The Scottish Quality Management Centre

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What is the aim of an OHSAS 18001 Internal Auditor training course?

Running for 14 hours over two consecutive days, our dynamic Internal Health and Safety Auditor course equips participants with the knowledge and skills required to perform process audits of modern Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, in accordance with the Auditing Guidelines of ISO 19,011.

Why should YOU attend this Internal Auditor course?

Have you been designated to carry out internal audits of your organisation’s Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems? This training course focuses on OHSAS 18001:2007 – arguably the world’s most famous International Standard relating to Health and Safety systems. Your SQMC tutor will take you through the Standard (written in ‘human-friendly terms’) giving you a fantastic grounding in it’s clauses, before explaining SQMC’s time-tested tips and techniques of conducting friendly and efficient, value-adding Process Audits of a Health and Safety Management System.

Or it could be that you’ll be involved in the design, implementation, and continual improvement of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) - either as an employee, or an external consultant?

Maybe you’re the Manager of such an organisation - you're due to be audited, and you're keen to learn exactly what to expect?!

A few more benefits – at a glance!
 Our Internal Auditor course provides a valuable opportunity to learn or improve auditing techniques and practices.
We believe learning should be enjoyable! So we’re continually working hard behind the scenes to develop dynamic new practical exercises and group activities, to engage delegates in the course content and bring the subject to life.
Time flies! SQMC’s new and improved classroom structures keep ‘lectures’ on theory to a minimum, and avoid ‘death by Powerpoint!’ (We give you extensive course notes, and optional print-outs of the most important slides.) In taking this approach, we free up more time for our enthusiastic Tutors to interact with you individually, and coach you towards your new skills goal.
We restrict our class sizes to ensure you receive that ‘personal touch’. It’s not uncommon for delegates to make new friends with each other, and especially their Tutor – who can be an especially valuable contact throughout your flourishing career.
Add Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points to your record, by participating in this SQMC programme.

For the more technically-minded – here’s an outline of the Programme

Delegates attending this Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems training course take part in practical role-play scenarios, dynamic case-studies, and team work. SQMC Tutors encourage your questions – no matter how basic you may think they are – as part of a series of lively (not lengthy!) lectures. In only two days, you can learn, understand and appreciate all of the following:
 The number one choice International Standard for designing and assessing Health and Safety procedures – OHSAS 18001.
We'll explain the correspondence between the OHSAS 18001 Standard, and two other commonly used Standards for Process Audits: ISO 9001 (for Quality), and ISO 14001 (for Environmental Systems). You may encounter these when implementing an OHSMS.
The Requirements of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System, using the latest versions of OHSAS 18001 as your yardstick.
Getting to grips with Documentation and Interpretation; including hazzard analysis and risk assessment.
Understand of the principles, methodology, preparation and performance of an Internal Audit, with ISO 19,011 Standard for Auditing Guidelines.
The key to selecting the Audit sample, and the subsequent preparation of checklists – get this right and you’ll perform Process Audits with increased confidence.
How to prepare the findings and statements for a Corrective Action Report.
Master the art of straightforward Audit Reporting, against an appropriate case study.
A look at Corrective & Preventive Action, the follow-up process, and then surveillance.

BS OHSAS 18,001:2007 provides both private and public organisations with a useful model for managing health risks and safety risks resulting from business operations and for improving OH&S performance. Within the management systems model the internal audit process is identified as a key tool in the maintenance and continual improvement of an OH&S Management System.

Also featured is ISO 19,011 – a universal Standard which provides guidelines for Quality and/or Environmental (plus other) Management Systems auditing.

A comprehensive Workbook is provided for class use and your future reference, plus a blank audit forms kit which you may copy and use for your own internal Health & Safety audits.

Qualification

Although not yet registered, our OHSAS 18001 Internal Auditor course is based on the 2120 specification of our governing body, the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA). Successful participants are awarded with a Certificate of Successful Completion, issued by the Scottish Quality Management Centre (IRCA approved training organisation: T.O. 3808).

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