Management systems
A clause-by-clause internal audit checklist for ISO 45001:2018 covering Clauses 4 to 10 — the auditable clauses. Use it to prepare for your Clause 9.2 internal audit programme, self-assess before a Stage 2 certification audit, or train new internal auditors on the evidence certification bodies actually sample.
Printable, sign-off-ready PDF · Clauses 4–10 · 4 pages · A4/Letter
The checklist
Each item is phrased as an evidence question — the same way certification-body auditors sample. Clauses 1–3 (scope, references, definitions) are informational and not auditable.
The process
The audit programme required by Clause 9.2, from planning to closing the loop into management review.
Build a 12-month audit programme that covers every clause and every site at a frequency proportionate to risk. Assign competent, independent auditors and document their qualifications.
Use the Clause 4–10 checklist below as the baseline. Add site-specific items for high-risk activities (confined space, LOTO, contractor management) and legal register clauses that apply.
Interview workers at all levels, sample records, and observe operations. For each checklist item, capture conforming evidence, minor nonconformities, and major nonconformities separately.
Issue a written report within two weeks: scope, methodology, evidence, findings by clause, and severity. Findings must be traceable back to the specific ISO 45001 clause they breach.
Log every nonconformity as a corrective action with owner, due date and effectiveness verification. Verification is a separate step — signing the action off is not the same as proving it worked.
Roll the audit results, trends, and open corrective actions into the next management review (Clause 9.3). This closes the ISO 45001 improvement loop and is a mandatory input.
Evidence auditors sample
Recurring evidence gaps that trigger major nonconformities at Stage 2.
Current version, communicated to workers, aligned to the scope statement.
Minutes, sign-offs, or platform logs showing non-managerial worker input — Clause 5.4.
Jurisdiction-specific requirements with a dated compliance evaluation — Clause 6.1.3 + 9.1.2.
Not just closure — evidence the action stopped the issue recurring. Clause 10.2.
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