Introduction:

Preparation is paramount to be successful in any exam. Increased preparation leads to increased confidence. Preparing for an examination can be stressful not only because of the large volume of materials to be studied within a limited time but also because of the huge fear of failing the exam. However, you can gain the confidence you need to pass the ISO 45001 lead auditor final exam with preparation and practice and by revising the ISO 45001 lead auditor paper-based sample exam questions and answers.

In this article, we will look into a few CQI IRCA certified ISO 45001 lead auditor paper-based sample exam questions and answers to help you pass your final exam. 

CQI IRCA Certified ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Paper-Based Sample Exam Questions and Answers

To successfully complete CQI IRCA Certified ISO 45001 OHSMS Lead Auditor course, learners must pass both the continuous evaluation and the final examination.

1. Continuous Evaluation

The continuous evaluation is a formative assessment held throughout the 5 days course. You will undergo audit activities during your training, and be provided daily feedback on your progress formulated to increase your knowledge in performing audits, which helps you to develop your confidence level. The activities of each delegate are graded by the tutor during the training. You need to successfully complete all the activities and score a minimum passing grade in the continuous evaluation.

2. Final Examination

Here are some of the important details you need to know before appearing for the final examination.

1. The duration of the exam is 120 Minutes. However, if you are a non-native speaker you will be given an extra 24 Minutes in addition to the 120 Minutes to complete your exam. 

2. The exam is conducted both online or in-class depending on the mode of your training. (3FOLD conducts the training and the final exam online)

3. The only resource that you can use during the exam is the relevant ISO Scheme standard ISO 45001:2018. It is not allowed to use ISO 19011 standard.

4. Using an English dictionary is allowed but is not found useful by many of the participants as a constant reference to the dictionary may slow you down.

ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Paper-Based Sample Exam Questions and Answers:

There are 4 sections in the ISO 45001 OHSMS Lead Auditor examination as illustrated in table 1 below. In this article ISO 45001 lead auditor sample exam questions and answers, we will look into one question per section and provide their answers.

 In the below table, you can find the question break-ups and the passing scores.

 Table 1: ISO 45001 Exam Section and Question break-up

In the above table, you see the total number of available questions and the minimum passing scores on each section. It is mandatory to pass each section. For example: if you have scored 7 marks on section 1, 19 marks on section 2, 28 marks on section 3 & 10 marks on section 4, your subtotal would be 64 marks. Though you have scored a total of 64 marks, since you haven’t scored the minimum passing marks on section 4, it will be considered a fail.

Now, let’s look at a few sample exam questions in each section.

Section 1:

Section 1 contains 5 questions and each carries 2 marks, minimum passing score on section 1 would be 4.5 marks out of 10 marks.

Sample Question: Write 2 examples of OHSMS Opportunities.

Sample Answer:

1. Enhancing the incident investigation process(es)
2. Improving the process(es) for worker participation

Note: CQI IRCA provides ATP a grading scheme. However, while grading the paper, it is not necessary that your answer must match exactly as per the grading scheme. Trainers will use their discretion while grading the paper according to the answer you have provided. The questions that are related to identifying the clause numbers are objective in nature and should match the grading scheme.

Section 2:

Section 2 contains  4 questions and each carries 5 marks, minimum passing score on section 2 would be 9.5 marks out of 20 marks.

Sample Question: Write down at least #5 agenda to be covered in the Management Review meeting

Sample Answer:

1. Any update in the context of the organization.
2. Legal compliance status.
3. Near Miss, Incident, Accident Data
4. Internal audit status.
5. Objective status.

Section 3:

Section 3 contains 3 questions and each carries 10 marks, minimum passing score on section 3 would be 14.5 marks out of 30 marks.

Sample Question: You are auditing a large-sized chemical processing plant whose by-products include Chlorine gas and Hydrogen gas. List down ten checkpoints, along with the relevant ISO 45001:2018 and objective evidence, by which you systematically verify the organization’s complete identification of hazards to health and safety.

Sample Answer:

1. How did the organization take into account the way the work is organized, social factors, and culture while identifying the hazards? (6.1.2.1 a)
2. What were the routine and non-routine activities, specific to the infrastructure and machinery, that were considered while identifying the hazards? (6.1.2.1 b1)
3. What were the routine and non-routine activities, specific to the human factors, that were considered while identifying the hazards? (6.1.2.1 b3)
4. What were the past relevant incidents, including their causes, that were considered while identifying the hazards? (6.1.2.1 c)
5. What were the potential emergencies that were considered while identifying the hazards? (6.1.2.1 d)
6. What were the considerations that were given to workplace access while determining hazards? (6.1.2.1 e 1)
7. How did the organization consider those who were in the vicinity of the workplace while determining hazards? (6.1.2.1 e 2)
8. How did the organization consider those who were in those workplaces that were not under the direct control of the organization, while determining hazards? (6.1.2.1 e 3)
9. How did the organization consider the design of workplaces while determining hazards? (6.1.2.1 f 1)
10. How did the organization consider those incidents that happen in the vicinity of the workplace while determining hazards? (6.1.2.1 f 2)
11. What were the considerations that were given to the changes in the knowledge while determining hazards? (6.1.2.1 h)

Section 4:

Section 4 contains 3 questions each carries 10 marks, minimum passing score on section 4 would be 14.5 marks out of 30 marks. 

Questions in this section are designed to test your ability to analyze audit situations, evaluate audit evidence and apply knowledge of the audit criteria correctly.

You are required to either:

A. Complete the non-conformity report template (or)
B. Complete the audit investigation template

Depending on the case, you have to determine whether to use a non-conformity or audit investigation template.

Non-Conformity template grading rubric:

1. For correctly identifying the scenario as non-conformity (2 Marks)
2. Description of the nonconformity (3 Marks)
3. Relevant Evidence (3 Marks)
4. ISO 14001:2015 Clause and requirement (2 Marks)

or

Audit investigation template grading rubric:

1. Their reasons for why there is not yet sufficient evidence to report nonconformity. (2 marks)
2. Write four audit trails they would follow and specific examples of audit evidence. (8 marks)

Sample Question: A large home appliance manufacturing company (that manufactures heavy-duty industrial vacuum cleaners) commissioned a customer survey after receiving several customer complaints regarding ease-of-use in their latest model of the vacuum cleaner. When the Auditor checked the customer feedback forms, the users complained of backache while using the vacuum cleaner. They asked the Product Manager regarding this, he said, “The Design Manager is the right person to answer this query”. The Design Manager replied, “We know the reason for the complaint even before we completed the product design. We had the same feedback about the usage of the product during product testing. However, we had to restrict the product’s budget to USD 1200 making us reduce the telescopic wand by 9 inches. A longer wand would have been easier to use but it would have cost more”. When the auditor further asked, “Did you not consider the user feedback from your testing team before you released the product?”, he remarked, “We knew about it, but our budgetary considerations were set by the company management. Our hands were tied”.

Sample Answer:

1. Non-conformity.

2. Description of Non-conformity: The organization did not consider the internal testing department’s feedback about the OH&S hazards that arose while using the product.

3. Relevant Evidence: The product testing department’s feedback regarding backache while using the product was ignored.

4. Requirement: 6.1.2.1 (b) (2) Hazard identification

The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a process(es) for hazard identification that is ongoing and proactive. The process(es) shall take into account, but not be limited to:

b) routine and non-routine activities and situations, including hazards arising from product and service design, research, development, testing, production, assembly, construction, service delivery, maintenance, and disposal.

Note: While ISO 45001:2018 does not address product safety as such, it may be noted that the feedback from the testing department on the ease of use was ignored. Hence this scenario calls for a non-conformity under the said sub-clause of “Hazard identification”.

Note: The OHSMS Exam is a closed book, only the ISO 45001: 2018 standard will be allowed during your exam.

As part of the ISO 45001:2018 OHSMS Lead Auditor training program, participants will get a full-length specimen examination with answers and grading rubrics. This sample paper will help you for your preparation for the final examination. 3FOLD Training tutors can help you much better to understand each element of the final examination.

What if you don’t pass the final examination?

We have a stellar passing track record. Unfortunately, if you are unable to pass your final exam, we provide the second attempt completely free of cost. However, this will have a slight change because CQI IRCA is planning to administer the exam through a third-party testing partner shortly.

We hope this ISO 45001 Lead Auditor sample exam questions and answers article has helped to ease the tension that you may have regarding the ISO 45001 final exam and shown you that with our guidance and hard work, you can pass the ISO 45001 final exam!

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