This course is designed for people who need to be trained to carry out health and safety audits within their own company to a standard which meets the requirements of ISO 45001.

The course is either run as a general training session for people from different companies, or it can be designed as an in-house course, tailored to the specific needs of the client. A course book and certificate of attendance is provided.

Course Details

The course is delivered via a combination of methods including interactive demonstrations and practical exercises.

The course covers:

• Health and Safety Management Systems
• The Health and Safety review
• Compliance with legislation
• Setting objectives and targets
• Health and Safety policy
• Requirements of ISO 45001
• The specific requirements for auditing
• Audit procedure and schedule
• Audit plans*
• On the job*
• Human aspects of auditing
• Findings, recommendations and action plans*
• The Audit report*
• Follow-up

The items marked * are supported by practical exercises. These can either be carried out in the training room using specially prepared teaching material, or for in-house courses audits of the client’s own operations can be arranged.

Benefits

Delegates will benefit from the course by obtaining the knowledge, skills and confidence to audit their company’s Health and Safety Management System.

Companies will benefit by having knowledgeable, trained personnel who can carry out internal audits on behalf of the company.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course delegates will:

• Understand the need for Health and Safety management systems
• Understand the need for hazard identification, risk assessment and control, understand the need to comply with legal and other requirements
• Be familiar with the requirements of ISO 45001.
• Understand the specific requirements of Clause 9.2.2 for internal audits
• Be able to plan and carry out internal Health and Safety audits
• Be able to write suitable and sufficient audit reports detailing their findings and identifying recommendations
• Understand the importance of following up the audit findings in a timely manner

Who should attend?

This course is suitable for delegates that will be required to carry out internal Health & Safety audits.

Duration

The course lasts one day.

Course Certification

Satisfactory completion of the course will be recognised by the award of a certificate.