ISO 45001

At the opening meeting of the stage 2 certification audit, the Health & Safety manager informs you that a recent internal audit has found many non-conformities relating to issues in the laboratory. Corrective action has already been planned. The manager therefore suggests that to audit the laboratory again would add no value and asks if you could delete this department from the audit plan and spend more time in the production area as there has been an increase in minor accidents recently and he is concerned that there may be serious problems. Outline five issues you would include in the response which you would give to this request. Ans : The following are the five issues that I would include in response which I would give to this kind of request: 1)       Since it’s a 2 nd Stage certification audit, the implementation (Do phase) of the planned corrective action for the laboratory (support for the production or operation) and thus the audit ...

You are the team leader allocated to a stage 2 OH&S certification audit of a large chemical company producing explosives for industrial use wishing to gain ISO 45001 certification. You have been asked to form the audit team. list five factors you would consider when selecting individual members of that team. ANS: The following are the five factors I would consider when selecting individual members of the team: 1)       Audit members knowledge and experience of matter (here chemical and process related to explosive industry bracket close before being audited. 2)       Competence and objectivity as a subject matter expert of the member to evaluate his professionalism. 3)       Commitment of the member to execute a fair audit by having and impartiality objectivity lead and diplomatic attitude towards related chemical matter observation. 4)       Communication and know-how about ...

You are the audit team leader conducting an OH&SMS stage one certification audit on site by yourself in an organization. At the initial meeting, you are presented with a luxury leather laptop case containing the company’s OHSMS manual and procedure documents. The OHSMS manager indicates that the case is a gift for you to use during the audit and retain afterwards. How you would respond to a situation wherein a gift is offered to you during the Pre-Audit meeting?  Ans:  As an audit team leader I would not accept any kind of gift. A nominal gift which cannot impair the objectivity of audit activity may be acceptable by a few. But according to the standards and code of conduct, any gift which is having a moderate amount/value cannot be allowed or accepted. Accepting such gift may result in Biased audit findings and overall procedure cannot be impartial and meet its objectivity. It will also impair my Independence as the “Lead Auditor” and may result in improper audit.

An auditor conducting a third party audit finds a critical safety hazard which has not been addressed in the OH&SMS. State how the auditor should respond. Ans: The critical safety hazard shall be identified documented in the audit report and presented to the audit members as an opportunity to essays mitigate / eliminate that critical hazards so as to reduce the OH&S risks associated with it. Parallel to it,  the auditor's shall respond to the members stating the circumstances due to which we hazard arise and how acting on it will lead to improvement of OH&S performance (as per clause iso45001 3.2.8) close. The hazard found shall be assessed by carrying out risk assessment, shall be mitigated and the relevant information shall be updated in the OH&S management system are the OH&S manual.

List six responsibilities of the lead auditor when conducting an external audit. The following are the six responsibilities of the lead auditor when conducting an external audit:   1)       Developing the audit and including determining the audit objectives scope and criteria with the audit client. 2)       Detailing and communicating “roles and responsibilities” to the audit team members. 3)       Third communication the auditor and managing all correspondence fire during and after audit. 4)       Sharing the opening meeting and should confirm the audit plan time table and any other changes noted. 5)       Planning of final team meeting to the closing between along with audit findings non- conformance and conformance identified at the time of audit. 6)       Closing meeting should be shared complete and distr...

___________ factors are issues that are outside the organization but influences the organization’s business and operations. 1.Internal 2.External ☒ 3.Maternal