Participation in "PR 357 IRCA OHSMS ISO 45001:2018 Lead Auditor Training Course" offered by TÜV Rheinland Akademie. The course duration is 5 days with a total of 40 hours. Attendance will be documented by the provider with the signature of the participant. Admission to the exam is granted with a minimum attendance of 95%. Participants will be asked to complete a pre-assessment questionnaire.

Further admission requirements are:

• Degree as OHSM ISO 45001 Representative (TÜV), Internal Auditor ISO 45001 (TÜV) or a comparable degree from a training provider recognized by CQI IRCA and
• Very good command of English.

• Written Examination

In the examination participants prove their knowledge in the following areas:

• Audit fundamentals and knowledge of standards (ISO 45001:2018);
• Guideline for audits (ISO 19011 and ISO 17021);
• Planning, preparation and execution of audits;
• Monitoring activities, follow-up;
• Communication as auditor;
• Questioning techniques, audit opening, audit questions, active listening, communication problems;
• Interfaces between occupational safety (OH&S), environmental and quality management systems;
• Auditing.

The IRCA certificate is valid for 5 years. Within this period of time a membership can be applied for directly at CQI IRCA London. After expiry of the IRCA certificate the current level of knowledge must be proven again by a current IRCA auditor course and the respective examination must be passed.