DESIGNED FOR

HSE Professionals, HSE Managers, and line managers (Asset owners to Supervisors) who require a practical knowledge of what is involved in and how to participate in (or prepare for) an HSE Management System Audit (ISO Level 2 and/or 3).

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

• Participate effectively in an audit or review team

• Audit in line with the standards of the internal audit profession

• Relate auditing to the essential principles of Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Business Control and Management Systems

• Add value for senior management from the audit process

• Demonstrate the skills necessary to conduct an effective audit, including:

  • familiarising with the auditee’s business environment and objectives

  • developing a risk-based work plan

  • effective interviewing and verifying techniques

  • recording, analysing and assessing audit findings

  • evaluating the auditee’s HSE MS

  • summarising, presenting and reporting the audit results to management.

ABOUT THE COURSE

Participants work as a member of a team of internal auditors to appraise the Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems (HSE-MS) of Petros Barola Ltd, a fictitious but highly realistic case study based on the distribution department of an integrated oil company located on the Caribbean island of Barola.

The course is designed to introduce new and experienced internal auditors to a dynamic risk-based approach and techniques for assessing the effectiveness of any HSE-MS. It has also proved beneficial for preparing technically competent line managers and supervisors prior to secondment to internal audit teams auditing an HSE-MS in any technical environment.

Application has been made to IRCA for certification of this course.

The program is firmly based in the principles of corporate responsibility for risk management and business control, and the theory and practice of modern risk-based internal auditing. Participants from many disciplines working in the upstream, midstream and downstream business sectors and key support functions have successfully used the case study scenario. It enables participants to focus on the structure and execution of the audit rather than being distracted by their specialist knowledge of their own sector of the industry.

The five-day course program consists of a mix of tutorials, workshops and hands-on activities within the audit case study. Participants work in small teams, led by an experienced Lead Auditor, through each stage of an audit including live face-to-face interviews, a variety of corporate documents and test results to simulate the execution of an actual audit. The culmination is a presentation to the senior management of the company.

CONTENTS

• Risk-based HSE Auditing

• Risk Management, Business Control and Management Systems

• Audit and Review Processes

• Planning

• Review and testing

• Findings and Recommendations

• Audit Conclusion

• Effective Interviewing

• Auditor’s Control Framework and legal liability

• Case Study (preparation, work plan, interviews, evaluation, reporting)