ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Training Course  Face-to-Face / Virtual Classroom

Learn how to conduct a complete occupational health and safety (OH&S) audit against ISO 45001 with this CQI & IRCA certified ISO 45001 Lead Auditor training course.

The highly interactive course explains the purpose and benefits of an OH&S audit, and uses a case study and workshop approach to explore how to plan, conduct, report and follow up an audit of an OH&S management system to determine conformity with ISO 45001.

The course was the first of its kind to meet the CQI and IRCA PR357 course specification ISO 45001:2018 Lead Auditor (Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems).

Delegates will receive a CQI & IRCA ISO 45001 Lead Auditor certificate on successful completion of the course. Evaluation is by continuous assessment and an examination on the final day.

The topics discussed in this course include:

management system audits

ISO 45001 requirements and other standards

audit planning and background

audit preparation: documentation requirements

OH&S legislation and codes of practice

audit preparation: site description and documentation

hazard identification

audit planning and checklists

risk assessment and development of risk management controls

risk assessment, audit frequency, audit scope

opening meeting

senior management review

onsite audit process

nonconformities, corrective action and follow up

closing meetings

audit reporting

certification

On completion of this course delegates will be able to:

plan, develop and implement an internal or external audit process supporting their organisation’s OH&S policy

conduct professional ISO 45001 audits, gathering objective evidence, interviewing, and creating document trails, to provide factual audit reports

contribute to continuous improvements to the OH&S programme

identify hazards and understand the risk assessment process

develop their own skills, techniques and competence as an auditor

assess compliance of an organisation to meet their organisation’s own internal or external OH&S requirements

Any other information:
The course will benefit anyone who may be involved in internal and external audits relating to occupational health and safety (OH&S) within an organisation. They include:

those wishing to perform first, second or third party audits of an OH&S management system (OH&SMS)

those implementing and responsible for an ISO 45001 certified OH&SMS

those responsible for the management and continual improvement of an OH&SMS

anyone seeking CQI and IRCA registration as an OH&S lead auditor (other membership criteria may apply)

those leading audit teams

anyone wishing to understand the audit process

health and safety professionals