You are conducting a Stage 2 certification audit to ISO 45001 at an adventure park in the Scottish Highlands. The park offers treetop walks, zip-line rides, walking trails, and horse-riding trips. The park is open to adults and children of any age. You are particularly interested in compliance with legal requirements and interview the Park Manager.
You: How do you evaluate the risks to participants that the various activities present?
Park Manager: Our risks are covered by insurance, and we operate under health and safety legislation that requires frequent checks of all our facilities. For example, we trust staff to check all our harnesses every morning.
You: Are you required to have an independent inspection carried out of zip lines, for example?
Park Manager: Yes, our insurance company employs a reputable body to do that sort of thing.
You: Can you show me a copy of the latest inspection report? Park Manager: I’d need to get that from the insurance organisation. I have the initial one when we opened eight years ago.
You examine the inspection report, which takes the form of a checklist that does not identify individual zip lines, treetop platforms, harnesses, or rope ladders. It is dated eight years previously and has a scribbled signature with no other identification of the inspection engineer. Select the two statements for which there is evidence of a nonconformity to ISO 45001.
Select two statements.
The process for collecting and verifying information during an audit is key for ensuring that the audit conclusion is determined based on objective and verifiable evidence.
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To verify information, auditors need to use a combination of open and closed questions.
In what two situations would you use a ' closed ' question?
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?
An adventure park has the following and safety policy document displayed in the reception area:
This organization is committed to providing safe experiences, In accordance with health and safety regulations for their delivery. The organisation will strive to increase the health and safety awareness of its personal, contracts and customers. Continual health and safety improvement is a permanent objective of the organisation. This policy shall be communicated to all interested parties.
Referring to the policy statement, select three options for which the organization is meeting ISO 45001 requirements.
" An audit finding is the result of the evaluation of the collected audit evidence against audit criteria.
Evaluate the following potential formats of audit evidence and select the two that are acceptable.
Showitoff is an organization specialization in the design and production of wall decorating materials for the domestic market.
During an ISO 45001 certification audit of the site, the auditor comes across an open, walled area just outside the maintenance department. It contains various scraps of wood and metal as well as serveral rusty components. Several heavy concrete beams are learning against a thin brick wall in which cracks are available. When asked about it, the OHS Manager states that he presumes that the materials come from maintenance work, so it is the Maintenance Manager’s responsibility.
The auditor interview the Maintenance Manager in his department. He asks about the area outside and is told that it contains some excess material that the Manager likes to keep in case they come in handy at some stage. The auditor points out that the wall appears to be unstable and could collapse at any moment. The Maintenance Manager is not aware of such a situation.
The auditor decides to review the process for evaluation of compliance with health and safety regulations in more depth.
Select six option that provide a meaningful audit trail for this process.
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?
Which three of the following ISO 45001 activities require the organisation to emphasise non-managerial workers ' participation?
ISO 45001 requires the organisation to maintain and retain documented OH and SMS information.
Check each statement and determine which two are true:
TESTED 20 Apr 2026
