ISO 45001 LA study materials
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ISO 45001 LA study plan

ISO 45001 LA · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Fundamental principles and concepts of an occupational health and safety management system

  • Diagram the PDCA cycle from memory and map each ISO 45001 clause (4-10) to its PDCA stage

  • Define 15 core OH&S terms (hazard, risk, OH&S opportunity, worker, consultation, participation, incident, near miss, documented information) in your own words without reference material

  • Rank 10 written hazard scenarios against the hierarchy of controls and justify each placement in one sentence

  • Compare ISO 45001 with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 on context, worker participation and outsourced processes in a one-page table

Your checkpoint

A one-page annotated clause-to-PDCA map plus a 20-term glossary, self-quizzed to at least 90% accuracy.

Week 2

ISO 45001 requirements for an OH&S MS – Clauses 4 to 10

  • Interpret Clause 4 and list the inputs an organization must gather for context, interested parties and the OH&S management system scope

  • Draft a sample OH&S policy that satisfies Clause 5.2 and separate top-management responsibilities across 5.1, 5.3 and 5.4

  • Apply Clause 6.1.2 to a fictional workplace: identify hazards, assess risks and opportunities, and propose at least three control options per significant risk

  • Test four sample OH&S objectives against the measurable and monitored criteria of Clause 6.2

Your checkpoint

A mock Clause 4-6 documentation pack (context table, policy, risk register extract, two objectives) scored against a self-built requirement checklist.

Week 3

ISO 45001 requirements for an OH&S MS – Clauses 4 to 10

  • Map Clause 7 requirements (resources, competence, awareness, communication, documented information) to the specific evidence an auditor would sample

  • Classify 12 written nonconformity scenarios under Clause 10.2 and write corrective actions that address root cause rather than correction alone

  • Distinguish Clause 9.1 monitoring and measurement from 9.1.2 evaluation of compliance using a worked example with indicators

  • Reconstruct the Clause 4-10 requirement set from memory in a blank matrix and score recall clause by clause

Your checkpoint

A completed Clause 4-10 requirement matrix with recall of at least 85% and every gap flagged for re-study.

Week 4

Fundamental audit concepts and principles

  • Differentiate first-party, second-party and third-party audits and state which audit objectives each typically serves

  • Apply the audit principles of integrity, fair presentation, due professional care, confidentiality, independence and an evidence-based approach to three ethical-dilemma scenarios

  • Classify 8 written situations as conformity, nonconformity, observation or improvement opportunity and justify each call against a requirement

  • Explain sampling, audit evidence and audit risk in the context of a scope-limited audit of a single site

Your checkpoint

A 25-item audit concepts and principles quiz with a written rationale for every answer, scored and reviewed.

Week 5

Preparing for an ISO 45001 audit

  • Build a one-day audit plan for a 200-person manufacturer that allocates time across all clauses and names auditees by role

  • Write a document review checklist and a process-based audit trail covering at least two processes end to end

  • Draft an opening meeting agenda and six open-ended interview questions per clause group

  • Define audit criteria, scope and objectives for a stage 1 versus stage 2 audit and identify the information needed to do so

Your checkpoint

A complete audit preparation pack: audit plan, document review checklist, interview guides and a working checklist mapped to Clauses 4-10.

Week 6

Conducting an ISO 45001 audit

  • Run a 90-minute simulated audit interview with a colleague and record objective evidence against clauses on the checklist

  • Convert 10 vague or evasive answers into verifiable evidence using follow-up questioning techniques

  • Classify 15 collected evidence items as conforming, nonconforming or requiring further sampling, citing the clause each time

  • Write nonconformity reports that state the requirement, the objective evidence and the resulting gap separately

Your checkpoint

A simulated audit report containing at least five clause-referenced findings with evidence notes, ready for peer review.

Week 7

Closing an ISO 45001 audit & Managing an ISO 45001 audit program

  • Structure a closing meeting agenda and present findings so auditees can accept or dispute them on the basis of evidence

  • Draft a corrective action request and evaluate three sample auditee responses for adequacy of root-cause analysis

  • Design a 12-month risk-based audit programme for a multi-site organization covering scheduling, auditor competence, and programme monitoring and review

  • Apply Clause 9.2 to judge whether a given audit programme itself meets ISO 45001 requirements

Your checkpoint

A written 12-month audit programme with risk ranking plus a closing pack containing agenda, finding summary and corrective action request form.

Week 8

Fundamental principles and concepts of an occupational health and safety management system & ISO 45001 requirements for an OH&S MS – Clauses 4 to 10 & Fundamental audit concepts and principles & Preparing for an ISO 45001 audit & Conducting an ISO 45001 audit & Closing an ISO 45001 audit & Managing an ISO 45001 audit program

  • Complete two full-length timed mock exams covering all seven domains and score at least 80% on each

  • Re-study the three weakest sub-topics revealed by mock results and rewrite condensed notes for each

  • Recite the Clause 4-10 structure and the audit principles from memory in under 10 minutes

  • Trace how internal audit results under Clause 9.2 feed management review under 9.3 and drive improvement under 10.3

Your checkpoint

A one-page personal weak-area remediation sheet plus a mock exam score log showing both attempts at or above 80%.

Milestones

Week 2: Explain Clauses 4, 5 and 6 to a study partner in 15 minutes without notes, and self-score the mock documentation pack at 80% or better.

Week 4: Score at least 80% on a timed 30-question mixed Domain 1-3 quiz with no reference material.

Week 6: Complete the simulated audit end to end (plan, interview, findings, report) and receive peer sign-off that every finding cites a clause and objective evidence.

Week 8: Achieve 80% or better on two full-length timed mock exams and show a written remediation plan for every missed sub-topic.