Health & Safety Training

Health & Safety Auditing Course

A one-day, in-company course that equips your auditors to carry out workplace audits of your health & safety management system, and to turn what they find into action.

1 day · at your site In-company UK-wide Certificate of attendance H&S staff and workplace auditors
Key facts at a glance
1 day
Course lengthdelivered at your premises
H&S system
The focusauditing your safety management system
Checklists
The methodplanning, checklists, evidence
Action
The outcomeclear, communicated corrective actions
The course
Quick answer

What is health & safety auditing training?

Health & safety auditing training equips delegates to carry out workplace audits of an organisation's health & safety management system: planning the audit, using checklists, gathering evidence, and assigning corrective actions. KeyOstas delivers it as a one-day in-company course.

Focused specifically on the health & safety management system
Covers planning, checklists, evidence and audit technique
Turns audit findings into clear corrective actions
Certificate of attendance for every delegate
An audit is how you check that your health & safety management system is doing its job: that procedures are being followed, that the workplace matches what the system says, and that legal duties are being met. This course equips auditors to do that well. It covers the purpose and technique of auditing, planning, the use of checklists, the audit skills of questioning and listening, and, just as importantly, how to assign and communicate the corrective actions that make an audit worthwhile.
1 day
to a confident H&S auditor
Your system
what the audit checks
Corrective action
what makes an audit count
Is it right for you

Is this course right for your team?

It is for the people who will audit your health & safety management system.

Right for you if…

You need staff who can audit your health & safety management system
You want a structured, repeatable audit method
Your health & safety staff or managers carry out workplace audits
You want auditors who can turn findings into action
You want to check the workplace really matches your safety procedures

A different course fits better if…

You need to audit quality or environmental systems too: see the Internal Auditor course
You need to investigate a specific accident: see Accident Investigation training
You want a regulated, accredited qualification: this is a certificate of attendance
After the course

What you will be able to do

By the end of the day, every delegate will be able to do the following.

Plan the audit

Understand auditing

Explain the purpose and technique of auditing a health & safety management system.

Know the system

Describe a health & safety management system and how an audit programme supports it.

Plan an audit

Plan an audit and prepare the checklists it will use.

Understand the auditor role

Describe the role of the auditor and the approach a good audit takes.

Carry out the audit

Use checklists well

Apply checklists to the company's safety management system.

Ask and listen

Use effective questioning and listening skills, and read appearance and body language.

Check legal compliance

Check that the company is meeting its legal duties in practice.

Drive corrective action

Assign and communicate corrective actions so findings lead to change.

Course content

What the course covers

A focused day on auditing the health & safety management system.

01

The system & the audit

  • Health and safety management systems
  • The purpose and technique of auditing
  • How an audit programme supports the system
02

Planning the audit

  • Planning the audit
  • The role of the auditor
  • The use of checklists
  • Applying it to the company safety management system
03

Audit skills

  • Asking questions effectively
  • Listening skills
  • Appearance and body language
04

Acting on findings

  • Checking compliance with legal duties
  • Assigning corrective actions
  • Communicating corrective actions so they happen
Assessment

How the course is assessed and certificated

Practical and discussion-led, with no written exam.

Format

Instructor-led, in-company

A KeyOstas tutor delivers the day at your premises, using your own safety management system.

Assessment

Practical exercises and discussion

Understanding is built and checked through practical exercises and discussion rather than an exam.

Certificate

Certificate of attendance

Every delegate receives a KeyOstas certificate of attendance on completion.

Delivered in-company, the course can be built around your own health & safety management system and procedures, so delegates practise on the system they will actually audit.
Choosing a course

Which auditing course does your team need?

KeyOstas runs two auditing courses. One is a broad internal-auditor course; the other is health & safety specific. Here is how they differ.

Internal Auditor

Auditing any management system
Length
Two days
Who
Staff auditing quality, environmental or H&S systems
Covers
The full internal audit process, ISO-aligned
Outcome
Audit any business management system

Health & Safety Auditing

Auditing your H&S system
Length
One day
Who
Staff auditing the health & safety system
Covers
Auditing the H&S management system specifically
Outcome
Audit your own H&S management system
The Internal Auditor course is the broader, two-day course for auditing any management system. Health & Safety Auditing is a one-day course focused only on auditing the H&S management system.
Why KeyOstas

Why train with KeyOstas

Four decades of practical, in-company health & safety training and auditing.

01

Delivered at your site

We come to you, anywhere in the UK, and train your team around your working pattern.

02

Built around your system

The course uses your own health & safety management system and procedures.

03

Focused on action

Delegates leave able to turn audit findings into clear corrective actions.

04

Specialists since 1984

Four decades of training UK workforces with practical instruction, not generic e-learning.

FAQ

Health & safety auditing training: frequently asked questions

What does the health & safety auditing course cover?
It covers auditing a health & safety management system: the purpose and technique of auditing, planning, the role of the auditor, checklists, audit skills such as questioning and listening, checking legal compliance, and assigning and communicating corrective actions.
How long is the course?
One day, delivered in-company at your premises.
Who should attend?
Health & safety staff, managers and others who carry out, or will carry out, workplace audits of the health & safety management system.
What is the difference between this and the Internal Auditor course?
Health & Safety Auditing is a one-day course focused only on the health & safety management system. The Internal Auditor course is a broader two-day course for auditing any management system, including quality and environmental.
Is health & safety auditing a legal requirement?
Auditing is not named as a duty in a single regulation, but employers must manage health and safety, and HSE guidance on managing for health and safety expects performance to be measured and reviewed. Auditing is how organisations do that.
Will the course use our own system?
Yes. Delivered in-company, the course can be built around your own health & safety management system and procedures.
Is there an exam?
No. Understanding is built and checked through practical exercises and discussion.
Is this an accredited qualification?
It is a KeyOstas course with a certificate of attendance: practical training rather than a regulated qualification.

Train your health & safety auditors

Tell us how many people you would like to train, and we will put together a quote for the one-day course delivered at your site.

Last reviewed: May 2026. Checked against current UK health & safety legislation and HSE guidance.