In the initial communication by the audit team leader for a certification audit, the OHSMS Manager asks that the audit includes detailed coverage of the OHSMS legislation of the local authority, which has been specified in a recent customer contract.
Which two of the following responses should the audit team leader make?

• A. Advise the OHSMS Manager that the audit criteria has been set as ISO 45001 and the audit programme for certification will need to proceed as planned.
• B. Inform the OHSMS Manager that an audit against the regulatory criteria may be possible but will require a new audit team.
• C. Ask the individual(s) managing the programme whether the audit criteria can be revised to include the new request.
• D. Add a legal expert to the audit team in order to accept the request.
• E. Advise the OHSMS Manager that the new criteria can be included without any problem.
• F. Suggest that the OHSMS Manager cancels the audit contract and reapplies to include the additional criteria.

Think about a Stage 1 initial certification audit. Which one of the following statements is true?

• A. The purpose of the audit is to verify that the OH and S management system is effectively implemented.
• B. ISO 19011:2018 provides requirements for conducting a Stage 1 audit.
• C. Gaps in the OH and S management system may be reported as "Areas of Concern".
• D. Involvement and participation by the auditee is not required for a Stage 1 audit.

You are conducting a Stage 2 audit of a steel fabrication works that uses powerful presses to shape steel sheets into various car panels. You note from the accident book that more staff hours have been lost through accidents associated with the presses than those associated with any other equipment.
You question the OH and S manager who tells you, " These big presses are just inherently more dangerous than other equipment. If there is an accident, it ' s going to be more serious as a result of the forces at work. " Which three of the following audit trails would it now be appropriate to pursue?

• A. Ensure that the organisation had recorded the reoccurring accidents as an external issue in its determination of context of the organisation. Ensure all interested parties had been informed.
• B. Check whether the organisation has big enough finances to invest in fully automated pressing machines which would not need manual workers.
• C. Determine whether the organisation had considered changing the panels to plastic mouldings which would be less likely to cause accidents.
• D. Ask top management to explain how the reoccurring accidents would affect the setting of future OH and S objectives.
• E. Check that the workers who had been injured had received appropriate compensation, so they did not suffer financially from their accidents or working hours lost while recovering.
• F. Determine whether hazard identification had taken place in respect of the pressing process. If it did, what OH and S risks were identified and what actions were instigated to mitigate these risks?
• G. Determine whether there were any maintenance issues that resulted in the machines being unsafe to use, such as broken or missing guards or faulty emergency stop buttons.

You are auditing the purchasing process of Shelf-Fit, an organisation that designs, manufactures and installs interiors for retail stores. They always employ subcontractors for the installation work.
As an audit team member, you ask the Purchase Manager about the identification of health and safety hazards for contractors on site. Having previously reviewed the hazards list (HZD-21/11 Rev.3), you found that various health and safety hazards were listed but none were associated with contractors working on site.
When you ask about the use of contractors, the response is, " We know that contractors use chemicals, such as glues, paints and varnishes. We trust them since they know more than we do about safe handling of such issues " .
The auditor made the same enquiry to an accompanying member of the health and safety team and was told that chemical safety had never been a problem with the installation process.
You raise a nonconformance against clause 8.1.4.2 of ISO 45001.
At the closing meeting, the audit team leader presents the findings of the audit and comes to the above nonconformity. The OHS Manager presents the auditors with an email from all the current contractors confirming that they always carried out a site risk assessment. He asks that the nonconformity be withdrawn.
Which two of the following responses of the audit team leader would be acceptable?

• A. Refuse to discuss this issue as the information is irrelevant to the management system.
• B. Advise management that the information provided will be reviewed at the audit follow-up stage.
• C. Contact the contractor to ask about their chemical safety procedures.
• D. Ask the auditor who raised the issue to state what he thinks the response by the audit team should be.
• E. Review the documentation produced and withdraw the nonconformity.
• F. Note the OHS Manager ' s comments but indicate that there is evidence of a nonconformity that needs to be addressed.