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Understanding the integrated system
Map how quality, environmental and OH&S requirements can operate through common organisational processes.
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
IMS Internal Auditor Training
An integrated internal auditor programme built around the relationship between quality, environmental and occupational health and safety requirements. The focus is on auditing shared processes once, following evidence across disciplines and distinguishing integrated system issues from discipline-specific findings.
QUALITY
ISO 9001:2015
ENVIRONMENT
ISO 14001:2026
OH&S
ISO 45001:2018
AUDIT GUIDANCE
ISO 19011:2026
PROGRAMME PURPOSE
Audit three management systems through connected processes.
An integrated internal auditor programme built around the relationship between quality, environmental and occupational health and safety requirements. The focus is on auditing shared processes once, following evidence across disciplines and distinguishing integrated system issues from discipline-specific findings.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
Core audit areas.
The programme concentrates on the requirements, processes and evidence that matter to this specific discipline.
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Context, risks and objectives
Examine shared context, interested parties, risks, opportunities and objectives across the three disciplines.
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Common support processes
Audit competence, documented information, communication, procurement and other shared system processes.
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Integrated operational auditing
Follow operational processes while evaluating applicable quality, environmental and OH&S requirements together.
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Integrated audit evidence
Gather evidence efficiently and distinguish a single process weakness from separate discipline-specific findings.
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Findings, reporting and follow-up
Develop clear integrated findings, report conclusions and evaluate corrective action across the system.
WHO IT IS FOR
Designed around the people who use the system.
Suitable for personnel who operate, support, audit or oversee the relevant management-system processes.
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IMS Managers
Personnel responsible for maintaining or coordinating an integrated management system.
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Internal Auditors
Auditors responsible for conducting audits across more than one management-system discipline.
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Quality, HSE & Environmental Teams
Professionals who need to understand how their discipline connects with the wider integrated system.
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Process Owners
Managers responsible for shared processes evaluated against multiple management-system requirements.
PRACTICAL APPLICATION
What participants practise.
The training moves from requirements into audit situations so participants practise following evidence, asking relevant questions and developing defensible findings.
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Map requirements to shared business processes
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Plan an integrated audit programme
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Conduct cross-disciplinary interviews
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Follow evidence across multiple requirements
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Separate system-level and discipline-specific findings
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Report and follow up integrated corrective action
STANDARD & AUDIT APPROACH
The subject standard remains the centre of the audit.
The programme integrates ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2026 and ISO 45001:2018. ISO 19011:2026 is used for applicable management-system audit principles and methodology.
Plan→
Prepare→
Audit→
Evaluate→
Report→
Follow up
ASSESSMENT & COMPLETION
Application of the audit process.
The programme uses integrated audit planning, process mapping, practical scenarios, evidence review, interviews, finding development and audit reporting. Participants who satisfy the programme completion requirements receive a certificate of completion.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Programme questions.
01 Which standards are covered?
The programme covers ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2026 and ISO 45001:2018 as an integrated management-system framework.
02 What is different about an integrated audit?
An integrated audit evaluates shared processes against requirements from multiple management systems so that related evidence and audit effort can be considered together.
03 Is this an external auditor certification?
No. It is an internal auditor training programme and does not itself confer third-party auditor certification.
04 Who should attend?
IMS managers, internal auditors, quality personnel, environmental professionals, HSE personnel and process owners working within integrated systems.
TRAINING ENQUIRY
Discuss the ISO 9001:2015 · ISO 14001:2026 · ISO 45001:2018 training programme.
Contact Sustainacert to discuss programme delivery, participant requirements and suitable training arrangements.