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ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Register for the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor training to gain essential auditing skills and knowledge for effective internal audits.

  • Practical, standards-based professional learning
  • Assessment and verifiable Cognicert certification
  • Flexible online, self-study and organisational delivery

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Lead Auditor Training

Course objectives


The “ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Training provides comprehensive training in the ISO 45001:2018 standard and all its requirements from the auditor’s point of view, as well as basic skills necessary to complete an internal audit. It’s a practical-oriented training that should be considered “a must” for every ISO 45001:2018 auditor. This intensive course is specifically designed to train corporate staff to serve as Lead ISO 45001:2018 auditors (as required by ISO 45001:2018 ). The interactive training program, complete with quizzes, will provide the necessary technical knowledge and understanding of all ISO 45001:2018 requirements to implement the requirement of the standard and  complete ISO 45001:2018 audit . This ISO Lead auditor training should be taken by each employee appointed as internal ISO 45001:2018 auditor to:

  • Learn how to audit each and every ISO 45001:2018 requirements
  • Learn basic auditing skills;
  • Implement methods to comply with the ISO 45001:2018 requirements.
  • Auditing process and techniques
  • Auditor’s skills and techniques
  • To examine the requirements of ISO 45001:2018 from an Lead Auditor Perspective
  • Auditing reports process, corrective action and follow-up
  • Learn how to plan and conduct an Lead ISO 45001:2018 audit, and how to report audit results;
  • Learn how to effectively use root cause analysis as part of the ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety procedure on corrective action

 WHO NEEDS THIS COURSE?
• Persons responsible for conducting internal and external audits according to ISO 45001:2018 requirements
• Persons involved in the Occupational  Health and Safety management systems ISO 45001:2018

 COURSE CONTENT

 Lesson 1: Background and Development of ISO 45001:2018

Definition of ISO 45001:2018

History of Occupational  Health and Safety Management System

Major Changes in ISO 45001:2018

The Occupational  Health and Safety Management Principles

Benefits of ISO 45001:2018

Types Of Audits

Why Management System Audits are needed

Lesson 2: Introduction to the Requirements of the ISO 45001:2018Standard

Interpretations of Key Terms

Elements of a Occupational  Health and Safety System

The ISO 45001:2018 Standard

Eight Principles of Occupational  Health and Safety Management

Continual Improvement Cycle

Occupational  Health and Safety Management Process Model

Occupational  Health and Safety System Requirements

The Documentation Requirements of ISO 45001:2018

Management Responsibility

Resource Management

Product Realization

Measurement, Analysis and Improvement

 

Lesson 3: The Process Management Approach

Process Management Approach

The Planning Phase

Establish Process Measurements

Analyze the Process

Design or Redesign the Process

Process Mapping

 

Lesson 4: Introduction to Document Control

Elements of Documents

Process Approach to Documentation

Identifying Documents and their Owners

Types of Documents

Master Document List

Document Control

Revisions and Maintenance

Tips for Document Writers

Lesson 5: Introduction to Management Review

Making Management Review relevant to Management

What will be reviewed?

Establishing the Objectives

Planning the Management Review

Output of Management Review

Lesson 6: How to Deal with External Auditors – A Basic Guide for Internal Auditors

What is an External Occupational  Health and Safety Audit?

What should an Employee expect during an Audit?

How should Employees interact with Auditors?

Lesson 7: ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 17021:2018

Fundamentals of Internal Auditing

Decide how to Audit

Principles of Auditing

Managing an Audit Programme

Preparation & Planning Of Audits
Preparation Of checklist

Leading and audit

Lesson 8: ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 17021:2018

Audit Activities

Identification of Non-Conformities [N/C’s].

Documenting the Audit (Audit Report)

Conducting Audit Follow-Up

Practical Auditing Exercise

Competence and Evaluation of Auditors.

Lesson 9: Creating a Corrective Action Plan

Who participates?

What is Root Cause Analysis?

When (and when not) to use Root Cause Analysis

The Root Cause Analysis Process

How to construct a Root Cause Analysis Checklist

Examples of how a well-run Root Cause Analysis Process works

Corrective and Preventive Actions

Self-Study Material, Exam and Certification 

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TRAINING DATESEXAMAPPLICATION DEADLINELATE APPLICATIONLIVE ONLINESELF-STUDY
12–16 October 202616 October 202621 September 20262 October 2026Enrol — £800Enrol — £300
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