About the ISO 45001 Lead Implementer
The ISO 45001 Lead Implementer programme gives you the skills to establish, run and continually improve an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system based on ISO 45001. Delivered fully self-paced and online, it covers the full implementation — hazard identification, risk and opportunity assessment, worker participation and operational control.
You’ll learn to build an OH&S management system that prevents work-related injury and ill health and engages workers at every level, from context and policy through incident investigation and emergency preparedness to evaluation and continual improvement — and to prepare for certification.
Course Information
What You Will Learn
Course Curriculum
- Occupational health and safety concepts and PDCA
- Structure of ISO 45001
- Leadership and worker participation
- Context and interested parties
- Hazard identification and risk assessment
- Legal and other requirements
- OH&S objectives and planning
- Risks and opportunities
- Operational control and management of change
- Procurement and contractors
- Emergency preparedness and response
- Competence, awareness and documented information
- Monitoring, measurement and evaluation of compliance
- Incident investigation
- Internal audit and management review
- Preparing for the certification audit
- The seven competency domains
- Revision and exam technique
- Booking and sitting the PECB exam
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All You Need to Know
This programme suits professionals responsible for building or running an OH&S management system, including health and safety managers, consultants and project team members preparing an organisation for ISO 45001 certification.
A fundamental understanding of ISO 45001 is recommended before enrolling.
The programme prepares you for the PECB Certified ISO 45001 Lead Implementer exam, which assesses seven competency domains across designing, implementing and managing an OH&S management system. Completing the training earns 31 CPD credits.
What Our Learners Say
I'd been putting off ISO 45001 Lead Implementer certification for a while, but the self-paced format made it manageable alongside a full-time job. Learning to reduce workplace risk and improve safety outcomes felt achievable within a few weeks.
I compared a few providers before choosing Profice for my ISO 45001 Lead Implementer certification, and I'm glad I did. The materials on ISO 45001 certification were current and the support team answered every question quickly.
As someone new to occupational health and safety, I was worried the material would be too advanced. The course broke down ISO 45001 certification step by step, and support from Profice advisors made the whole process smooth.
Solid, well-organized training. The path to reduce workplace risk and improve safety outcomes was clearly explained, and the practice materials before the exam made a real difference to my confidence.
Great value for the depth of content. The ISO 45001 Lead Implementer training covered ISO 45001 certification thoroughly, and the exam voucher being included made budgeting for it simple.
Career Opportunities After This Training
Health and safety managers build an occupational health and safety management system aligned with ISO 45001, reducing workplace risk and improving safety outcomes.
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OHS implementation consultants help organisations design ISO 45001-conformant safety management systems, from hazard identification through to worker consultation processes.
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Workplace safety managers apply ISO 45001 principles day to day, running inspections, incident investigations and safety training programmes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A PECB credential proving you can plan, implement and manage an occupational health and safety management system (OH&S) that conforms to ISO 45001.
Managers, consultants and professionals responsible for setting up or running an occupational health and safety management system in their organisation. A basic understanding of ISO 45001 helps but isn't required.
The exam is an essay-type, open-book paper of roughly 3 hours. You need the passing score set by PECB (generally around 70%). After passing you receive a 'Certificate of Exam Success', and the full certification is issued once you also meet PECB's professional-experience requirements.
The Lead Implementer learns to build, deploy and manage the occupational health and safety management system (OH&S), while the Lead Auditor learns to independently audit one against ISO 45001. Implementers work on the 'build' side; auditors on the 'assess' side. Many professionals earn both over time.
PECB certifications are valid for three years. You keep yours active by earning Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits and paying the annual maintenance fee.