OHSAS 18001:2007 Audit checklist wanted

[aperfectcircle]

Anyone has an audit checklist for OHSAS 18001:2007 that I could use for my department own internal audit program?? Thanks!

[harry]

Originally Posted by aperfectcircle

Anyone has an audit checklist for OHSAS 18001:2007 that I could use for my department own internal audit program?? Thanks!

Welcome,

2 samples are available in this link.

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[Randy]

Originally Posted by aperfectcircle

Anyone has an audit checklist for OHSAS 18001:2007 that I could use for my department own internal audit program?? Thanks!

I recommend against a canned checklist like you want because allyou're ever going to accomplish is finding out if people know the policy and if there is a procedure for something.

To effectively "audit" you need to do just that, audit, and not use some yes-no-n/a checklist.

You need to audit how you have designed your system to meet the requirements of 18001 and whether or not you have effectively done so and get beyond the basic shall's.

If you must have a checklist then just simply turn the requirements into questions.."Does the Policy have....?", Have roles, responsibilities.....?", "Has the organization...?" and so forth. It's a no-brainer.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Randy

To effectively "audit" you need to do just that, audit, and not use some yes-no-n/a checklist.

I agree to some extent. Check Lists are valuable, in my opinion, as a guide of sorts. The important part is to Tailor the check list for your the specific company / facility. And as Randy said, use questions.

[Randy]

If your auditors are in-experienced you may wind up doing more harm than good with the result being an ineffective audit. Inexperienced auditors will have a tendency to just follow the checklist with blinders on and essentially place themsleves in a box not seeing or paying attention to anything that is not on the checklist or happening around them.

[firas.alkhyaat]

Can anyone help me? I need to build up a quality assurance checklist for auditing a construction project.

[tomtom]

Hi,

I am new to the site and this is my first response to a posting.

Audit checklists can add value by creating a framework for auditors to operate within, they are a tool and not the final solution, however they can help an auditor stay within a defined "scope" of an audit. All craftsmen need good tools to do a good job.


I hope this helps?