PECB ISO-45001-Lead-Auditor Practice Exam – 44 Unique Questions [Q26-Q50]

Q26. An auditor of a manufacturer of plastic packaging products for the food industry found a nonconformity in an internal audit report raised against section 10.2 of ISO 45001 in Report IA202. The nonconformity (NC3) stated: “The level of reported health and safety incidents has increased by 9.7% over the last 12 months. This included an increase in reported accidents.” Against this background, the third-party audit team found more than twenty minor nonconformities during the audit, which they agreed should be combined into one major nonconformity against clause 4.4 of ISO 45001. “The organisation has failed to demonstrate that it is maintaining and continually improving a health and safety management system.” Select two options which would represent acceptable corrective actions for the nonconformity.

Q27. ISO 45001 requires the organisation to retain OHSMS documented information. From the following list of documented information, which four examples must be retained by the organisation?

Q28. A trainee audit team leader Is being coached by an experienced audit team leader prior to carrying out his first Stage 2 certification audit in the team leader role. They are discussing the typical contents of audit reports and the experienced audit team leader is keen to ensure the trainee understands what such reports should contain.
Which three of the trainee’s responses are incorrect?

Q29. You are an audit team leader conducting an ISO 45001 surveillance audit of a nautical college that provides course for those working in the maritime sector. The College Principle Is absent, and you are interviewing the Deputy (DP) DP: 1 apologise for the absence of the College Principle. He has called in sick today and we are really short of staff.
You: 1 see, it really should not affect the OHSMS so the audit can progress as normal.
DP: The College principle set up the system. I am afraidi am not as familiar with it as he is.
You: OK, let’s start with the OH and S policy. What are the main issues for the OHSMS here?
DP: Give me a minute. I need look at the OH and S Policy on the noticeboard in his office.
As the audit progresses, It is clear that the Deputy College Principle has a very low knowledge of the OHSMS. He continually has to search the answers to your questions or asks staff members about their processes.
Choose one of the following options that best describes the basis for the nonconformity.

Q30. What does ISO 45001 say are the hazards that have to be considered when planning a health and safety management system? Select the ONE best answer.

Q31. A well-known fast-food organisation (ISO 45001 certified) contracts young people to deliver orders; last week one of them died in a street accident riding for the first time a new motorbike provided by the organisation. You will lead the recertification audit in two weeks, and you plan to prepare a checklist to investigate this incident. The following are potential questions you might ask; match them to the related ISO 45001 clause/subclause.

Q32. 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.

Q33. You have been assigned by the audit team leader to evaluate the process of complying with application legislation.
Which three of the following statements about the evaluation of compliance are true?

Q34. 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.

Q35. According to ISO 45001, who should participate in the continuous improvement of the health and safety management system?

Q36. Which two of the following are examples of audit objectives for the audit team?

Q37. XYZ Corporation is an organisation that employs 100 people. As an audit team leader, you are conducting a certification audit at Stage1. When reviewing the OH&S management system (OHSMS), you find that the objectives have been defined by an external consultant using those of a competitor, but nothing is documented. The Health and Safety Manager complains that this has created a lot of resistance to the OHSMS, and the Chief Executive Is asking questions about how much It will cost.
Select two erf the options which describe the circumstances h which you could raise a nonconformity against clause 0.2 of ISO 45001.

Q38. Which two of the following are examples of activities that may occur after the third-party audit has been closed by the individual(s) managing the audit programme?

Q39. On behalf of a certification body, you are conducting a combined audit of Shelf-Fit. The organization designs, manufacturing install interiors for retail stores. They employ subcontractors for the installation work.
Representing the ISO 45001 audit, 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 not were associated with contractor 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 vanishes. We trust them since they know more than we do about the 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.

Q40. In the ISO 45001 health and safety management system, what is ‘documented information’? Select the ONE best answer.

Q41. An audit team leader arrives at a steel fabrication organisation that manufactures stairways to carry out a Stage2 certification audit. At a meeting with the OHSMS Manager, she is told that they have won their biggest contact from a construction organization to manufacture and install stairways.
During the audit, a team member found that several employees had suffered hand injuries over several months due to handrail welds not being property polished. The OHSMS Manager blames the new employees they had to take on because of the big contract. The auditor raises a nonconformance against clause 10.2 erf ISO 45001.
In relation to the nonconformity raised by the auditor and in line with the policy of the certification body, the audit team raise improvement opportunities in the audit report.
Which three of the options would represent acceptance opportunities for improvement in the report?

Q42. 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.
Wash-it-up is an organization that provides window cleaning services for the industrial sector. It has been certified to ISO 45001 for some time and has appointed a new OHS Manager. The auditor asks to see the most recent management review meeting minutes.
Which three statement would represent input audit evidence for the management review?

Q43. Aitchandness inc, manufactures safety footwear and other items of personal protective equipment (PPE). The organisation applied for ISO 45001 certification, and after the initial certificate audit, the certificate body decided that the audit team leader should carry out a follow-up audit to determine whether the non-conformities could be closed out.
A major non-conformity was raised at Stage 2 because of inadequate storage and handling of chemical used in the production process. Minor non-conformities related to retaining documentation, staff safety training and inadequate testing of emergency procedures.
Select four of the actions which the auditor could take at the follow-up audit to determine the effectiveness of corrective action for the non-conformities.