OHSAS 18001 text
The organization shall ensure that any person(s) under its control
performing tasks that can impact on OH&S is (are) competent on
the basis of appropriate education, training or experience, and
shall retain associated records.
The organization shall identify training needs associated with
its OH&S risks and its OH&S management system. It shall provide
training or take other action to meet these needs, evaluate the
effectiveness of the training or action taken, and retain associated
records.
The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a
procedure(s) to make persons working under its control aware of:
a) the OH&S consequences, actual or potential, of their work
activities, their behaviour, and the OH&S benefits of improved
personal performance;
b) their roles and responsibilities and importance in achieving
conformity to the OH&S policy and procedures and to the
requirements of the OH&S management system, including
emergency preparedness and response requirements
(see 4.4.7);
c) the potential consequences of departure from specified
procedures.
Training procedures shall take into account differing levels of:
a) responsibility, ability, language skills and literacy; and
b) risk