Health and Safety Auditor

Overview

This training programme provides participants with the essential knowledge and practical skills required to conduct effective health and safety audits across organisations and industries. It focuses on assessing compliance with occupational health and safety legislation, standards, and internal policies to ensure a safe and healthy working environment.

Participants will learn how to plan, execute, and report on health and safety audits, identify hazards and non-compliance issues, evaluate risk controls, and recommend corrective actions. The course also emphasises audit techniques, evidence gathering, and continuous improvement, enabling auditors to support strong safety governance, reduce workplace incidents, and promote a proactive safety culture.

This course is delivered over 5 days and the following subject areas are taught:

• Occupational Health & Safety Awareness
• Emergency Preparedness
• Occupational Health & Safety Policy Statement
• Auditor skills and registration
• Overview of Health and Safety legislative requirements
• Auditing techniques
• Risk Assessment Methods
• Audit case study
• Roles and Responsibilities of auditors and audit leaders
• Non-conformity categorisation and reporting
• Audit planning, execution, reporting and follow-up