COURSE OVERVIEW:

The ISO 45001 Internal Auditor course is designed to provide safety professionals with the skills required to assess and improve an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OH&SMS). In an increasingly regulated environment, the internal audit is a vital tool for verifying that workplace safety protocols are effective and that the organization is fulfilling its legal and moral obligations to its employees. This course provides a practical approach to auditing safety performance, focusing on hazard identification and risk control.

The scope of this training involves the application of ISO 19011 auditing principles to the specific requirements of the ISO 45001 standard. Participants will learn how to audit core elements such as worker participation, hazard identification, and the hierarchy of controls. The curriculum emphasizes the auditor’s role in evaluating the "safety culture" and ensuring that management commitment translates into tangible safety improvements on the shop floor or in the field.

Coverage includes audit planning, evidence collection through interviews and site observations, and the professional reporting of safety nonconformities. Attendees will explore the nuances of auditing emergency preparedness, incident investigation, and legal compliance registers. By the end of the course, participants will be able to provide objective and actionable audit findings that help their organization reduce workplace accidents, improve employee well-being, and maintain ISO 45001 certification.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

• Interpret the requirements of ISO 45001 from an auditor’s perspective.
• Understand the principles of occupational health and safety auditing.
• Plan and schedule internal audits for an OH&S Management System.
• Construct technical audit checklists for hazard identification and risk control.
• Audit the effectiveness of worker consultation and participation programs.
• Evaluate the implementation of the hierarchy of controls for safety risks.
• Assess the adequacy of the legal and other requirements compliance register.
• Audit emergency preparedness and response capabilities in the field.
• Identify and document safety nonconformities and opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluate root cause analysis for workplace incidents and near-misses.
• Write clear, concise, and professional safety audit reports.
• Present audit findings to management to drive safety performance improvement.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Safety Officers, HSE Coordinators, HR Professionals with safety duties, Department Managers, and ISO 45001 Implementation Team Members.

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures, discussion sessions, and case studies will be employed to maximize the transfer of information, knowledge, and experience. The course will be intensive, practical, and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance the learning experience. Course material will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and at the end of the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.