General informations
  • Course start date : Friday 19 January 2018
  • Location : Brescia
  • Total duration : Saturday 24 August 2019
  • Lecturer : AICQ-SICEV qualified instructors
Presentation and objectives of the course

This course aims to train Safety Management Systems Auditors, with the following objectives: • Provide knowledge on technical and regulatory aspects related to safety;

  • Provide participants with specialist training on audits, which is a mandatory requirement for VSGS certification candidates;
  • Train participants in how to plan and conduct assessments and audits;
  • Provide behavioral guidelines and improve communication techniques in the different phases of audits;
  • Indicate guidelines for the presentation of the results of audits to company management.

Recipients of the course

The course is of extreme interest:

  • for people who want to access the certification process of their skills, by registering as a SMS Auditor (for example, in the AICQ SICEV Register).
  • for all persons or organizations wishing to set up a Safety Management System or who intend to use the audit tool as a means of verifying the effectiveness of their applied Occupational Health and Safety Management System;
  • for those who must conduct audits with regard to affiliated companies and suppliers; • for those who intend to conduct audits on behalf of a Certification Body.

Schedule
  • Day 1
    9.00 - 9.30 Presentation of the course and registration of participants
    9.30 - 10.30 Presentation of candidates and initial self-assessment
    10.30 - 11.00 The Company Management System: System Logic
    11.00 - 11.15 Coffee-break
    11.15 - 1.00 ISO 19011: Terminology, principles and management of programs, requirements of the standard
    1.00 - 2.00 Lunch
    2.00 - 2.45 ISO 19011 - Audit activities (first part)
    2.45 - 4.00 Practice 1: Preparation of a Feedback List
    4.00 - 4.15 Coffee-break
    4.15 - 6.00 pm Evaluation of the results of the practice exercise and discussion of the day: Questions and interventions
  • Day 2
    9.00 - 9.30 ISO 19011 - Audit activities (second part) -
    Other types of audits: Third-party audits, joint audits, and combined audits
    9.30 - 11.00 Conducting an audit: Opening meeting, objective evidence, observations and non-compliance, closing meeting, final report.
    The subsequent actions: repetition of an audit, monitoring, control of corrective actions
    11.00 - 11.15 Coffee-break
    11.15 - 1.00 Practice 2: Distinction between facts/deductions - Collection of evidence for drafting a non-compliance report
    1.00 - 2.00 Lunch
    2.00 - 4.00 The 17021 standard and overview of the ISO 17000 series standards
    4.00 - 4.15 Coffee-break
    4.15 - 5.00 ISO19011 - Auditor qualification criteria and elements of communication
    Professional registers for auditors and Code of Conduct for a qualified auditor
    5.00 - 6.00 Written exam
  • Day 3
    8.45 - 9.15 Initial questionnaire
    9.15 - 10.15 The regulatory environment and the BS OHSAS 18001 certification
    10.15 - 11.00 The BS OHSAS 18002 standard
    11.00 - 11.15 Coffee-break
    11.15 - 1.00 The UNI INAIL guidelines
    1.00 - 2.00 Lunch
    2.00 - 3.45 Practice: Distinction between facts and deductions
    3.45 - 4.00 Coffee-break
    4.00 - 5.00 pm The audit process (reference to UNI EN ISO 19011 and ISO IEC 17021)
    5.00 - 6.00 The BS OHSAS 18001 standard: Requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (first part)
  • Day 4
    9.00 - 9.45 The BS OHSAS 18001 standard: Requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (second part)
    9.45 - 11.00 The process of managing legislation and binding legislation
    11.00 - 11.15 Coffee-break
    11.15 - 1.00 Practice: Identification of NC in case studies
    1.00 - 2.00 Lunch
    2.00 - 3.45 The risk assessment report and interface with BS OHSAS 18001
    3.45 - 4.00 Coffee-break
    4.00 - 5.15 Verification criteria for legislative and regulatory compliance / periodic compliance assessment.
    RT 12 Accredia: Primary contents
    5.15 - 6.00 Practice: Case study for role play
  • Day 5
    9.00 - 10.00 Overview of certification and accreditation, overview of ISO 17000 standards
    10.00 - 11.00 Interpersonal relations and communication
    11.00 - 11.15 Coffee-break
    11.15 - 1.00 AICQ-SICEV Register: Safety Auditor Registration Process
    1.00 - 2.00 Lunch
    2.00 - 3.00 Role-play: Safety audit simulation using data from Practice 3
    3.00 - 4.15 Written exam
    4.15 - 4.30 Coffee-break
    4.30 - 6.00 Oral exam