OHSAS 18001 Safety Management Systems Auditor Conversion Course
The course contains comprehensive coverage of OHSAS 18001, its implementation and auditing. This course is designed to enable participants to gain a practical knowledge of the OHSAS 18001 standard and health & safety system certification audits as per ISO 19011 and also to effectively participate in the implementation of requirements.
This course is aimed at delegates wishing to gain a detailed understanding of OHSAS 18001 as an auditor. It will be of interest to those involved with designing and implementing an OH&S Management System as well as those wishing to become internal or external OH&S Management System auditors.
- Risk management System approach
- A detailed review of OHSAS 18001 using an interactive workshop approach
- A Risk Based approach to environmental management, including the identification of impacts and their significance
- National OH&S legislation
- The roles and responsibilities of auditors and lead auditors
- Planning and conducting an OH&S audit
- Reporting with impact to management
We strongly recommend that prospective students have knowledge of OHSAS 18001 and some understanding of OH&S management issues prior to undertaking this training course. or Participants who hold a valid Lead Auditor Certificate for a full five day course, in Quality, EMS or equivalent. Such a certificate will not be older than 10 years. Further an audit log will be required for a period covering the last three years.
Students who have previously successfully completed a 5-Day Lead auditor training course of other management systems and who successfully complete this OHSAS Lead Auditor course certified by IRCA will satisfy the training requirements for initial certification as an IRCA Auditor on condition that they have completed the pre-requisite prior training.