after. 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9th September 2020 #52 Lloyd's of London shares ISO Journey to HSE certification Today's Guest Trevor Jennings is a Risk Manager with the Corporate Real Estate Department at Lloyd's of London. He works to provide client facing advice and support on all matters of risk, excluding financial and contractual risk, and to ensure health and safety is co-ordinated across all building users within Lloyd's UK and overseas premises. « It's steps at a time that will get you through to the certification aspect. »                                              - Trevor Jennings   Picture this: An organization has set effective environmental, health, and safety standards for their company. Worker participation is high and the leadership is flourishing. Sounds marvelous, don't you think? Tune in to this episode to learn from a man who has made this happen for the world's specialist insurance and reinsurance market. Trevor Jennings speaks about his journey to implementing environmental standards (ISO 14001), health and safety standards OHSAS (18001), and his experience with the migration to the latest health and safety standard ISO 45001. He details the main advantages of having an ISO compliant health and safety system in place and the key factors that led to Lloyd's success, including employee engagement groups to foster worker participation. Trevor divulges the top environmental factors that Lloyds is focusing on and how it affects their bottom line, as well as his top tip for anyone who is looking to implement ISO 14001 or ISO 45001.   Website: https://www.lloyds.com/about-lloyds Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-jennings-msc-cmiosh-44917b37/   You'll learn What Lloyd's is, what it provides, and what Trevor's role is How Trevor got started at Lloyd's and how OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001 and ISO14001 got implemented The main advantages of having a health and safety system in place compliant to OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001/ Why timing, worker participation, and leadership is key for Lloyd's success The top environmental factors that Lloyds is focusing on and how it affects their bottom line How Lloyd's is working on a Better Working Environment initiative The benefits of employee engagement groups How Lloyd's manages suppliers Trevor's top tip for implementing ISO14001 or ISO45001   Resources ISO Support Plan ISO Elearning ISO Steps to Success Fast After 50 by Joe Friel   In this episode, we talk about: [00:51] What is Lloyd's and what is Trevor's role? [03:36] Something not many people know about Trevor [05:10] How Trevor got started at Lloyd's [07:34] The main advantages of having a health and safety system in place compliant to 18001 [08:44] Facing the challenge of implementing 14001 [12:12] The Health, Safety, and Environmental Coordination Group [13:42] Energy is at the top of the list of targets to focus on [14:54] The effect on the bottom line of operations [16:52] The migration of OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001 [21:24] Tips for organizations looking to implement ISO 14001 or ISO 45001 [23:48] If you could gift a book to somebody, which would you choose and why?

Scott Jones is an experienced ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, R2, RIOS and ISO 50001 lead auditor and consultant. Prior to establishing Glacier Consulting, he worked as the EHS Global Program Manager with Perry Johnson Registrars, a well-known certification body for over 5 years. He also serves as a member of the R2 Technical Advisory Committee and has developed approved RIOS and R2 online Lead Auditor Training Courses. Prior to his tenure at PJR, he worked for 8 years as an environmental, health and safety consultant for a company specializing in environmental remediation and energy projects throughout the United States. Connect with Scott JonesWebsite: https://glaciercs.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isojones/ Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com

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Alertness, Discovery and Resource-Based Strategy. Ed Pletner talks with Hunter Hastings about applying these economic concepts to start, grow, and manage a thriving and highly differentiated business. Show Notes Entrepreneurial theory in Austrian Economics employs several terms to describe the entrepreneurial process and the exercise of entrepreneurial skills. Alertness refers to the ability of some entrepreneurs to identify, and quickly gain profit from, marketplace opportunities to buy from one resource and sell to another in a way that benefits both and allows for a profit. Discovery refers to the process of applying empathic diagnosis to accurately identify unmet needs of potential customers and to rearrange resources to meet that need, enabling customer value and generating entrepreneurial profit. Capabilities-based strategy is the idea of identifying certain key resources — tangible or intangible — that enable a firm to establish a strong and potentially lasting competitive advantage in the marketplace. This approach to strategy is often packaged up in textbooks as the Resource Based View (RBV) of the firm. Ed Pletner started his entrepreneurial journey with a straightforward application of alertness. Ed began as an eBay “trading assistant”, buying from one source (individuals or businesses that had something to sell) and selling to other individuals who wanted to buy, and taking a commission on the trade. With effort, energy and hard work, Ed quickly established that he could sell to large audience and develop a revenue-generating business without the need for a large overhead or expensive technology. As his trading business expanded, Ed discovered ways in which to serve many large customers with a new service of electronics recycling. Ed began buying his own electronic equipment for resale from garage sales and local swap meets. He describes this as a “great experience” of discovering both sides of the service equation – who wants to sell and why; who wants to buy and why; and what are the specific conditions necessary to complete the trade. It all started with buying and selling technology hardware. At the beginning, Ed was moving it from garage to garage — a seller's garage to his own, in order to store it before reselling it. Then the business became engaged with bigger quantities — warehouse to warehouse. He couldn't sell everything — some items had to be recycled or destroyed. It was at this point that the discovery process yielded the business opportunity of data destruction and electronics recycling. From dynamic marketplace change, there emerged the customer need for secure and compliant data destruction as an integral element of electronics recycling. The problem to be solved was called E-waste. We always encourage entrepreneurs to find a problem that customers want solved. Ed discovered e-waste. When hardware is recycled, there is always an associated amount of data: customer records, company data, financial records, health records, memos, emails etc., on hard drives, thumb drives, and all kinds of digital media. It has to be destroyed. And the customer needs to feel confident and assured that there is no failure or leakage in the destruction process, and that they can prove to regulators or auditors that they did the right thing and hired the right experts to avert any potential issues or claims. Ed was able quickly to recognize the opportunity to become a trusted service provider in data destruction. Ed invested in capabilities to enhance and strengthen his credentials in this emerging market that had a strong need for standards. Ed understands subjective value. Value is, as he puts it, “in the eyes of the beholder”. And in this case, the beholders were the clients who had stringent guidelines to follow — HIPAA guidelines, or financial industry guidelines or contractual customer requirements — regarding how data is destroyed. It was most important to these clients to be able to retain a service that is compliant — that can provide proper certification of destruction and a third party audit. They are looking to avoid both legal and financial penalties and any reputational risk. Ed invested in establishing his company, avritek, as a properly certified vendor. R2 Responsible Recycling is the industry environmental standard for electronics recycling. ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 are environmental and worker safety and health certifications. NAID (National Association of Information Destruction) is a location-based certification with onsite auditing for both paper and digital data destruction standards. Avritek has them all. Ed has embraced the capabilities-based strategy approach wholeheartedly, always asking how he can expand his capabilities to serve clients better. How do we install a larger shredder to better serve large scale clients? Which ERP system shall we install to tie in all our processes and partner services? This is a lot different than spreadsheet based planning and budgeting. It's all about delivering more value to clients via better capabilities. Customer segmentation follows from commitment to capabilities. Avritek does not have to target customers. It aligns with them and synchronizes with them by understanding what they care about and providing the capabilities to enable them to exercise that care. In San Diego, where avritek is based, there are many biotech firms. They care deeply about data security, not only for compliance reasons but also because “they are in a caring industry”, as Ed puts it. Interconnectivity opens up an international business footprint for the capable, service-oriented firm. Avritek is San Diego based. Many of its clients have offices and locations in multiple states and multiple countries. By partnering with similarly-credentialed electronics recycling companies, Avritek can provide a complete service to clients, along with a single point of invoicing, administration and relationship management. In this way, capabilities-based strategy is an excellent route to organic growth with high levels of capital efficiency. Additional Resource Alertness, Discovery and Capabilites-Based Strategy (PDF): https://Mises.org/E4E_10_PDF

Qual é a diferença entre a ISO 45001 e a OHSAS 18001? Ouça para saber tudo o que mudou entre as normas. Esta é a versão narrada de um dos principais posts do blog Certificação ISO. Para ler o material na íntegra, acesse https://certificacaoiso.com.br/iso-45001-o-que-tem-de-novo/

Powered by iReportSource Every day, thousands of lives are lost due to work accidents or fatal diseases linked to work activities. These are deaths that could and should have been prevented and must be in the future. Whether you are an employee, a manager or a business owner, you share a common goal – you don’t want anyone to get hurt on the job. Improved productivity stems from ensuring people operate in workplaces that provide transparency and build trust throughout their operation and supply chain. In addition, responsible practices are becoming increasingly important to brands and reputations. ISO 45001 is the world’s first International Standard dealing with health and safety at work. Quite simply, it offers a single, clear framework for all organizations wishing to improve their OH&S performance. Directed at the top management of an organization, it hopes to provide a safe and healthy workplace for employees and visitors. In order to achieve this goal, it is important to control all factors that might result in illness, injury, and in even fatalities, by mitigating the impacts hazards have on the physical, mental and cognitive condition of workers – and ISO 45001 covers all of those aspects. While ISO 45001 does draw on OHSAS 18001 – the previous benchmark for workplace safety – it is a completely new and distinct standard, not simply a dusted off version or revision or a simple update. Organizations will, therefore, need to revise their current thinking and work practices in order to maintain organizational compliance. What are the major differences between OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001? There are many differences, but the main change is that ISO 45001 focuses on the interaction between an organization and its total business environment while OHSAS 18001 was focused on managing hazards and other internal-only issues. But the standards also differ in other ways: ISO 45001 is process-based – OHSAS 18001 is procedure-based ISO 45001 is dynamic in all clauses – OHSAS 18001 is not ISO 45001 considers both risk and opportunities – OHSAS 18001 deals exclusively with risk ISO 45001 includes the views of interested parties – OHSAS 18001 does not These points represent a huge shift in the way health and safety management and even viewed in business today. Safety can no longer be treated as a “stand-alone” department or silo. Instead, key safety roles need to be embedded within the company - partnering with the various departments in order to run a sustainable organization. Let's see what ISO.org has to say: My company already follows OHSAS 18001. How do I start to switch over to ISO 45001? When moving over from OHSAS 18001, there are some steps you have to take in order to lay the groundwork for ISO 45001. Here are a few steps ISO.org says you will need to take to get started: Perform the analysis of interested parties (those individuals or organizations that can affect your organization’s activities) as well as internal and external factors that might impact your organization’s business, then ask yourself how these risks can be controlled through your management system. Establish the scope of the system, while considering what your management system is set to achieve. Use this information to establish your processes, your risk evaluation/assessment and, most importantly, to set the key performance indicators (KPIs) for the processes. Once you have adapted all the data to the tools of OHSAS 18001, you can reuse most of what you already have in your new management system. So, while the approach is quite different, the basic tools are the same. What do I need to know if I am new to ISO 45001? The answer depends on how much you know about ISO management systems. ISO 45001 adopts Annex SL, thus sharing a high-level structure (HLS), identical core text and terms and definitions with other recently revised ISO management system standards such as ISO 9001:2015 (quality management) and ISO 14001:2015 (environmental management). If you are already acquainted with the common framework, then much of ISO 45001 will seem familiar to you and you will just need to fill the “gaps” in your system. If this is not the case, things could be a little more tricky. The standard is not easy to apprehend when you read it as a normal book. You have to realize all the interconnections between the specific clauses. The best advice would be to find a good training course to help you unlock the standard’s full potential. You may also want to consider employing consultancy services to assist you in the process. See the entire ISO.org article here: https://www.iso.org/news/ref2271.html How can I compare my safety management system against ISO 45001? The best thing to do is to use the checklist that you can download HERE Let me know what you think. Send an email to info@thesafetypropodcast.com and share with me your thoughts about ISO 45001. You can find me on LinkedIn! Post a LinkedIn update letting me know what you think of the podcast. Be sure to @ mention Blaine J. Hoffmann or The SafetyPro Podcast LinkedIn page. You can also find the podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

In this episode OHSMS Expert Jeffrey Eves discusses the recently published ISO 45001 standard and migration from OHSAS 18001:2007

Cliff Cooper is an industrial hygienist, health and safety manager, forensic investigator and IAQ consultant. Mr. Cooper designs auditable Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety Programs which meet program requirements under US OSHA, US EPA, US DOT, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, JCAHO, ASHRAE, and GBCI LEED. He is an experienced investigator for chemical safety, biological safety, quantitative exposure assessment, process health & safety, process ventilation and negative/positive pressure rooms design and testing. Mr. Cooper carries out work hazard assessments, health and safety plans (HASPs), Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs), Community Protection Plans, and Health and Safety RTK employee and community training programs. Mr. Cooper's interests include design, commissioning and operation of building ventilation and forensic investigation of environmental factors associated with human well being in indoor environments. Mr. Cooper teaches building science and sustainable building professional development courses. He is a qualified Sustainability Consultant and has contributed on a number of LEED building projects including LEED NC, LEED CI, LEED Homes, and LEED EBOM. Mr. Cooper currently serves on the Board of Directors of the NY Upstate Chapter of the US Green Building Council.

Cliff Cooper is an industrial hygienist, health and safety manager, forensic investigator and IAQ consultant. Mr. Cooper designs auditable Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety Programs which meet program requirements under US OSHA, US EPA, US DOT, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, JCAHO, ASHRAE, and GBCI LEED. He is an experienced investigator for chemical safety, biological safety, quantitative exposure assessment, process health & safety, process ventilation and negative/positive pressure rooms design and testing. Mr. Cooper carries out work hazard assessments, health and safety plans (HASPs), Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs), Community Protection Plans, and Health and Safety RTK employee and community training programs. Mr. Cooper's interests include design, commissioning and operation of building ventilation and forensic investigation of environmental factors associated with human well being in indoor environments. Mr. Cooper teaches building science and sustainable building professional development courses. He is a qualified Sustainability Consultant and has contributed on a number of LEED building projects including LEED NC, LEED CI, LEED Homes, and LEED EBOM. Mr. Cooper currently serves on the Board of Directors of the NY Upstate Chapter of the US Green Building Council.

Safety Management. Has it helped workplace safety improve? Safety management systems expert Maureen Johnson, of IBM, rates 30 years of safety. As the Integrated Health Services Program Manager for IBM, Maureen describes strides made in safety management systems since she entered the industry in 1985. Dan Clark interviews Ms. Johnson about the different types of safety management systems (SMS), including OSHA’s Sharp, OSHA’s VPP, I2P2, OHSAS 18001, or ANSI Z10.

BioPharma EH&S Podcast Episode #11 Discuss: The Evolution of Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance and Operational Risk Management Software Upcoming Events and Happenings of Importance to Environmental, Health and Safety professionals in the BioPharma industry. Hello everybody and welcome back to the Biopharma EH&S Podcast, Episode #11, it's Saturday, February 26th, 2011.  And this is the podcast helping you take your environmental, health and safety program to the next level. This next week, on Tuesday, I will be heading to San Antonio, Texas for the National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) Management Information Systems conference which will be happening on Wednesday and Thursday, and then on Thursday of the following week I will be heading to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest. So the first thing that we always go over is to review what we talked about in the last episode, then we will cover our main topic for today, which is "The Evolution of Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance and Operational Risk Management Software".  Then after that we will discuss important events and happenings of importance to EH&S professionals in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industry. As a podcaster, having listener questions and feedback is extremely important and it would me a lot to me. So, please call our listener voicemail feedback line at 206-337-4769 with your questions regardingenvironmental health and safety software, potent compound safety, industrial hygiene, and anything else related to EH&S in the Biopharma Industry. In Episode #10 we discussed "Industrial Hygiene in the Pharmaceutical Industry." In that discussion we talked about the strategies for managing a potent compound safety program in the pharmaceutical industry is actually similar to managing a traditional industrial hygiene program, however, the big difference is that many of the compounds have occupational exposure limits that are significantly lower than those of traditional industrial chemicals, and that you will have to place an emphasis on engineering controls in order to achieve acceptable airborne concentrations. So, let's go ahead and move into our main topic for today, which is: The Evolution of EH&S Compliance and Operational Risk Management Software So what exactly is EH&S Compliance and Operational Risk Management Software?  Well that can mean many things to many different people and companies.  For some companies that are somewhat in the reactive mode - it may mean just tracking occupational injuries, accidents, and claims.  For others, for those companies that are slightly more proactice - it may mean audit finding tracking, corrective action tracking, and leading indicator tracking.  And for the more advance companies it can mean tracking sustainability efforts, and greenhouse gas reduction efforts.  It also can mean authoring and managing material safety data sheets, air emissions reporting, hazardous wastes management generation tracking, industrial hygiene data management, and many, many other environmental, health and safety program elements. So, let's step back for a moment and talk a little about the history of environmental, health and safety compliance software, and operational risk management software.  Back in the mid-1980's when I started in the environmental, health and safety field I was working for Waste Management of North America as an Environmental Coordinator.  Back in those days I remember that the majority of EH&S tasks were done by paper, and completion of paper-based forms. I also recall that EHS professionals were largely the people with the big binders on their bookshelves containing all the company EH&S rules and programs.  At that time, at least at the entry level, personal computers in the workplace were rare.  Then as we approached the 1990's a few computers starting appearing around the office, but were pretty much exclusively limited to divisional presidents, directors, and an administrative assistant or two.  I still recall, looking out my office door, and seeing our library of federal and local regulations that covered the entire wall in one of our common areas.  Then in the late 1980's, our first safety management software system appear.  It was a DOS based system used for reporting occupational injuries, accidents, and other claims. It was basically, a workers' compensation and liability claims management system.  So, it was really an operational risk management software tool.  Still at that point, data entry into the system was primarily done by the admins, and the EH&S management would receive a printed report once per month.  As more and more people in the office begin to have dedicated computers, everyone started  to get creative in using them to manage various issues, including environmental, health and safety.  I believe the first EH&S software tool that I every developed was a Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet used to track employee training. Then in 1990, the next environmental, health and safety management software tool that I recall using was a system called CMS, which stood for Compliance Management System, and as the name refers to, it was primarily a PC-based system to manage EH&S compliance tasks and requirements.  It was ugly, but it actually worked quite well.  The one challenge however, was in those days, implementation was a pain.  A team of people would come out for a week or more, review every permit, every requirement and input them by hand into the environmental, health and safety software system. Then around 1993, I recall my first experience with the world wide web - I clearly remember that I was in the office of the IT manager who's office was next to mine, and using Mosaic we pulled up the Center for Disease Controls' website. After that event, I remember that information technology just exploded, and in March of 1993, I attended the Global Environmental Management Initiative meeting in Pentagon City.  During that meeting, there was a presentation about integrating right-to-know information at Dupont.  It was basically centered around managing material safety data sheets.  During that same time frame, I recall seeing a presentation by Bill Sugar on Anheuser-Busch's Environmental Management System, which was originally written in Lotus Notes.  It had it's shortcomings, but with the leadership of Bill Sugar and his team of environmental, health and safety professionals they took EH&S management to a whole new level.  We then began to see environmental, health and safety software move from compliance-focused, and regulatory reporting focused to more of a total quality management approach.  With the emergence of ISO14001 and OHSAS 18001 managing data began more important.  In addition, with increase demand for corporate transparency, the need for rapid access to environmental, health and safety data became even more important. So, that's some of the early history of environmental, health and safety software.  And were do we stand today?  Well, that vast majority of environmental, health and safety management systems are web-based.  Everyone has an email, everyone has access to a computer. Our cell phone's have more computing power than my first computer.  Most major corporations collect and report all kinds of environmental, health and safety data.  The majority of this data is readily available to anyone with a computer. So what challenges do we face today?  First off, reducing complexity.  As a provider of environmental health and safety software, we have to realize that not every company is going to have a full-time administrator to run these complicated systems.  More features, doesn't necessarily mean better.  If you think about it, the one reason text messaging and twitter is so popular is that if you can't say it in 140 characters then you're saying too much.  Second, there's too many companies offering EHS software solutions out there, there has to be, and will be some industry consolidation. So, what's in store for the future of environmental, health and safety software?  Well,EH&S mobile apps, like Affytrac mobile will become more important.  I also have addditional thoughts, but prefer to keep those to myself for now. Alright, so that does it for our discussion on "The Evolution of Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance and Operational Risk Management Software" So here's events and happening for environmental, health and safety professionals. Next week, as previously mentioned, in San Antonio, Texas - the National Association for Environmental Management will be having its Management Information System conference.  I'll be there and would love to meet you.  Please call me at 303-884-3028 or email me at dcalhoun@affygility.com Next on March 6-10, it's the Society of Toxicology's annual conference in Washington, DC.  I won't be there, but Joe Nieusma, Senior Occupational Toxicologist with Affygility Solutions will.  If you would like to talk to Joe, please give me a call and I can arrange it. Then in April, Affygility Solutions has a whole bunch of environmental, health and safety webinars starting.  These include, our every popular Advanced Topics in Potent Compound Safety, our Dermal Exposure and Absorption of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Isoflurane Safety, and much more.  Go to Affygility.com and check out our schedule.

An initial status review (ISR) helps you to understand the H&S risks. Hear how a profiling approach can be used to assess the current status of an H&SMS using OHSAS 18001as the standard model. See also the supporting PDF.