ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to ISO 45001
- What is ISO 45001?
- Purpose
- About ISO
- Structure
- Who is it for?
- OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001
- Principles
- 10 things to consider in ISO 45001
- The terms and definitions of ISO 45001
Module 2: Basic Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
- Management systems
- What is OHSMS
- Purpose and benefits
- History of OHS management systems
- ILO Guidelines
- Features of a successful OHSMS
- Policy
- Occupational Health and Safety opportunity
- Documented information
Module 3: Plan-Do-Check-Act
- The (PDCA) cycle
- The PDCA approach
- How ISO 24001 uses Plan-Do-Check-Act
- Plan
- Do
- Check
- Act
Module 4: Annex SL
- Annex SL and ISO 45001
- Basic introduction to clause 1 to 11
Module 5: Introduction to Internal Auditor
Module 6: Auditing and Certification Process
- Conducting an ISO 45001 certification audit
- Preparing the company
- Perform a gap analysis
- Prepare the project plan
- Train staff
- Develop documentation system
- Improve OH&S gaps
- Conduct internal audit
- Register with ISO 45001
- Internal audit
- How to indicate improvement
Module 7: Audit Procedure
- Considerations during the auditing process
- Auditing methods
- Requirements for auditors
- OHSMS audit procedure
- Conducting the audit
Module 8: Implementing ISO 45001
- 11 success factors for implementation
Module 9: Risk-Based Thinking
- About risk-based thinking
- Risk-based thinking process
- Categorising risk
Module 10: Clause 4 - Context of the Organisation
- Understanding the organisation
- SWOT analysis
- PESTLE analysis
- Understanding needs and expectations
- Determining the scope of the system
Module 11: Clause 5 - Leadership and Worker Participation
- Leadership and commitment
- Steps to create policy
- Organisational roles and authorities
- Consultation and participation of workers
Module 12: Clause 6 - Planning
- OH&S objectives and planning
Module 13: Clause 7 - Support
- Resources
- Competence
- Communication
Module 14: Clause 8 - Operation
- Operational planning and control
- Eliminating hazards and reducing risks
- Procurement
- Emergency preparedness and response
Module 15: Clause 9 - Performance Evaluation
Module 16: Clause 10 - Improvement
- Incident, nonconformity and corrective action
Module 17: ISO 45001 Lead Auditor
- The requirements of ISO 45001 lead auditor
- Continual improvement of OH&S performance
- Accomplishment of legal and other requirements
- Fulfilment of OH&S objectives
- ISO 45001 development timeline (via ISO)
- ISO 45001 certification transition timeline
- The aims and benefits of an ISO 45001 audit
- ISO 45001 requirements for audit application
- The role of a lead auditor to plan, report, and follow-up auditing activities
- To establish conformity with ISO 45001
- In accordance with ISO 19011
- In accordance with ISO/IEC 17021
- Auditing techniques and their usage
- Building stakeholder confidence by leading audit activities in line with requirements
Module 18: Management Systems
- The purpose of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System
- The purpose of Occupational Health and Safety Management System standards
- Eliminating hazards and reducing risks
- The purpose of a management system audit
- The purpose of Third-Party certification
- The core elements of a management system and the interrelationship between top management responsibility, policy, objectives, implementation, measurement, review, and continual improvement
- The benefits of improved performance of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System
Module 19: Occupational Health and Safety Management
- The concepts of managing occupational health and safety through hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control, and compliance with legal requirements and other requirements
- The relationship between Occupational Health and Safety Management, and the provision of safe and healthy workplaces
- The prevention of work-related injury and ill health, and the proactive improvement of health and safety performance
- Common examples of relevant national and local OHSMS legislation and requirements