The aim of this course is to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills required to perform first, second and third-party audits of occupational health and safety management systems against ISO 45001, in accordance with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021.

Course Duration – Five (5) Days[line]

Who should attend?

• Anyone with the need to audit an organization’s OH&S management system
• Those responsible for obtaining certification to ISO 45001.
• Those who wish to register as an IRCA OHSMS auditor (additional requirements also apply).
• Senior managers involved in the outcome of OH&S audits.[line]

Prerequisites

Those attending this course are expected to have prior knowledge of the following:

• The Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle
• The core elements of a management system and the interrelationship between top management responsibility, policy, objectives, planning, implementation, measurement, review and continual improvement.
• The concepts of managing occupational health and safety through hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control and compliance with legal requirements and other requirements.
• The relationship between occupational health and safety management and the provision of safe and healthy workplaces, the prevention of work-related injury and ill health, and the proactive improvement of health and safety performance.
• Knowledge of the requirements of ISO 45001 and the commonly used occupational health and safety management terms and definitions, as given in ISO 45001.[line]

Objective

By the end of this ISO 45001 Lead Auditor training course, delegates will be able to demonstrate achievement of the course learning objectives, which are to:

• To explain the purpose of an occupational health and safety management system, of occupational health and safety management system standards, of management system audit, of third-party certification, and the business benefits of improved performance of the occupational health and safety management system.
• To explain the role of an auditor to plan, conduct, report and follow up an occupational health and safety management system audit in accordance with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021, as appropriate.
• To plan, conduct, report and follow-up an audit of an occupational health and safety management system to establish conformity (or otherwise) with ISO 45001, and in accordance with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021 where appropriate[line]

Content

• Structure & Overview of ISO 45001:2018.
• OH&S legislation and codes of practice.
• OH&S hazards and risk evaluation.
• Audit planning and use of checklists.
• Audit interviewing and evaluation of information.
• Non-conformance evaluation.
• Corrective actions and effective follow-up programmes.
• Accreditation and certification sources of information.
• Audit definition/types/principles
• ISO 19011 Vs. ISO 17021
• Audit Tools & Techniques
• Audit reporting
• Surveillance audits[line]