This is a Chartered Quality Institute and International Register of Certificated Auditors Certificated Training Course.

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

Upon completion of this Course, Learners will be able to:

Explain the purpose of an OHS management system and the business and societal benefits 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.

Session 1: Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety Management systems

The need for and benefits of an OHS SYSTEM

ISO 45001:2018, the Standard

Compatibility with other Standards

The concept of OHS management

The organisation’s strategic direction, internal and external issues

Relevant interested parties and their relevant needs and expectations

Session 2: Process-based OHS

Application of PDCA Cycle

Structure of ISO 45001:2018

Key points of ISO 45001:2018

The role of the Auditor

Session 3: National Occupational Health and Safety Legislation, Audit Evidence and Audit Trails

Session 4: Audits: definition, principles and types

Audit definition

Principles of auditing

Types of audit

Session 5: The Audit Process

Certification process

Planning the audit

Audit roles and responsibilities

Good practice at meetings

Session 6: Preparing for the audit

Document review

The audit plan

Session 7: Developing the checklist

Session 8: Conducting the on-site audit (Audit Stage 2)

Collecting and verifying information

Opening meeting

Roles and responsibilities of guides

Conducting the audit

Questioning techniques

Controlling the audit

Communication with the audit client and auditee

Session 9: Audit review

Collecting and verifying information

Audit findings

Cantonese

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