course | ISO 45001:2018 - Occupational health and safety management– Lead Auditor
Learn ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OH&S) Lead Auditor skills, including auditing principles, risk assessment, compliance
QMO-573 | ISO 45001:2018 - Occupational health and safety management– Lead Auditor
Course Sector : Quality Management & Operational Excellence
| Duration | Date from | Date to | Course Venue | Course fees | Book a course |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Days | 14/12/2026 | 18/12/2026 | Abu Dhabi | $4,250 | Book now |
| 5 Days | 01/02/2027 | 05/02/2027 | Dubai | $4,250 | Book now |
| 5 Days | 24/05/2027 | 28/05/2027 | Dubai | $4,250 | Book now |
| 5 Days | 26/07/2027 | 30/07/2027 | London | $4,950 | Book now |
Course Introduction
The ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OH&S) Lead Auditor course is a professional training program designed to equip learners with the knowledge and skills required to audit and evaluate workplace health and safety management systems.
ISO 45001:2018 is the international standard for occupational health and safety, focused on reducing workplace risks, preventing injuries and illnesses, and creating safer working environments. It replaces OHSAS 18001 and provides a modern framework for risk-based safety management systems.
This course teaches how to plan, conduct, report, and follow up on internal and external audits in accordance with ISO 45001 requirements. Learners will understand auditing principles such as independence, evidence-based auditing, risk assessment, and compliance evaluation.
A major focus is on identifying workplace hazards, evaluating safety risks, and ensuring that organizations comply with legal and regulatory occupational health and safety requirements. The course also covers lead auditor responsibilities, including managing audit teams and communicating audit findings effectively.
Participants will learn how to assess an organization’s OH&S management system performance, identify non-conformities, and recommend corrective actions to improve safety standards and compliance.
By completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Understand ISO 45001:2018 requirements
- Conduct effective occupational health and safety audits
- Identify workplace hazards and risks
- Evaluate compliance with legal safety standards
- Prepare audit reports and corrective action plans
- Lead audit teams in professional environments
This certification is ideal for health and safety professionals, auditors, engineers, compliance officers, and quality managers who want to advance their careers in occupational safety and auditing.
Course objective
- Fundamental Concepts of Occupational Health & Safety, Health and Safety Hazards, Risk Assessment, etc.
- Understanding the requirements of the Occupational Health & Safety Management System Standard
- ISO 45001:2018 and its application to effectively and efficiently manage the processes of the organization.
- Practical training to establish, document, implement, maintain, and continually improve the Occupational Health & Safety Management System as per the standard
- In-depth knowledge and practice to plan, conduct, report, and close of internal Occupational Health & Safety Management System audit and continual improvement of the effectiveness of the Internal Audit Process.
- Learning and practicing effective management of Corrective Actions and Continuous Improvement practices.
- The train-the-trainer techniques.
Course audience
- Practitioners in quality and audits
- Senior members and managers of organisations who need to understand the significance of training employees on quality management
- Quality team members
- Professionals aspiring to undertake a quality-related certification
- Construction project owners
- Design consultants
- Construction contractors
- Architects
- Non-engineering construction professionals
Course Outline | 01 DAY ONE
Introductions & Course Objectives
- Introduction to OHSMS
- Workshop 1 – ISO 45001:2018 and Audit Evidence
- Workshop 2 – ISO 45001:2018 Terms and Definitions, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, and the relationship between ISO 45001:2018 and other ISO standards. Compliance in an OHSMS involves Hazard identification, risk assessment, and determining controls
- Workshop 3 – Cairn Gorm Construction Company - Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Determining Controls – and peer review or audit (90 minutes) Continual Improvement – Policy, OHS Objectives and Programmes
- Workshop 4 - Auditing Continual Improvement
Course Outline | 02 DAY TWO
Day 1 Review – Quiz or similar
- The Auditor/Lead Auditor – ISO 19011 and ISO 17021 Requirements Process Auditing
- Workshop 5 – Preparing a process flow chart – and 10 minutes peer review, Working Documents - Audit protocols, Mind maps, Checklists
- Workshop 6 – Preparing a process-based checklist - and peer review
- Workshop 7 Discussion on DVD Power or Process Auditing or Workshop 7 Audit Stages and Activities – Terms and definitions, types of audit and audit programmes
- Workshop 8 – Identifying ISO 45001:2018 Nonconformity Certification Audit Stages
- Workshop 9 – Stage 1 audit activities – includes peer review
Course Outline | 03 DAY THREE
Day 2 Review
- Audit Preparation, including feasibility, logistics, audit planning, sampling, and selection of methodologies
- Workshop 10 – Stage 2 Audit Planning – and peer review Opening Meeting and the Role of Guides and Observers Auditing Techniques, Evidence gathering
- Workshop 11 - Auditing conformance to the ISO 45001:2018 standards - evidence of conformity Group exercise evaluating & Presenting Non-Conformity
- Workshop 12 - Documenting a Nonconformity
- Workshop 12 – Review: Interim Progress Review and Revision Session
- Workshop 13 – Evaluation
Course Outline | 04 DAY FOUR
Review of course learning so far
- Workshop 14 – Evaluation – continued
- Workshop 14 – Review
- Workshop 15 – 2nd Stage Audit – Preparing audit checklists
- Workshop 15 – 2nd Stage Audit – conducting the audit, Group exercise, Closing Meeting, reporting, and follow-up
- Workshop 16 - Closing Meeting Preparation
- Role Play Review Summary
Course Outline | 05 DAY FIVE
Day 4 Review
- Workshop 17 Corrective Actions Preparation and Role-Play
- Exam preparation - Workshop 18 Audit Stages Revision
- Tutor-led session
- Examination
- IRCA Registration, Certification & Accreditation
- Review of Learning Objectives
- End-of-course evaluation and administration
BOOST’s Professional Attendance Certificate “BPAC”
BPAC is always given to the delegates after completing the training course,and depends on their attendance of the program at a rate of no less than 80%,besides their active participation and engagement during the program sessions.
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