OHSAS 18001 2007

INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRAM

OHSAS 18001 is an Occupational Health and Safety Standard

OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Audit by Praxiom Research Group Limited

Introduction to OHSAS 18001 Audit Program

Our Audit Program is made up of four programs:

  1. OHSAS 18001 Compliance Audit Program
  2. OHSAS 18001 Policy Audit Program
  3. OHSAS 18001 Procedures Audit Program
  4. OHSAS 18001 Records Audit Program

Each of these four programs will be discussed below.

We begin with a table of contents. It shows how we've organized our OHSAS 18001 Internal Audit Program. While the content of each program is different, the following material shows that each one of our four audit programs is organized in the same way.

This web page will introduce our OHSAS 18001 Internal Audit Program.
However, it will not present the complete audit program. Instead, it will
show you how our audit program is organized and it will explain how
it works. Once you've examined our approach, we hope you'll consider
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OHSAS 18001 INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRAM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
PART INTRODUCTION PAGE
1 Introduction to OHSAS 18001 4
2 Introduction to Audit Program 5
A OHSAS 18001 COMPLIANCE AUDIT PROGRAM 11
1 Compliance Audit Procedure 11
2 Compliance Audit Profile 12
3 Compliance Audit Questions SAMPLE
4 Compliance Audit Scores 58
5 Compliance Audit Summary 59
6 Compliance Audit Conclusions 60
7 Compliance Audit Recommendations 61
8 Compliance Audit Implementation Record 62
B OHSAS 18001 POLICY AUDIT PROGRAM 63
1 Policy Audit Procedure 63
2 Policy Audit Profile 64
3 Policy Audit Questions 65
4 Policy Audit Scores 68
5 Policy Audit Summary 70
6 Policy Audit Conclusions 71
7 Policy Audit Recommendations 72
8 Policy Audit Implementation Record 73
C OHSAS 18001 PROCEDURES AUDIT PROGRAM 74
1 Procedures Audit Procedure 74
2 Procedures Audit Profile 75
3 Procedures Audit Questions 76
4 Procedures Audit Scores 82
5 Procedures Audit Summary 84
6 Procedures Audit Conclusions 85
7 Procedures Audit Recommendations 86
8 Procedures Audit Implementation Record 87
D OHSAS 18001 RECORDS AUDIT PROGRAM 88
1 Records Audit Procedure 88
2 Records Audit Profile 89
3 Records Audit Questions 90
4 Records Audit Scores 98
5 Records Audit Summary 100
6 Records Audit Conclusions 101
7 Records Audit Recommendations 102
8 Records Audit Implementation Record 103
E LICENSE AGREEMENT AND CONTACT INFORMATION 104
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OHSAS 18001 OH&S Compliance Audit Program

Overview of OHSAS 18001 2007 Compliance Audit Program
Our Compliance Audit Program uses questions to list the six sets of occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system requirements that make up OHSAS 18001 2007. Accordingly, our Audit Program contains six separate questionnaires:

4.1  General Audit Questionnaire
4.2  Policy Audit Questionnaire
4.3  Planning Audit Questionnaire
4.4  Implementation Audit Questionnaire
4.5  Checking Audit Questionnaire
4.6  Review Audit Questionnaire

Our compliance audit questions start with section 4.1 because the OHSAS 18001 requirements start in section 4.1.

Two answers are possible for each question: YES or NO. YES answers mean you’re in compliance with the standard and NO answers mean you’re not in compliance. NO answers point to compliance problems (also known as nonconformities or noncompliances).

Once you’ve answered all the compliance audit questions, you’re ready to summarize your audit, calculate compliance scores, draw general audit conclusions, and make and implement recommendations to address your compliance problems.
 

OHSAS 18001 OH&S Policy Audit Program

Overview of OHSAS 18001 2007 Policy Audit Program
Our Policy Audit covers the following topics:
  1. Management
  2. Documentation
  3. Usability
  4. Training
  5. Implementation
  6. Changes

Start by selecting a policy that you want to audit. Then prepare your Policy Audit Profile. Before you begin answering policy audit questions, please record the name of this policy at the top of the Policy Audit questionnaire. This will help to maintain the focus of your audit.

Three response options are provided: YES, NO, and N/A. NO answers point to policy performance problems, YES answers identify positive areas, while
N/A responses identify questions that are not applicable in your situation.

Once you’ve answered all the audit questions, you’re ready to summarize your internal audit, calculate policy performance scores, draw general audit conclusions, and make and implement recommendations to address your policy performance problems.

OHSAS 18001 OH&S Procedures Audit Program

Overview of OHSAS 18001 2007 Procedures Audit Program
Our Procedures Audit covers the following topics:
  1. Management
  2. Documentation
  3. Content
  4. Compliance
  5. Usability
  6. Training
  7. Control
  8. Records
  9. Changes

Start by selecting a procedure that you want to audit. Then prepare your Procedures Audit Profile. Define the scope of your audit, identify the participants, and prepare a brief audit plan.

Before you begin answering procedures audit questions, please record the name of this procedure at the top of the Audit questionnaire. This will help auditors to maintain the focus of their audit.

Three response options are provided: YES, NO, and N/A. NO answers point to procedural performance problems, YES answers identify positive areas, while N/A responses identify questions that are not applicable in your situation.

Once you’ve answered all the audit questions, you’re ready to summarize your audit, calculate procedural performance scores, draw general audit conclusions, and make and implement recommendations to address your procedural performance problems.

OHSAS 18001 OH&S Records Audit Program

Overview of OHSAS 18001 2007 Records Audit Program
Our Records Audit Program is partly based on the ISO 15489-1 records management standard and covers the following topics:
  1. Management
  2. Initiation
  3. Recording
  4. Revisions
  5. Access
  6. Maintenance
  7. Retention
  8. Destruction
  9. Reporting
  10. Usability
  11. Authenticity
  12. Protection
  13. Continuity
  14. Training
  15. Auditing
  16. Compliance

Start by selecting a set of records. Our Audit Program can be used to audit virtually any type of record keeping system. Examples that you may wish to consider include the following: OH&S training records, planning records, monitoring records, measurement records, audit records, management review records, production records, etc.

Once you’ve chosen which records to audit, you’re ready to prepare your Records Audit Profile. Specify the scope of your audit, its location, the participants, and prepare a brief audit plan.

Before you begin answering record keeping audit questions, please enter the name of the records being audited at the top of the audit questionnaire. This will help to ensure that the focus of the internal audit is maintained. Three response options are provided: YES, NO, and N/A. NO answers point to record keeping performance problems, YES answers identify positive areas, while N/A responses identify questions that are not applicable.

Once you’ve answered all the audit questions, you’re ready to summarize your audit, calculate record keeping performance scores, draw general audit conclusions, and make and implement recommendations to address your record keeping performance problems.

OHSAS 18001 Audit by Praxiom

The following example will show you what our
OHSAS 18001 Internal Audit Program looks like.
This example is taken from our Compliance Audit Program.

SAMPLE AUDIT QUESTIONS

A. COMPLIANCE AUDIT PROGRAM

3. COMPLIANCE AUDIT QUESTIONS

SECTION 4.5 - CHECKING AUDIT QUESTIONNAIRE

4.5.1 MONITOR AND MEASURE YOUR OH&S PERFORMANCE
1 Did you establish procedures to monitor and
measure your organization’s OH&S performance?		 YES NO    
2   Did you establish monitoring and measurement methods that meet your organization’s needs? YES NO    
3     Did you establish quantitative methods to
monitor and measure OH&S performance?		 YES NO    
4     Did you establish qualitative methods to
monitor and measure OH&S performance?		 YES NO    
5 Do you use your organization’s OH&S
monitoring and measurement procedures?		 YES NO    
6   Do you monitor and measure how well your organization is achieving its OH&S objectives? YES NO    
7   Do you monitor and measure the
effectiveness of OH&S programs?		 YES NO    
8   Do you monitor and measure the
effectiveness of OH&S controls?		 YES NO    
9     Do you monitor and measure health controls? YES NO    
10     Do you monitor and measure safety controls? YES NO    
11   Do you monitor and measure the overall effectiveness of OH&S operating criteria? YES NO    
12   Do you monitor and measure historical
OH&S performance deficiencies?		 YES NO    
13     Do you monitor and measure ill health? YES NO    
14     Do you monitor and measure incidents? YES NO    
15       Do you monitor and measure accidents? YES NO    
16       Do you monitor and measure near-misses? YES NO    
17 Do you maintain your organization’s OH&S
monitoring and measurement procedures?		 YES NO    
18 Do you record the results of your OH&S
monitoring and measuring activities?		 YES NO    
19   Can your organization’s OH&S monitoring and measuring records provide the evidence that is needed to take corrective action? YES NO    
20   Can your organization’s OH&S monitoring and measuring records provide the evidence that is needed to take preventive action? YES NO    
21 Did you establish procedures to control your
OH&S monitoring and measuring equipment?		 YES NO    
22   Do you control how your OH&S monitoring
and measuring equipment is calibrated?		 YES NO    
23     Do you keep records of your equipment
calibration results and activities?		 YES NO    
24   Do you control how your OH&S monitoring
and measuring equipment is maintained?		 YES NO    
25     Do you keep records of your equipment maintenance results and activities? YES NO    
26 Do you maintain procedures to control your
OH&S monitoring and measuring equipment?		 YES NO    

4.5.2 EVALUATE LEGAL AND NONLEGAL COMPLIANCE

4.5.2.1 EVALUATE COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
27 Did you establish a procedure to periodically
evaluate how well your organization complies
with all applicable legal OH&S requirements?		 YES NO    
28   Did you implement your organization’s
legal compliance evaluation procedure?		 YES NO    
29   Do you maintain your organization’s
legal compliance evaluation procedure?		 YES NO    
30 Do you record the results of your periodic
legal OH&S compliance evaluations?		 YES NO    
31   Do you keep legal compliance evaluation records? YES NO    

4.5.2.2 EVALUATE COMPLIANCE WITH NONLEGAL (OTHER) REQUIREMENTS
32 Did you establish a procedure to periodically
evaluate how well your organization complies
with nonlegal (other) OH&S requirements?		 YES NO    
33   Did you implement your organization’s
nonlegal compliance evaluation procedure?		 YES NO    
34   Do you maintain your organization’s
nonlegal compliance evaluation procedure?		 YES NO    
35 Do you record the results of nonlegal
(other) compliance evaluations?		 YES NO    
36   Do you maintain nonlegal
compliance evaluation records?		 YES NO    

4.5.3 INVESTIGATE INCIDENTS AND TAKE REMEDIAL ACTION

4.5.3.1 INVESTIGATE YOUR ORGANIZATION'S OH&S INCIDENTS
37 Did you create procedures to investigate incidents? YES NO    
38 Do you use incident investigation procedures? YES NO    
39   Do you record your OH&S incidents? YES NO    
40   Do you investigate incidents in a timely manner? YES NO    
41   Do you analyze the factors that cause incidents? YES NO    
42     Do you identify the OH&S deficiencies and
other factors that could be causing incidents
or contributing to their occurrence?		 YES NO    
43   Do you identify remedial action opportunities? YES NO    
44     Do you identify corrective action opportunities? YES NO    
45       Do you ensure that corrective actions
comply with Part 4.5.3.2, below?		 YES NO    
46     Do you identify preventive action opportunities? YES NO    
47       Do you ensure that preventive actions
comply with Part 4.5.3.2, below?		 YES NO    
48     Do you identify continual
improvement opportunities?		 YES NO    
49   Do you document the results of
OH&S incident investigations?		 YES NO    
50     Do you keep incident investigation documents? YES NO    
51   Do you communicate the results
of OH&S incident investigations?		 YES NO    
52 Do you maintain incident investigation procedures? YES NO    
  Etcetera ...        

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