Duration
2 days
Course aim
To provide guidance and practical experience in planning, executing, reporting and audit follow up of an internal audit, when monitoring the effectiveness and conformity of an occupational health and safety management system (OH&S MS).
Course description
The adoption of an OH&S MS is intended to help an organization to continually improve its OH&S performance, fulfill legal and other requirements, and achieve its OH&S objectives. An internal audit is an essential element to an effective OH&S MS, and by attending this course you will benefit by learning and developing the skills necessary to assess an organization’s ability to achieve these intended outcomes.
This course develops the necessary skills to assess and report on the implementation and effectiveness of processes based on ISO 45001. You’ll learn how to initiate an audit, prepare and conduct audit activities, compile and distribute audit reports, and complete follow-up activities.
How will I benefit?
This course will help you:
- Prepare, conduct and follow-up on ISO 45001 audit activities
- Identify and apply the benefits and requirements of an ISO 45001 audit
- Gain the skills to assess an organization’s ability to manage its OH&S (and OH&S MS) risks and opportunities, and achieve its intended outcomes for its OH&S MS
- Write factual audit reports and suggest corrective actions.
What will I learn?
You will learn about:
- The guidelines of management system auditing according to ISO 19011
- The application of these guidelines to auditing ISO 45001
Have the skills to:
- Initiate the audit
- Prepare audit activities
- Conduct audit activities
- Prepare and distribute the audit report
- Complete the audit
- Audit follow up
Who should attend?
Anyone involved in auditing, maintaining, or supervising, of an ISO 45001 management system.
Prerequisites
You should have a good knowledge of ISO 45001, and the key principles of an OH&S MS. If not, we strongly recommend you attend our ISO 45001 Requirements course; as the requirements of ISO 45001 are not taught on this course.
Day 1
Time
Topic
9:00
Lunch
17:00
Benefits to you, welcome and introductions
Course aim, objectives and structure, ISO 45001 refresh quiz
ISO 45001 components overview
Requirements for internal audits
Guidelines for auditing management systems ISO 19011
Auditing terms and definitions
Intended outcome: ISO 45001
What is a management system audit
Plan, execute, report, close-out
Audit process, evidence and criteria
Principles of auditing and typical audit activities
Audit programme
Audit objective, scope and criteria
Auditor responsibilities
Initiating the audit
Document review
Sampling
Audit plan
Work documents, checklist preparation
Opening meeting
Communications and personal behaviour
Verifying information and recording the facts
Internal audit video
End of day 1
Day 2
Time
Topic
9:00
Lunch
17:00
Review of day 1 quiz
Audit findings
Generating audit findings – simulated audit
Documenting nonconformities
Preparing audit conclusions
Closing meeting
Conduct a closing meeting
Audit report (typical contents)
Conducting audit follow-up
Reflection quiz
Course review and final questions
End of course
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.