Internal HSE Auditor Training (OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 Integrated as a Single Course)

What will I gain from 18001 and 14001 integrated training?

This training innovation from SQMC will up-skill you to go back to work and carry out positive, value-added internal audits of your organisation's Environmental and/or Health and Safety Management Systems. Rather than attending two separate courses (one for each Standard, requiring four days of your time), you can – in half the time – get up-to-speed on the two most in-demand International Standards that relate to your task: ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007.

Your highly-qualified tutor will take you through each Standard (both are written in modern, 'human-friendly' terms) giving you a fantastic grounding in their clauses (which are cleverly designed to align with each other for ease of use), before explaining SQMC's time-tested tips and techniques of conducting friendly and efficient internal audits.

Where will I go from here?

99.5% of participants successfully achieve their Certificate of Successful Completion from SQMC – an IRCA-accredited training body; which satisfies the relevant Certification Body surveillance audit HR requirements. As well as now having the confidence to conduct audits yourself, you will have an improved ability to actually design, implement, and continually-improve an Environmental or Health and Safety Management System (or both, as is increasingly common) – either as an employee, or an external consultant.

The course is also useful for General or HSE Managers of organisations due to be audited, who are keen to gain prior knowledge of exactly what to expect!

Is SQMC's 18001 and 14001 integrated training suitable for me?

Experienced 3rd Party Auditor and Trainer, Ron Rivans, summarises the personal learning benefits of SQMC's Internal HSE Auditor training course:

"Delegates interested in either 18001 or 14001 are taken through the requirements of these two Standards and shown where clause compatibility can be considered – and how it can reduce the duplication of procedure writing. Advantages are also obtained through examination of fewer procedures during the internal audits of companies who have implemented two or more systems.

"Organisations who have implemented, or are in a position of implementing, ISO 14001 and are seeking to train their staff as Internal Auditors, frequently find they are looking to implement OHSAS 18001 thereafter. This is very common as companies quickly see the benefits of 14001 registration, and are looking to manage their Health & Safety system more effectively; or are driven by supply chain pressures.

"Those interested in 18001 will, similarly, learn when to implement and audit a 14001 Environmental Management System, as well as the 18001 system in which they are interested."

No prior experience of OHSAS 18001 or ISO 14001, or Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) audits is required to enrol on this training course.

Length of course

2 days (9.00 – 17.00)

Course content

We keep our Internal HSE Auditor training course as interactive as possible, with plenty of group work, and practical exercises. Our enthusiastic tutor will give you a great grounding in:

• The world-famous International Standard for designing and assessing Environmental procedures – ISO 14001; and it's Occupational Health and Safety counterpart, OHSAS 18001.
• You'll be introduced to another important Environmental Standards in the 14001 'family': ISO 14004. You may encounter this when implementing an EMS.
• The Requirements of Environmental and Health and Safety Management Systems, using the latest versions of ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 as your yardstick.
• Getting to grips with Documentation and Interpretation.
• Understand of the principles, methodology, preparation and performance of an Internal Audit, with ISO 19,011 (Integrated Management Systems) – the global 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.