Posted By phil beresford If there is anyone who has been involved in the implementation of this in their own workplace and would be prepared to share their experience I would be interested to hear from you. The sorts of things I would like to know are did you start from scratch or adapt your existing system, what were the costs - obviously money but also time committment both of setting it up then maintaining it. Are there tangible benefits - were there less accidents after than before? did insurance premiums reduce? (or maybe not increace so much). Overall is it worth doing? or a "nice to have" Please e mail me direct if you prefer.

Posted By phil beresford Not exactly an overwhelming response - I thought you would all want to tell me how good (or bad) it is. Phil

Posted By S.Alder Have mailed you direct. Drop me a line if you want any more info.

Posted By Cathy Ricketts We undertook a mock OHSAS 18001 audit - not going for the actual award but following the process - it was a good experience and showed up holes in the system - especially those that you become blind to when you have written the procedures. It highlighted the importance of senior management involvement, of being able to evidence the things that we say we do, making sure that risk assessments are prioritised and also closed when no longer relevant. It has made people outside of the direct H & S involvement think about H & S objectives and building the results of risk assessments into business planning. I like the system because it enables you to evidence continued improvement - I am still working on the action plans and our audits finished last June