The document discusses the implementation and benefits of OHSAS 18001 in improving health and safety performance metrics at Biffa, highlighting a 35% reduction in serious accidents. It details the certification process, emphasizing systematic approaches, risk management, and continuous improvement. The content also covers the transition from OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001 and offers resources for staying updated on legal and regulatory requirements.

1. IMPROVING YOUR HEALTH
AND SAFETY PERFORMANCE
METRICS WITH OHSAS 18001
KEVAN PARKER
HEAD OF NQA
MATTHEW HUMPHREYS
HEAD OF QUALITY, HEALTH & SAFETY, BIFFA

2. AGENDA
Improved H&S performance metrics at Biffa
Proven benefits of OHSAS 18001
Achieving readiness for certification
Certification process
ISO 45001 development
Maintaining successes year on year!

3. WHAT DOES OHSAS 18001 MEAN TO BIFFA?
“OHSAS 18001 continues to be a critical part of our
management system foundations and a key part of our
continual improvement safety strategy.”
Matthew Humphreys
Head of Quality, Health & Safety, Biffa

4. HOW OHSAS 18001 HELPED TO DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS
• Systematic approach
• Coordination of bolt on schemes like our ‘i for safety’ campaign
• Applies pressure in the right places

5. BIFFA PERFORMANCE
Apr – Mar
2012/13
Apr – Mar
2014/15
Accelerated
performance
RIDDOR ‘95 Accidents 73 59 14 Less
Lost Time Incidents (LTI) 135 88 47 Less
Minor Injuries 1,623 1,162 1,162 Less
Near Misses 15,000 9,400 6,000 Less
Hazards Reported 30,000 55,000 25,000 More

6. BIFFA PERFORMANCE (CORRECTIVE)

7. BIFFA PERFORMANCE (PREVENTIVE)
2012/13
2014/15
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
near misses
hazards
2012/13
2014/15

8. PROVEN BENEFITS
‘18001 certification has helped us achieve a 35% reduction in serious
accidents’

9. PROVEN BENEFITS OF 18001
Compliance
Ownership of Health and Safety issues
Nominal effort is required
Training identified & realised
Risk Management
Opportunity for integration
Liabilities minimised and reduce costs

10. OHSAS 18001 CERTIFICATION CREATING A POSITIVE SAFETY
CULTURE
• Good information is a prerequisite for a positive safety culture
• H&S management systems enable an organisation to manage its OH&S risks
• Enhance personal, company and supply chain reputation
• Promote a degree of leadership / corporate accountability
• Reduce costs of claims, insurance costs, fees for intervention
• Integrate managements approach with other systems and processes
• Drives continual improvement
“3rd party certification provides a degree of confidence areas to an organisations
supply chain, customers, regulatory bodies, staff and general public
that are concerned to see best practice.”

11. OHSAS 18001 – The Standard
5 x Main sections
20 x Sub-clauses
13 x Mandatory Procedures
84 x Mandatory Requirements

12. PREPARING FOR CERTIFICATION
(COMMON ELEMENTS)
OHSAS 18001 | ISO 9001 | ISO 14001
• Policy / Objectives / Strategic Thinking
• Risk Based thinking (cl 6 ISO 9001:2015)
• Resource, roles & responsibility, accountability, authority
• Competence, training, and awareness
• Communication
• Control of documents
• Control of Records
• Nonconformity, corrective action and preventive action
• Management review Internal audits

13. PREPARING FOR CERTIFICATION
Establish clear OHS objectives and KPI’S
Monitor and measure
• (Establish current compliance levels, gap analysis, don’t throw away existing
procedures, processes, systems)
Controls
• (Develop work systems e.g. permits to work by….
Continual improvement
• (e.g. reduce near miss rates from 2 per month to 1 by end of 2015)
Review progress against plans at regular intervals

14. CERTIFICATION PROCESS
Proposal
Application
Initial
Assessment
Main
Assessment
Surveillance
Gap Analysis
Certification

15. OHSAS 18001 CERTIFICATION STAGE 1
STAGE 1 ASSESSMENT
• Understand “the nature of the beast” - (complexity, scope)
• Confirm readiness of the organisation (implementation status)
• Records availability
• Review organisation risk assessment methodology for robustness
• Review the evidence portfolio
• Outline plan for Stage 2 assessment

16. OHSAS 18001 CERTIFICATION STAGE 2
STAGE 2 ASSESSMENT
• Proving compliance through sampling
• Certification decision
• Delivering goals your company invest in

17. SUCCESS YEAR ON YEAR
A Journey of Continual Health
& Safety Improvement
Communication
Disciplined Processes
Operational
Control
Measurement
Objectives &
Targets
Policy /
Strategy
Management
Review
Emergency
Preparedness /
Response
Explicit
Commitments
Management Involvement /
Employee Participation
3rd Party Assessment

18. EPIC FAILS
• Believing ‘safety inspections’ are ‘system audits’
• Audit programme is not linked to risk
• ‘Other’ requirements are not addressed
• No link between H&S objectives and risk assessment
• Organisation has tried to risk assess everything
• Performance monitoring is focussed on accidents
• Safety is left to the Health and Safety Manager

19. FIND OUT ABOUT THE OHSAS 18001
TRANSITION TO ISO 45001
Charles Corrie (Secretary to the OHSAS 18001 Standard Writing
Committee) Understand forthcoming changes with NQA.
Visit www.nqa.com/movies to view this discussion.

20. FIRST HAND EXPERIENCES, TIPS & SUPPORT WITH YOUR
LEGAL REGISTER
You can benefit from free
monthly updates on legal
and regulatory requirements
you should be aware of to
protect your business and
maintain your OHSAS/ISO
legal register at
www.nqa.com/en-gb/signup
See how other companies
are doing it ISO at
www.nqa.com/resources
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