ISO 45001 Internal Audit Procedure

Description

ISO 45001 internal audit procedure is a document that describes the process of checking the conformity of the organization’s OH&S management system with the defined requirements of the ISO 45001 standard.

Internal audit is a dynamic and continuous activity to help the organization to achieve its goals and strategies, in which the auditor systematically examines the processes and management system in order to find the non-conformities and risks of the organization in communication with the managers of the organization.

ISO 45001 Internal Audit Procedure

First step: Formation of the audit team:

Companies should appoint members of qualified persons, including the team leader and any technical experts needed for the internal audit team, and provide them with the necessary training.

Second step: Preparation of audit program:

At this stage, we determine where, when, by whom, and how the audit should be conducted.

Third step: Preparation of internal audit checklist:

Preparing an audit checklist is not a requirement of the standard, but it is prepared and used as a useful tool for auditors to cover all the requirements of the standard.

Fourth step: Audit plan:

The audit plan is a more detailed plan that is applied to each audit and includes the start time, end time, audit topics, audit documents, auditor, etc.

The fifth step: Sending the audit plan to the units:

To ensure the readiness of the company’s units, the lead auditor must provide them with the audit plan at least one week in advance.

Sixth step: Audit implementation:

Conducting an audit is a set of activities, such as an opening meeting and recording audit evidence through interviews, observing and listening to interviewees, as well as audit findings.

Seventh step: Registration of non-conformities:

At this stage, the audit team registers and announces the audit findings that indicate conformity or non-conformity of the management system.

Eighth step: Audit report:

At the end of the audit, the lead auditor prepares an audit report that includes conformances, non-conformances, opportunities for improvement, or good practices.

downloading of ISO 45001 procedures

This ISO 45001 audit checklist is prepared based on the 7 clauses of ISO 45001 requirements:

• Context of the organization;
• leadership and worker participation;
• Planning;
• Supporting;
• Operation;
• Performance evaluation;
• Improvement;

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