Become an Auditor
Enform offers two certification tracks for safety auditors. The
first track is for Internal (Maintenance) Auditors that perform
maintenance audits only for the company with whom they are
employed. An Internal (Maintenance) Auditor cannot
conduct an audit on behalf of any other company or sell their
services as a consultant. The second track is for External Auditors
that may be hired by companies to conduct their external safety
audits. As such, the External Auditor track has greater focus on
the demonstration of a professional level of education and
experience.
| Track 1:
Internal (Maintenance) Auditor |
Track 2: External Auditor
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| In order to qualify as an internal auditor for
Enform, the following qualifications and processes must be
met: |
In order to qualify as an external auditor for
Enform, the following qualifications and processes must be
met: |
Qualifications
1. Be employed on a full-time basis with the company that you will
be conducting audits for. |
Qualifications
1. Hold a certificate, diploma, or degree in Occupational Health
and Safety or a Canadian Registered
Safety Professional (CRSP) or equivalent.
2. A minimum of five years experience as a safety professional
in the last ten years
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| The following steps must be
taken in order to become certified as an Internal Auditor: |
The following steps must be
taken in order to become certified as an External Auditor: |
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Process
- Complete Internal Auditor Application and submit to
Enform for review two months prior to the desire course date
- Completion of Enform's two-day
Safety Program Development Course
- This two-day course must be completed before you can register
for the 5-day Auditor course.
- Once the application is approved, proof of registration for the
Certified Health and Safety Auditors Program must be received
within four months of the approval date.
- Completion of Enform's five-day
Certified Health and Safety Auditors program within one year of
the approval date. A final mark of at least 80% must be achieved on
the final exam.
- Review and sign acceptance of the Auditor Code of Ethics/Conflict of Interest
Guidelines prior to starting the Student Qualification
Audit
- Submit Qualifications Audit to Enform within six months of
Certified Health and Safety Auditors Program.
- Applicants who do not register for the
Certified Health and Safety Auditors
Program (CHSA) course within four months, or do not
complete the CHSA course within one year, are considered to have
abandoned the process and much reapply.
- Effective January 1, 2011; the online
Petroleum Industry Auditor Seminar (PIAS) course will have to
be taken prior to students registering for the five day
Certified Health and Safety Auditors Program. This is an
e-Learning module that must be taken online.
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Process
- Completion of Enform's two-day
Safety Program Development Course
- This two-day course must be completed before you can register for
the 5-day
Certified Health and Safety Auditor Program course
- Complete
External Auditor Application and
Professional Reference Forms along with all other
supporting documentation, such as diplomas and certificates and
submit to Enform for review two months before the desired course
date.
- Once the application is approved, an applicant must register
for the
Certified Health and Safety Auditor Program (CHSA), five-day
course within four months of the approval date. The actual course
must be completed within one year of the approval date. Applicants
who do not register for the CHSA course within four months, or
do not complete the CHSA course within one year, are
considered to have abandoned the process and must reapply.
- Applicants must complete the five-day
Certified Health and Safety Auditors Program and achieve at
least 80% on the final exam.
- Review and sign acceptance of the Auditor Code of Ethics/Conflict of Interest
Guidelines prior to starting the Student Qualification
Audit
- Submit Student Qualification Audit to Enform for review within
six months of completing the CHSA course
- Completion to Enform's Petroleum
Safety Training (PST) orientation, including all optional
modules.
- Effective January 1, 2011; the online
Petroleum Industry Auditor Seminar (PIAS) course will have to
be taken prior to students registering for the five-day CHSA
program. This is an e-Learning module that must be taken
online.
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Transition from Internal to External
Auditor:
The following steps must be taken in order to move from being an
internal auditor to a Certified External Auditor:
1. Complete
External Auditor Application and supporting Professional
Reference Forms and submit to Enform for review.
2. Have references complete the Professional Reference Forms and submit to
Enform.
3. Complete Enform's Petroleum
Safety Training (PST) orientation (CSTS training will be
accepted as equivalent)
Existing Internal (maintenance) auditors who took their auditor
training prior to November 17, 2008, must also take a one day Petroleum
Industry Auditor Seminar to be certified to perform external
COR audits for Enform.
Maintaining your Auditor Certification
Enform Certified Auditors are required to maintain their auditor
certification by:
1. Completing the Certified
Health and Safety Auditor Renewal once every three years.
If your auditor certification has
expired, the standard allows up to 6 months from the expiry to
complete the Auditor Renewal course however, the standard does not
allow any new audit registration until recertification is
complete.
2. Completing 2 audits or maintenance audit options in the
previous 3 year certification cycle.
If this requirement has not been
met, the auditor will be required to conduct and submit a regular
COR audit within 6 months of the Auditor Renewal course before
recertification can be granted.
For more information on the auditor process, please contact a
member of the COR team (Toll free) at 1.800.667.5557 or via
email at corinfo@enform.ca
Frequently Asked Questions
External Auditors calling Enform Program Advisors often ask
similar questions; we at Enform try to compile these External Auditor Frequently Asked Questions
and answers in our COR articles.
For more information on courses and course registration, please
contact Student Services at 1 (800) 667-5557