ISO 45001 Occupational health & Safety Management System

CQI and IRCA Certified ISO 45001:2018 Lead Auditor (OHSMS) Training Course

CQI and IRCA Reg. Course No.: 1929
License No.: 01180136

Overview

• This course meets the Chartered Quality Institute and International Register of Certificated Auditors Criteria (PR357 Course Specification) for an ISO 45001:2018 Lead Auditor OHSMS training course.
• It provides students with the knowledge and skills to conduct first-, second-, and third-party audits of occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMS) against ISO 45001, in line with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021.
• Successful completion of this training (within the five years before applying for auditor certification) satisfies the IRCA training requirement for initial CQI and IRCA OHSMS auditor certification.

Summary of Course Features

• CQI and IRCA (UK) Approved Course
• Accelerated Learning Approach featuring workshops and case study activities
• Workshop-based Training supported by comprehensive course notes and industrial examples
• Emphasis on Risk-based Thinking, PDCA, and the Process Approach
• Focus on High-Risk Processes and related outputs
• Examination-based Training with issuance of IRCA Certificate of Successful Completion & Attendance

Learning Objectives

Knowledge

• Explain the purposes of an OHSMS, its standards, audit processes, third-party certification, and the business benefits of improved OHSMS performance
• Describe the auditor’s role and responsibilities in planning, conducting, reporting, and following up on OHSMS audits per ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021

Skills

• Plan, conduct, report, and follow up on OHSMS audits to ascertain conformity (or non-conformity) with ISO 45001, following ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021 guidelines

Who Should Attend

• Delegates familiar with ISO 45001 standards aiming to practice as OHSMS auditors
• Management Representatives, internal auditors, or second-/third-party auditors responsible for delivering value-added OHSMS audits ensuring continual improvement

Course Content

Knowledge

• Purpose of an OHSMS and business benefits of improved performance
• ISO 45001, the PDCA cycle, and associated requirements
• Differences between first-, second-, and third-party audits; auditor’s role in assessing conformity with customer, statutory, regulatory, and organizational requirements
• Benefits of third-party accredited certification for OHSMS
• Auditor’s role in planning, conducting, reporting, and follow-up of audits per ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021

Skills (Practiced through simulated or real audit tasks)

• Planning the audit
• Conducting the audit
• Auditing OHSMS requirements
• Generating audit findings
• Reporting the audit
• Following up on the audit

Prerequisite Knowledge

Management System

• Understanding of the Plan–Do–Check–Act (PDCA) cycle
• Core elements of a management system and their interrelationships: top management responsibility, policy, objectives, planning, implementation, measurement, review, and continual improvement

Occupational Health and Safety Management System

• Fundamental concepts and seven quality management principles (per ISO 9000): customer focus, leadership, engagement of people, process approach, improvement, evidence-based decision making, and relationship management