Health Safety and Environment · HSE-027
HSE Auditing and Inspection
Audits and inspections tell management whether HSE controls are working in practice. Done well, they identify weaknesses before incidents occur and drive improvement…
- Duration5 days
- Next date16 - 20 Nov 2026
- Cities8 cities
- Fee from£2,250
Course overview
Why Attend
Audits and inspections tell management whether HSE controls are working in practice. Done well, they identify weaknesses before incidents occur and drive improvement.
This LLMI course explains the differences between inspections and audits, audit planning, criteria, evidence gathering, interviewing, sampling, evaluating findings, reporting and follow-up for HSE management systems and site operations. Participants conduct a simulated HSE audit.
The course builds skills for internal HSE auditors and inspectors.
Course Objectives
Distinguish inspections, audits and reviews
Plan HSE audits and inspections
Gather and evaluate audit evidence
Interview personnel effectively
Report findings and non-conformities
Follow up corrective actions
Target Audience
HSE professionals
Internal auditors
Supervisors conducting inspections
Quality and environmental auditors
Managers
Safety representatives
Course Methodology
Audit methodology presentations
Simulated audit
Interview practice
Report writing
Group feedback
Course outline
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1Day 1: Audits and Inspections
- Purpose of monitoring
- Inspections versus audits
- Audit standards
- Audit programmes
- Auditor competence
- Exercise: Audit programme design
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2Day 2: Planning the Audit
- Scope and criteria
- Checklists
- Document review
- Opening meetings
- Sampling
- Workshop: Audit plan
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3Day 3: Conducting the Audit
- Evidence gathering
- Observation
- Interviewing
- Verifying records
- Managing time
- Simulation: Site audit
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4Day 4: Evaluating and Reporting
- Classifying findings
- Non-conformities
- Good practices
- Report writing
- Closing meetings
- Exercise: Writing findings
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5Day 5: Follow-up and Improvement
- Corrective action tracking
- Verification
- Trend analysis
- Audit effectiveness
- Improvement
- Capstone: Audit report
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