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Advanced ISO Management Systems Auditing Course

Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety Auditing

Introduction

This training course on Advanced ISO Management Systems Auditing will provide attendees with a comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of the International ISO management system standards on quality (ISO 9001:2015), environment (ISO 14001:2015), and occupational health and safety (ISO 45001:2018).

Attendees will gain a detailed understanding of how to audit both supplier companies and their own organizations. The emphasis on the results of auditing will help delegates assist their organizations in achieving improved performance in the areas of quality, environment, and health and safety, leading to enhanced profitability. This training course is designed to engage all course delegates through a substantial number of team learning exercises.

Course Highlights

  • Understanding the latest versions of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001
  • Audit planning
  • Audit performance with a focus on business risk areas
  • Audit reporting that adds value to delegates' businesses
  • Organizational improvement techniques

Objectives

  • Comprehend all clauses and sub-clauses of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001
  • Effectively explain the details of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 to colleagues
  • Plan, conduct, and report on management system audits
  • Act as a driving force in the organization's improvement processes

Training Methodology

The training course utilizes the concept of accelerated learning. This approach includes class lectures where delegates are encouraged to engage in discussions and share their experiences, and team exercises designed to test and reinforce delegates' understanding of the topics presented.

Organizational Impact

  • Operational performance
  • Environmental performance
  • Health and safety performance

Personal Impact

  • Understanding best management practices in quality, environment, and health and safety
  • Sharing best practice knowledge with staff encountered during audits
  • Documenting and presenting observations and concerns to management concisely
  • Advising their own organization on improvements in quality, environment, and health and safety
  • Advising supplier organizations on improvements in quality, environment, and health and safety
  • Gaining insights into parts of their organization they would not normally interact with, increasing flexibility to take on wider responsibilities

Who Should Attend?

  • Senior managers keen to initiate improvements and increase profitability in operations
  • Operations managers needing to understand enhanced control and departmental improvements
  • Younger professionals wishing to gain comprehensive knowledge of all areas of their organization
  • Quality, environmental, and health and safety managers
  • Junior quality, environmental, and health and safety staff
  • Purchasing managers who need to assess suppliers for consistency and good performance through auditing
  • All staff involved in receiving third-party certification auditors

Course Outline

Day 1

Management Systems & Environmental Management

  • 01Class Discussion on Delegates' current Knowledge and Understanding of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
  • 02Origins and Aims of Management Systems
  • 03Introduction to ISO 9001 and Quality Systems
  • 04Meaning & Content of ISO 9001
  • 05Clauses of ISO 9001
Day 2

Environmental Management

  • 01Relating the Clauses of ISO 9001 to An Organization
  • 02Principles & Purposes of Environmental Management
  • 03Meaning & Content of ISO 14001
  • 04Clauses of ISO 14001
  • 05Relating Clauses of ISO 14001 to An Organization
Day 3

OH&S Management and Management System Auditing

  • 01Principles & Purposes of Occupational Health & Safety Management
  • 02Differences between OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001
  • 03Introduction to Auditing
  • 04Auditing 9001, 14001 and 45001 Together
  • 05Typical Management System Documentation
  • 06Planning the Audit & Checklist Preparation
  • 07Opening Meetings
Day 4

Auditing in Practice

  • 01Conducting the Audit
  • 02Assessing Real Audit Scenarios
  • 03Common Non-conformances
  • 04Identifying and Classifying Non-conformance
  • 05Writing Non-conformance (deficiency) Statements
Day 5

After the Audit

  • 01Closing Meetings
  • 02Audit Reporting, Corrective Action and Follow-up
  • 03Corrective Action Preparation & Feedback
  • 04Preparation to Present a Closing Meeting
  • 05Presentation of Closing Meeting Feedback

Certificate

A SHIFT Institute Certificate will be awarded to delegates upon successful completion of this training course.

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