ISO 18001 Lead Auditor Course Outline
This ISO 18001 Lead Auditor training consists of 3 modules, which cover the following content:
Module 1: Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
- About Safety Management Systems
- Role and benefits of ISO 18001
- Importance of ISO 18001 in an organisation
- Models and principles
- Core fundamental concepts
- Understand key terms and definitions
- The need for Occupational Health and Safety
- Purpose, features, history and goals of ISO 18001
- Introduction to risk management
- Phases of ISO 18001
- Preparing for emergency and response
- OHSAS clauses
- Analyse the existing OHSMS in an organisation
- Make and write plans for proper implementation of OHSMS
Module 2: Why Have an ISO 18001 System?
- Policies
- Associated Risks
- The scope of ISO 18001 in an organisation
- Implementing policies
- Targets and objectives
- Improving continuously by analysing the present state
- The relationship between different components
- Reviewing performance and implementing controls
Module 3: Plan, Do, Check, Act Model
- Structure and elements of successful ISO 18001 implementation
- Risk assessment principles
- Self-regulation
- Requirements of organisation
- Components of policies
- Staying up to date with latest approaches
Module 4: Role and Responsibilities of an Internal Auditor
- The audit tools and techniques
- Plan and prepare health and safety audits reports
- Using checklists
- Interview
- Evaluation
- Sampling
- Notes
- Observation
- Conducting, writing and reporting audits
- Improvements by reviewing reports
- Implementation techniques
- Corrective and preventive actions
- Conduct meetings
Module 5: Scope of OHSMS in an Organisation
- Identification and control of hazards
- Methods and techniques for controlling hazards
- Risk assessment and management
- Implementing the best suitable frameworks
- Make project plan and business cases
Module 6: Role and Responsibilities of a Lead Implementer
- About internal and external auditing
- Create and analyse reports made by other auditors
- Training and awareness programs for other members of the organisation
- Enhancing communication with other auditors
- Emergency preparation and response to conflicting situations
- Implement security measures
- Handling emergency situations
- Understanding security models
- Prevent health hazards
- Evaluate performance
Module 7: Monitoring and Continuous Review
- Performance indicators
- Decision making in compliance with the OHSMS
- Frameworks in compliance to ISO 18001
- Proper documentation and test plans
- Conduct meetings with other members and auditors
- Manage incidents and reduce safety risks
- Implement controls in respective required areas
- Methods for monitoring and measuring performance
- Approaches for continuous improvement
- Preventive and corrective action
- Training and awareness program for employees
Module 8: Role and Responsibilities of a Lead Auditor
- Verification tools
- Feedback and exercises
- Regulations and legislation
Module 9: Resolving Health and Safety Issues
- Health surveillance
- Frameworks
- Legal
- Normative
- Regulatory
- Approaches to evidence and reports
- Enhancing communication
- Audit procedures
- Review reports and documents
- Verify reports
- Techniques for verifying reports
- Quality review
- Documentation
- Implementing correct action plans
- Audit management system
- ISO 18001 certification process