The primary objective of this course is to instruct occupational health and safety auditors in the principles and practices specific to auditing for conformance with the national and international accepted norms and regulations relating to Occupational Health and Safety requirements. You’ll demonstrate your commitment to maintaining optimum health and safety standards and your organization will stand out in the marketplace. This course will equip you with the skills to ensure you are OHSAS 18001 compliant. Excel in occupational health and safety management systems with OHSAS 18001 Lead Auditor course. The aim of this training course is to provide practicing auditors with an understanding of the underlying philosophy, principles and requirements of the OHSAS 18001 standard. The course enables participants to acquire the principles and techniques in conducting safety management system audits. The course enables participants to develop the necessary expertise to audit an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) and to manage a team of auditors by applying widely recognized audit principles, procedures and techniques. During this training, the participant will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to proficiently plan and perform internal and external audits in compliance with ISO 19011, the certification process according to ISO 17021. Based on practical exercises, the participant will develop the skills (mastering audit techniques) and competencies (managing audit teams and audit programs, communicating with customers, conflict resolution, etc.) necessary to efficiently conduct an audit. You will be more able to:  Understand and implement your own safety management system (SMS)  Demonstrate organizational compliance with all the relevant legal requirements  Understand the importance of safety policy and how it should be based on all the significant risks identified within the organization  Understand and demonstrate continuous improvement in occupational health & safety performance  Apply in-depth knowledge of the OHSAS 18001:2007 audit and certification process  Understand the OHSAS 18001 standard  Understand key health and safety issues  Plan an audit against a set of audit criteria  Successfully execute a management systems audit  Understand the differences between auditing clause and process approaches  Create clear, concise and relevant audit reports  Communicate your report to a client  Gain business assurance in a robust occupational health and safety management system  Evaluate conformity of health and safety processes and procedures  Promote continual improvement of health and safety processes and procedures  Encourage leadership through employee professional development and confidence in the highest standards of working environment