Ohsas 18001 audit checklist

Template Questions

• 4.1 General requirements
• Top management shall define and authorize the organization’s OH&S policy and ensure that within the d
• 4.2 Occupational Health & Safety policy
• 4.3.1 Hazard Identification, risk assessment and determining controls
• 4.3 Planning
• The procedure(s) for hazard identification and risk assessment shall take into account:
• NOTE 1: It may be more appropriate for such hazards to be assessed as an environmental aspect.
• The organization’s methodology for hazard identification and risk assessment shall:
• When determining controls, or considering changes to existing controls, consideration shall be given
• NOTE 2 For further guidance on hazard identification, risk assessment and determining controls, see O
• 4.3.2 Legal and Other Requirements
• 4.3.3 Objectives & Programme(s)
• The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a programme(s) for achieving its objectives.
• 4.4.1 Resources, roles, responsibility, accountability and authority
• 4.4 Implementation and Operation
• Top management shall demonstrate its commitment by:
• NOTE 1: Resources include human resources and specialized skills, organizational infrastructure, tech
• The organization shall appoint a member(s) of top management with specific responsibility for OH&S, i
• NOTE 2: The top management appointee (e.g. in a large organization, a Board or executive committee me
• 4.4.2 Competence, training and awareness
• The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a procedure(s) to make persons working under
• Training procedures shall take into account differing levels of:
• 4.4.3 Communication, Participation and Consultation
• 4.4.3.1 Communication• With regard to its OH&S hazards and OH&S management system, the organization s
• 4.4.3.2 Participation and Consultation• The organization shall establish, implement, and maintain pro
• 4.4.4 Documentation• The OH&S management system documentation shall include:
• NOTE: It is important that documentation is proportional to the level of complexity, hazards and risk
• 4.4.5 Control of DocumentsDocuments required by the OH&S management system and by this OHSAS Standard
• The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a procedure(s) to:
• 4.4.6 Operational Control
• For those operations and activities, the organization shall implement and maintain:
• 4.4.7 Emergency Preparedness and Response• The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a
• 4.5.1 Performance Measurement and Monitoring• The organization shall establish, implement and maintai
• 4.5 Checking
• 4.5.2 Evaluation of compliance
• - The organization shall keep records of the results of the periodic evaluations.- NOTE The frequency
• 4.5.3 Incident Investigation, Non-conformity, Corrective & Preventive Action4.5.3.1 Incident investig
• 4.5.3.2 Nonconformity, corrective action and preventive action• The organization shall establish, imp
• 4.5.4 Control of Records
• 4.5.5 Internal Audit• The organization shall ensure that internal audits of the OH&S management syste
• Audit procedure(s) shall be established, implemented and maintained that address:
• 4.6 Management Review
• Input to management reviews shall include:
• The outputs from management reviews shall be consistent with the organization’s commitment to continu
• Comments
• Name and Signature