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ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Plan and conduct audits of occupational health and safety, evaluate evidence and follow up findings on workplace hazards, worker participation and risk controls.

  • Practical, standards-based professional learning
  • Assessment and verifiable Cognicert certification
  • Flexible online, self-study and organisational delivery
Meet the trainers · 23

Trainer scopes from the Cognicert roster. The scope shown identifies the listed course or level; the trainer for a particular intake is confirmed separately.

Abosede Busayo Oluwatobi

Abosede Busayo Oluwatobi

Trainer ID: MST0822118

Roster scope: ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor, ISO 22000 Lead Auditor

Adaude Amalunweze

Adaude Amalunweze

Trainer ID: MST1222103

Roster scope: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Ajay Srivastava

Ajay Srivastava

Trainer ID: MST0123104

Roster scope: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 13485, ISO 17025 Lead Auditor

Amaka Success Okpalaoka

Amaka Success Okpalaoka

Trainer ID: MST0522111

Roster scope: ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, ISO 22000 Lead Auditor, ISO 14000 Lead Auditor, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Basil Abu-Asi

Basil Abu-Asi

Trainer ID: MST1122103

Roster scope: ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Calvin Lo Weng Yew

Calvin Lo Weng Yew

Trainer ID: MST0822119

Roster scope: ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Etinyene Uko Ukpong Essien

Etinyene Uko Ukpong Essien

Trainer ID: MST02026104

Roster scope: ISO 22000, ISO 45001 & ISO 14001 Lead Auditor

Gabriel Fiakeye

Gabriel Fiakeye

Trainer ID: MST1022106

Roster scope: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Hayden Grappie

Hayden Grappie

Trainer ID: MST1222102

Roster scope: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Imoleayo Omeni-Afolabi

Imoleayo Omeni-Afolabi

Trainer ID: MST0522114

Roster scope: ISO 14001 Lead Auditor, ISO 14001 Lead Auditor, ISO 22001 Lead Auditor, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Izuogu Sunday Anthony

Izuogu Sunday Anthony

Trainer ID: MST0922106

Roster scope: ISO 45001 Lead Auditor ISO 14001 Lead Auditor

Jabir Changanakattil Kanavath

Jabir Changanakattil Kanavath

Trainer ID: MST1022107

Roster scope: ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

Joseph Mathew

Joseph Mathew

Trainer ID: MST1022108

Roster scope: ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 22000 Lead Auditor

Nitesh Pundir

Nitesh Pundir

Trainer ID: MST0323101

Roster scope: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Okoh Osebhuohieme Charles

Okoh Osebhuohieme Charles

Trainer ID: MST0822116

Roster scope: ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, ISO 14001 Lead Auditor, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor, ISO 22000 Lead Auditor, Coperate Governance Professional

Olga Semenchik

Olga Semenchik

Trainer ID: MST0922104

Roster scope: ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Reuben Lyanga

Reuben Lyanga

Trainer ID: MST0822124

Roster scope: ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, ISO 14001 Lead Auditor, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Ria Sooknarine

Ria Sooknarine

Trainer ID: MST0623102

Roster scope: ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 22301 Lead Auditor

Samer Husni Masri

Samer Husni Masri

Trainer ID: MST0822122

Roster scope: ISO 45001 lead Auditor

Serdar Aldanmazlar

Serdar Aldanmazlar

Trainer ID: MST02026102

Roster scope: ISO 9001, 14001 & 45001 Lead Auditor

Stellah Ottaro

Stellah Ottaro

Trainer ID: MST0123102

Roster scope: ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Syed Shiraz

Syed Shiraz

Trainer ID: MST1022101

Roster scope: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 22000, ISO 18001 Lead Auditor

Lorien Evadin Chettiar

Lorien Evadin Chettiar

Trainer ID: MST11026101

Roster scope: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 & ISO 3834 Lead Auditor

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Prerequisites

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Exam and resits

100 questions in one hour. Pass mark: 70%. Your payment includes two exam attempts. A third or later attempt costs £100 per resit.

Platform-wide pass rate: 87% across all examined trainees, based on Cognicert’s exam-platform results. This is not a course-specific pass rate or a guarantee of an individual result.

Self-study access

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Overview

Plan and conduct audits of occupational health and safety, evaluate evidence and follow up findings on workplace hazards, worker participation and risk controls.

Work through workplace hazards, worker participation and risk controls and connect them to the responsibilities of your audit or assessment role. The detailed programme explains the methods and activities covered.

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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ONE STANDARD · FIVE LEARNING LEVELS

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1 day

ISO 45001 Awareness

People who need an introduction to the standard and their role in supporting it.

Self-study: £75On demand · study at your own pace

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2 days

ISO 45001 Foundation

People building a working understanding of the standard before taking on implementation or audit responsibilities.

Self-study: £150On demand · study at your own pace

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3 days

ISO 45001 Internal Auditor

People preparing to plan and carry out internal audits within their organisation.

Self-study: £250On demand · study at your own pace

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5 days

ISO 45001 Lead Implementer

Managers, consultants and professionals responsible for establishing, maintaining or improving a system.

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  • ISCB, United States: Cognicert’s ISO/IEC 17050 Declaration of Conformity to ISO/IEC 17021-1 and ISO/IEC 17024 requirements is recognised by International Services for Certification Bodies.
  • UK Registered Learning Provider: UKPRN 10091575. Registration is a provider listing.
  • Association of Healthcare Trainers, UK: member.
  • The CPD Group: approved CPD provider. Individual course CPD status is confirmed where applicable.
  • Listed on ISO Central as an ISO registrar →
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