ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Lead Auditor Event, 17.Feb.2025

Introduction

ISO 45001 is the first global occupational health and safety management system standard that replaces OHSAS 18001. The PECB Certified ISO 45001 Lead Auditor training course helps in developing the necessary skill set to perform occupational health and safety management system (OH&S MS) audits by applying widely recognized audit principles, procedures, and methods.

This training course has been developed to reflect the importance of an effective audit. It strengthens your knowledge and skills to plan and carry out an OH&S MS audit in compliance with the guidelines for auditing management systems provided in ISO 19011 and the certification process described in ISO/IEC 17021-1.

The exercises provided for this training course are designed to help you practice the most important aspects of an OH&S MS audit: ISO 45001 requirements, auditing principles, tools and techniques used to obtain evidence, leading a team of auditors, conducting interviews with auditees, reviewing documented information, drafting nonconformity reports, and preparing the final audit report.

The successful completion of the training course is followed by an exam. If you pass the exam, you can apply for the “PECB Certified ISO 45001 Lead Auditor” credential. An IAS certified and internationally recognized “PECB ISO 45001 Lead Auditor” certificate validates your professional capabilities and demonstrates your ability to audit an OH&S MS based on ISO 45001.

Learning objectives, Certified ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

• Develop an overall understanding of the ISO 45001 requirements and interpret them in the context of an OH&S MS audit
• Understand the auditor’s role in planning, leading, and following up on an OH&S MS audit, in accordance with ISO 19011
• Plan an audit, lead a team of auditors, draft nonconformity reports
• Act with due professional care during an OH&S MS audit

Training outlines, Certified ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Day 1

 Introduction to OH&S MS and ISO 45001

• Training course objectives and structure
• Standards and regulatory frameworks
• Certification process
• Fundamental concepts and principles of OH&S
• Occupational health and safety management system

Day 2

Audit principles and the preparation for and initiation of an audit

• Fundamental audit concepts and principles
• The impacts of trends and technology in auditing
• Evidence-based auditing
• Risk-based auditing
• Initiation of the audit process
• Stage 1 audit

Day 3

On-site audit activities

• Preparing for stage 2 audit
• Stage 2 audit
• Communication during the audit
• Audit procedures
• Creating audit test plans

Day 4

Closing of the audit

• Drafting audit findings and nonconformity reports
• Audit documentation and quality review
• Closing of the audit
• Evaluation of action plans by the auditor
• Beyond the initial audit
• Managing an internal audit program
• Closing of the training course

Day 5

Certification exam

Examination, Certified ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Duration: 3 hours. It covers the following competency domains:

• Domain 1; Fundamental principles and concepts of an occupational health and safety management system
• Domain 2; Occupational health and safety management system (OH&S MS) requirements
• Domain 3; Fundamental audit concepts and principles
• Domain 4; Preparing for an ISO 45001 audit
• Domain 5; Conducting an ISO 45001 audit
• Domain 6; Closing an ISO 45001 audit
• Domain 7; Managing an ISO 45001 audit program