ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Internal Auditor

Module 1: Introduction to OH&S Management

• Occupational health and safety concepts
• Workplace safety responsibilities
• Injury and ill health prevention
• Safety culture
• OH&S management systems
• Organisational benefits

Module 2: Understanding ISO 45001

• Purpose of ISO 45001
• Scope and application
• Key terminology
• Management system approach
• OH&S principles
• Organisational application

Module 3: OH&S Management System Framework

• Organisational context
• Leadership
• Planning
• Support
• Operations
• Performance and improvement

Module 4: Organisational Context & Interested Parties

• Internal issues
• External issues
• Workers and interested parties
• Needs and expectations
• Workplace conditions
• OH&S system scope

Module 5: Leadership & Worker Participation

• Leadership commitment
• OH&S policy
• Roles and responsibilities
• Worker consultation
• Worker participation
• Safety culture

Module 6: Internal Audit Fundamentals

• Purpose of internal auditing
• Audit principles
• Independence
• Objectivity
• Confidentiality
• Evidence-based auditing

Module 7: Auditor Roles & Responsibilities

• Auditor competence
• Professional behaviour
• Impartiality
• Professional judgement
• Communication
• Confidentiality responsibilities

Module 8: Establishing Audit Objectives & Scope

• Audit objectives
• Audit scope
• Audit boundaries
• Audit criteria
• Relevant processes
• Audit priorities

Module 9: Risk-Based Audit Planning

• High-risk activities
• Significant hazards
• Previous incidents
• Previous audit findings
• Process priorities
• Resource planning

Module 10: Preparing for the Internal Audit

• Documentation review
• Process understanding
• Audit plan
• Audit checklists
• Sampling approaches
• Working documents

Module 11: Conducting Opening Meetings

• Introductions
• Confirming objectives
• Confirming scope
• Audit methodology
• Communication arrangements
• Audit schedule

Module 12: Gathering & Verifying Audit Evidence

• Interviews
• Workplace observations
• Document review
• Record examination
• Sampling
• Evidence verification

Module 13: Auditing Hazard Identification

• Physical hazards
• Chemical hazards
• Biological hazards
• Ergonomic hazards
• Psychosocial hazards
• Hazard identification processes

Module 14: Auditing OH&S Risk Assessment

• Likelihood assessment
• Severity assessment
• Risk evaluation
• Risk prioritisation
• Existing controls
• Risk assessment records

Module 15: Auditing Operational Controls

• Hierarchy of controls
• Safe work processes
• Engineering controls
• Administrative controls
• PPE arrangements
• Control effectiveness

Module 16: Auditing Contractors, Procurement & Change

• Contractor activities
• Procurement processes
• Outsourced activities
• Workplace changes
• New processes and equipment
• Control implementation

Module 17: Auditing Emergency Preparedness

• Emergency scenarios
• Response procedures
• Responsibilities
• Emergency resources
• Testing and exercises
• Response reviews

Module 18: Auditing Incident Management

• Incident reporting
• Near-miss reporting
• Incident investigation
• Root cause analysis
• Corrective actions
• Lessons learned

Module 19: Auditing Performance Evaluation

• OH&S objectives
• Performance indicators
• Monitoring and measurement
• Workplace inspections
• Performance trends
• Management review

Module 20: Developing Audit Findings

• Evaluating evidence
• Conformity
• Nonconformity
• Audit observations
• Finding statements
• Supporting evidence

Module 21: Audit Reporting & Corrective Actions

• Audit report structure
• Audit conclusions
• Reporting findings
• Root cause evaluation
• Corrective action review
• Effectiveness verification

Module 22: Audit Follow-Up & Continual Improvement

• Follow-up activities
• Reviewing corrective actions
• Closing findings
• Recurring safety issues
• Improvement opportunities
• Continual OH&S improvement