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ISO-45001-Lead-Auditor PECB Certified OHSMS ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Exam Free Practice Exam Questions (2026 Updated)

Prepare effectively for your PECB ISO-45001-Lead-Auditor PECB Certified OHSMS ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Exam certification with our extensive collection of free, high-quality practice questions. Each question is designed to mirror the actual exam format and objectives, complete with comprehensive answers and detailed explanations. Our materials are regularly updated for 2026, ensuring you have the most current resources to build confidence and succeed on your first attempt.

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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.

A.

Top management initiated a comprehensive review of the internal and external issues to decide on actions that could lead to improving the performance of the OHSMS.

B.

Union representatives of the workers were invited to attend the OH and S management meetings.

C.

Top Management developed and is leading a programme to promote an effective culture of support for the OHSMS.

D.

Staff from departments with nonconformities were given regular OH and S safety training sessions during their daily toolbox talks.

E.

External consultants were appointed to conduct a gap analysis of the OHSMS and report on the gaps found.

F.

OH and S champions were appointed in each department to report near misses and incidents in the OHSMS.

You are the audit team leader of an ISO 45001 remote/space certification audit. Which two of the following topics would you need to discuss with the audit OHSMS legislation of the local authority, which has been

A.

OHS accidents occurred since Stage 1 audit

B.

Access requirements for the virtual platform

C.

Any practical obstacles to the audit

D.

OHS management system hazards identification and risks evaluation process

E.

Results of the last regulatory audit

F.

Trends in the OHS indicators and associated objectives

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

A.

Any paperwork generated when the system is in operation

B.

Any information about the system, or generated by it, held in any format

C.

Paperwork such as Permits to work and risk assessments

D.

The master copies of the documents used to operate the system, held in any format

What is the definition of the term ' audit ' as per clause 3.32 of ISO 45001:2018?

A.

A systematic process to assess the risks in a workplace

B.

An evaluation of the effectiveness of health and safety measures

C.

A legal requirement to comply with health and safety standards

D.

A document that outlines safety procedures and guidelines

An internal auditor of a manufacturer of plastic packaging products for the food industry raised a nonconformity against section 10.2 of ISO 45001 in Report JA202. The nonconformity (NC3) stated: " The level of reported health and safety incidents has increased by 9.7% over the last 12 months. "

As the third-party auditor who comes across this nonconformity during a surveillance audit, how would you react? Select one.

A.

You would ask the OHS Manager why the incident rate was rising by so much in one year.

B.

You would find out what corrective action was taken and whether it was effective.

C.

You would investigate whether the incident rate featured in the previous internal audit report.

D.

You would raise a nonconformity since the incident rate had not reduced at the time of the internal audit.

Objectives, criteria, and scope are critical features of an audit. Which two issues are part of the audit scope?

A.

Trade union communications

B.

Boundaries of the OHSMS

C.

Processes and functions

D.

Audit checklists

E.

Organisation procedures

F.

ISO 45001 requirements

Whistlekleen is a national dry cleaning and laundry organization with 50 shops. You are conducting an OHSMS surveillance audit of the head office and are sampling health and safety performance monitoring. You find that 80 per cent of incident originate from five shops in the same region. Most of these relate to staff and customer feeling unwell due to breathing in the pungent atmosphere. Some required to be hospitalized. The OHS Manager tells you that these are the oldest shops in the organization. The cleaning equipment emits Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and needs replacing but the organisation cannot afford it at the moment.

A.

On raising the matter with senior management, you are told that there are plans to replace the equipment in these shops over the next five years.

B.

When reviewing the nonformity report files, you find the organization is facing a legal dispute with the Health and Safety Agency over multiple breaches of OHAandS legislation.

C.

Select the three best options for how this should be handled by the organisation through its OHSMS.

D.

Advise that the faulty equipment will be replaced within the next two years.

E.

Apologise to the Agency and advise that corrective action will be taken within 15 days.

F.

Conduct an internal enquiry to establish who is to blame.

G.

Defend the court case and await the legal outcome.

Select two of the following options which are not the responsibility of an audit team leader.

A.

To communicate with the auditee ' s management.

B.

To develop the audit team ' s checklists.

C.

To introduce the audit team to the client.

D.

To offer certification to the management.

E.

To report the audit results to the client.

F.

To represent the audit team.

The following options show key actions involved in a third-party audit. They are not in order. Order the stages in the table to show the sequence in which the actions should take place.

To complete the sequence click on the blank section you want to complete so it is highlighted in red and then click on the applicable stage from the options below. Alternatively, drag and drop the options to the appropriate blank section.

These stages take place after a certification application.

During discussions with the individual(s) managing the audit programme of a certification body, the OHS Manager of the client organisation requests that their three-day audit be conducted over one day to minimise unnecessary disruption to the organisation.

Which two of the following responses should the individual(s) managing the audit programme make?

A.

Explain that the request could not be guaranteed and suggest that the OHS Manager choose another certification body.

B.

Advise the OHS Manager that his request can be accepted.

C.

Advise that his request will be considered but may not be taken up.

D.

Advise the OHS Manager that the audit duration and team make-up will be decided in line with the internal procedures of the certification body.

E.

Reject the request without any further consideration.

F.

Suggest asking the certification body management to consider the request.

Which two of these statements about processes are true?

A.

All processes must have a designated process owner who has specific responsibility to ensure the process remains under control.

B.

All processes needed to meet the requirements of the OHSMS must be documented.

C.

OHSandS processes that are undertaken by external providers may or may not form part of the organisation ' s OHSMS.

D.

OHSandS processes that are undertaken by external providers must be audited to ensure they are controlled.

E.

The organisation must implement controls to ensure processes are operating in accordance with defined criteria.

F.

The organisation must seek to continually improve its OHSMS processes

Which one of these statements about a health and safety policy is correct?

A.

The policy must be available as documented information.

B.

The policy must contain a commitment to reduce OH and S risks.

C.

Top management must write the organisation’s quality policy.

D.

The policy must be provided to all stakeholders.

E.

All workers must receive OH and S policy awareness training.

F.

The policy must be revised if the organisation’s context changes.

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?

A.

Allocation of a bigger budget for the OHS department

B.

Decisions on Improvements in the OHSMS

C.

Decisions related to continual Improvement opportunities

D.

Procurement of new safety harnesses for workers

E.

Proposal to priorities health and safety issues as a business strategy

F.

Report showing the trend of on increase in safety incidents

G.

Updates to the risk register

At a wall before sweeping up the reside into baskets. They have asked to see the criteria (in this case work instructions) relating to this process and find that workers are following the instructions given. The auditor in training, however, considers the process to be dangerous and wants to raise a nonconformity against clause 8.1.1.

How would you react? Select four.

A.

Ask the auditor in training to consult the auditee before raising a nonconformity

B.

Stop the process immediately due to the danger of broken glass to the employees identified by the auditor in training.

C.

Advise the auditor in training to focus on hazard identification and any subsequent assessment of OH and S risks prior to making a determination.

D.

Advise the auditor in training that they cannot raise a nonconformity against 8.1.1 as there is no evidence that the planned and implemented process is not effectively handling waste safely.

E.

Ask the workers if they have been consulted as to how safe they believe the activity is and whether they have ever been injured.

F.

Ask top management if they have considered an alternative way of working more safely with broken glass.

G.

Invite the auditor in training to take part in breaking bottles to determine if the process really is dangerous or not. Providing they are not hurt, take no additional action.

Based on the image you provided, the question asks to identify which two phrases would apply to a first-party audit.

A.

The options are:

B.

Certification audit

C.

External audit

D.

Internal audit

E.

Process audit

F.

Regulatory audit

G.

Surveillance audit

An auditor ' s personal behaviour during an audit is key to ensuring that the audit objectives are achieved. Match each of the descriptions to the correct type of behaviour.

To complete the table click on the blank section you want to complete so it is highlighted in red and then click on the applicable text from the options below. Alternatively, drag and drop each of the following descriptions.

Out of the following, which is not the Part of PDCA cycle of ISO 45001? Select the correct option, and then select Submit.

A.

Treatment of Risks

B.

OHSMS Policy

C.

Environment Management Program

D.

Analyzing OHSMS Performance Submit

Showitoff is an organisation spcialising in the design and production of wall decorating material 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 several rusty components. Several heavy concrete beams are learning against a thin brick wall in which cracks are visible. When asked about it, the OHS Manager states that he presume that the material come from maintenance work, so it is the Maintenance Manager’s responsibility.

The auditor interviews the Maintenance Manager in his department. He asks about the area outside and is told that it contains some excess materials 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 collapse at any moment. The Maintenance Manager is not aware of such a situation.

Which three statement represent good audit practice?

A.

The auditor should advice the organisation to get rid of the walled area.

B.

The audit should ask the Maintenance Manager to conduct a safety survey.

C.

The audit should check the lines of communication between the OHS Manager and maintenance Manager.

D.

The auditor should check whether the organization has identified the safety hazards associated with the walled area.

E.

The auditor should consider surveying more areas of the site for other potentially unsafe situations.

F.

The audit should demand that the Maintenance Manager deals with the wall.

G.

The audit should raise a nonconformity against ISO 45001.

An audit team leader arrives at a fabrication organisation that manufactures stairways to ..certification audit. At a meeting with the OHSMS Manager the audit finds that the responsibility for worker consultation and participation lies with the managerial team. Select from the options four actions by the managerial team that encourage worker consultation and participation.

A.

Promoting collaborating workers to higher positions

B.

Appointing worker ' s representatives

C.

Conducting toolbox talks on health and safety

D.

Giving ownership of health and safety matters

E.

Ignoring worker ' s suggestions

F.

Implementing a payment scheme to reward worker ' s OHS performance

G.

Implementing methods tor engaging workers

You are conducting an ISO 45001 audit of Widgets Inc.., an organization manufacturing machine parts for the aerospace industry, You find a short entry in the incident report file connecting a machine operator who suffered minor injury to his face four weeks ago when a small ribbon of metal hit him while operating his machine.

The subsequent investigation found that he was not wearing the required protective Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). He was subject to disciplinary action and warned that he would lose his job if it happened again.

Select two option of points of investigation which you would consider in order to determine conformity or nonconformity with clause 10.2 of ISO 45001.

A.

Check whether any corrective actions were taken to eliminate or reduce the risk of recurrence of the Incident.

B.

Determine whether the Health and Safety Authority was notified of the incident

C.

Establish whether the Incident Investigation determined the root cause of the Incident

D.

Find out when the operator ' s machine was last subject to a maintenance programme.

E.

find out whether the operator was sent to the hospital.

F.

Interview the operator to check if the was wearing the correct PPE.

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