ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems Internal Audit Course

COURSE DESCRIPTION 

The objective of this Course is to provide Learners with the knowledge and skills required to perform firstparty audits of Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS) against ISO 45001:2018 in accordance with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021, as applicable.

COURSE CONTENT 

Session 1: Introduction To Occupational Health And Safety Management Systems (Ohsms)

Session 2: Process-Based Ohs

Session 3: National Occupational Health And Safety Legislation

Session 4: Audits: Definition, Principles And Types

Session 5: The Audit Process

Session 6: Preparing For The Audit

Session 7: Developing The Checklist

Session 8: Conducting The On-Site Audit (Audit Stage 2)

Session 9: Audit Review

UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, LEARNERS WILL BE ABLE TO:

• Explain the purpose of an OHS management system and the business and societal benefi ts of improving OHS performance;

• Explain the role of an auditor to plan, conduct, report and follow-up an OHS management system audit in accordance with ISO 19011 and ISO 17021-1 where appropriate;

• Plan, conduct, report and follow-up an audit of an OHS management system to establish conformity (or otherwise) with ISO 45001:2018 and in accordance with ISO 19011 (and ISO/IEC 17021-1 where appropriate).

Learners will need to demonstrate acceptable performance in all of these areas in order to complete the course successfully.

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

Before starting this course, Learners are expected to have the following prior knowledge:

• Knowledge of the following OHS management principles and concepts: The concept of OHS sustainable development whereby an organization must ensure that actions of today do not degrade the environment of the future.

• Occupational Health and Safety legislation and how legal compliance forms part of an OH&S management system.

• A good appreciation of typical methods for evaluation of risks and hazards and their mitigation and the identification of improvements.