Summary
In short
- An iso 45001 readiness audit is an audit used in KnowComply that audits the occupational health and safety management system against ISO 45001 ahead of certification or surveillance. It is built against ISO 45001:2018 and forms part of the Internal Audit and Certification programme.
- Run yearly. Carried out by a trained internal auditor.
- The template holds 80 fields across 9 sections, with gaps repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is weighted percent, maturity, where high is good.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Clause Register; feeds Finding.
What it is
What it is
What is an iso 45001 readiness audit?
An iso 45001 readiness audit is an audit used in KnowComply that audits the occupational health and safety management system against ISO 45001 ahead of certification or surveillance. It is built against ISO 45001:2018 and forms part of the Internal Audit and Certification programme.
When is an iso 45001 readiness audit completed?
An iso 45001 readiness audit is completed on the audit schedule, and wherever a finding elsewhere suggests a systemic gap. Run yearly.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This audit is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this audit covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form AUD-2026-000
- You are running the Internal Audit and Certification programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links clause register; feeds finding
Not for
- ISO 14001 Readiness Audit, which audits the environmental management system against ISO 14001 ahead of certification or surveillance.
- Certification Gap Analysis, which identifies what is missing before a first certification attempt.
- External Audit Record, which records a certification body or customer audit, including findings and the response required.
- Anything outside KnowComply, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the iso 45001 readiness audit template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001:2018. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the iso 45001 readiness audit contain?+
There are 9 sections: header, context and leadership, planning, support, operation, performance and improvement, evidence quality, gaps, result. Together they hold 80 fields, 71 of which are required.
How often is an iso 45001 readiness audit raised?+
A new record is raised on the audit schedule, and wherever a finding elsewhere suggests a systemic gap. Each one is given an ID in the form AUD-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the iso 45001 readiness audit belong to?+
It is part of Internal Audit and Certification. Findings closed on root cause rather than on correction, and readiness held every day.
How is an iso 45001 readiness audit scored?+
Scoring is weighted percent, maturity. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the iso 45001 readiness audit template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the iso 45001 readiness audit library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowComply — audit and governance. Audit programmes, legal register, management review, risk and certification.
Sources
Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization