Building on OHSAS 18001 success

When waste and recycling specialist
SITA wanted to build on the
OHSAS 18001 certification its
achieved in 2009 the company
turned to SGS, with whom they
had a long-standing business
relationship.

Following a 5-day course, SGS
conducted a full review of all SITA
UK’s management systems,
including
policies and
procedures,
standard
forms, and investigation systems.

And these were all found to be
broadly compatible with the 18001
standard already.

SITA conducted a gap analysis
and organised a working group of
Regional Safety Managers, QEMS
and Health & Safety Business
Control Audit function to conduct
the first certification audits in
Northumberland and Cornwall.

After a review of the SGS audit
report and successful certification
to 18001 in these two areas, the
regional safety managers made the
necessary changes and started the
roll out, cascading their knowledge
to other regional safety managers.