About This Course
The ISO 45001 Lead Auditor programme prepares you to audit an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system against ISO 45001. Delivered fully self-paced and online, it takes you from OH&S fundamentals to planning and leading a complete audit using the principles of ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021-1.
You’ll learn to evaluate whether an organisation manages OH&S risk effectively and engages its workers, gather and weigh evidence, grade nonconformities and report findings that drive improvement — the skills needed for first-, second- and third-party audits.
Course Information
What You Will Learn
Course Curriculum
- Occupational health and safety concepts
- Structure and requirements of ISO 45001
- Hazard identification and worker participation
- The certification landscape
- Fundamental audit concepts
- Risk-based audit thinking
- Initiating the audit and defining scope
- Reviewing documentation and planning
- Opening meeting
- Collecting evidence through interviews and sampling
- Evaluating operational controls
- Drafting audit findings
- Grading nonconformities
- Audit conclusions, report and closing meeting
- Follow-up and corrective action
- Managing an audit programme
- 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 internal and external auditors, health and safety managers and consultants, and compliance professionals who audit or oversee an OH&S management system.
A fundamental understanding of ISO 45001 and of audit principles is recommended before enrolling.
The programme prepares you for the PECB Certified ISO 45001 Lead Auditor exam, which assesses seven competency domains for planning, leading and reporting an OH&S management system audit. Completing the training earns 31 CPD credits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — it is delivered online and self-paced, covering the same competency domains as PECB’s instructor-led programme so you can study around your schedule.
Lead Auditor prepares you to audit an OH&S management system; Lead Implementer prepares you to build and run one.
A fundamental understanding of ISO 45001 and audit principles is recommended.
After passing the exam and meeting PECB’s requirements you can apply for the PECB Certified ISO 45001 Lead Auditor credential.
Yes — the self-paced kit includes one certification exam and one free exam retake.