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Triple Threat Certification: Audit Your Way to Better Business with ISO QEHS

Author : Greensafe International | Published On : 13 Nov 2025

In today's fast-moving business world, it’s not enough for a company to simply make a product or offer a service. Customers and partners expect more. They demand high Quality (getting the right thing), strong Safety (keeping people safe) and care for the Environment (being responsible for the planet).

To meet these high expectations, many companies use a system of rules called ISO Management Standards.

When a company follows these standards, it builds three strong pillars for success:

  1. Quality Management (ISO 9001:2015): Ensures customers are happy and products are consistent.

  2. Occupational Health & Safety (ISO 45001:2018): Makes sure the workplace is safe and healthy for all employees.

  3. Environmental Management (ISO 14001:2015): Helps the company reduce waste and pollution.

When a company manages all three together, it is called a QEHS Integrated Management System. But how do companies know if their systems are truly working? They use an Internal Auditor.

If you are looking to become an indispensable leader in your company, someone who can find problems before they become major issues and drive real, continuous improvement, then the ISO Awareness and Internal Audit course offered by Greensafe is your pathway to a powerful new career role. This training will teach you how to check all three critical management systems at once.

 

What Exactly Are We Auditing? Simple Definitions

Before you can check a system, you must first understand the rulebook. This comprehensive course starts with a deep dive into the most important ISO standards used globally:

1. ISO 9001:2015 – The Quality Rulebook

This standard is all about meeting the customer’s needs and always trying to do things better. It requires the company to have clear processes, strong leadership, and methods to constantly improve the quality of its products or services. As an auditor, you check to see if the company is doing what it promised its customers. You look at procedures for design, production, and dealing with customer complaints.

2. ISO 45001:2018 – The Safety Rulebook

This is the global standard for Workplace Safety and Health (WSH). It goes beyond simply following the law. It requires the company to think proactively about risks, involve workers in safety decisions, and continually reduce the chance of injuries or illnesses. As an auditor, you check if the company is identifying all safety risks, giving proper training, and making sure everyone follows the safety rules.

3. ISO 14001:2015 – The Environment Rulebook

This standard helps companies minimize their environmental impact. It requires them to identify how their activities affect the environment (like pollution, waste, or energy use) and set goals to reduce that impact. As an auditor, you check if the company is managing its waste correctly, saving energy, and obeying all environmental laws.

By putting these three standards together into one system (QEHS), a company saves time and money. Instead of three separate audits, they only need one integrated check. And the Internal Auditor is the one responsible for running that check.

 

The Critical Role of the Internal Auditor: The Company’s Doctor

Think of the Internal Auditor as the company’s doctor. An external auditor (like a government inspector or a certification body) is only called once or twice a year, like a yearly check-up. But a good doctor checks the patient regularly for small problems before they become big sicknesses.

That is the job of the Internal Auditor. You work inside the company, using the integrated QEHS management system to:

  • Find Weak Spots: You look for areas where the company is not following its own rules or the ISO requirements. These problems are called "Non-Conformances."

  • Encourage Improvement: You do not just report problems; you help teams find ways to fix them and make the system better (Continual Improvement).

  • Prepare for the External Check: By auditing throughout the year, you make sure the company is always ready when the external (certification) auditor arrives.

This makes the Internal Auditor a vital person. You are the expert who ensures the company stays legally compliant, maintains its quality reputation, and protects its workers and the environment. Without effective internal audits, the entire management system will fail over time.

 

Mastering the Integrated Audit Process (QEHS)

The Greensafe ISO Awareness and Internal Audit course is specifically designed to give you the knowledge and practical skills to perform this highly responsible task across all three standards at once. The training focuses on teaching you the entire audit cycle:

1. Planning the Audit (Preparation is Key)

You will learn how to create an Audit Programme. This means deciding which departments need to be checked, when the checks will happen, and how much time to spend on Quality (9001), Safety (45001) and Environment (14001) items. You will learn to use a Risk-Based Approach, focusing on the areas of the business that are most likely to fail or cause a major problem.

2. Conducting the Audit (The Investigation)

This is the hands-on part. You will learn the best auditing techniques, which include:

  • Interviewing Skills: How to speak clearly and ask the right questions to workers and managers to find out what is really happening on the ground, not just what the paperwork says.

  • Evidence Collection: How to collect proof (like records, photos, or procedures) to support your findings, whether it is good performance or a Non-Conformance.

  • Checking Compliance: You will learn to check the company’s performance against three different sets of rules the ISO standard, the country’s laws (like the WSH Act), and the company’s own internal rules.

3. Reporting and Follow-Up (The Fix)

An audit is useless if the report is not clear. You will learn to write reports that are professional, factual, and easy for management to understand. You must clearly state the Non-Conformances and categorize them correctly.

Most importantly, you will learn the Follow-Up Process. It is not your job to fix the problem, but it is your job to check that the affected team has taken the necessary action to prevent the problem from happening again. This is called Corrective Action, and it is the heart of continual improvement.

 

Who Needs to Take This Course?

This training is ideal for anyone who plays a role in safety, quality, or environmental compliance, and those who want to move into a leadership position:

  • WSH Professionals (WSH Officers, WSH Coordinators).

  • Quality Managers and Engineers.

  • Environmental Control Officers (ECOs).

  • Anyone appointed to conduct Internal Audits of the Management System.

  • Managers who need a deeper understanding of how the ISO system works.

By completing this comprehensive course, you gain the skills needed to become a certified Internal Auditor and an essential asset to any organization that values quality, safety and a clean environment. Take the step today to master the triple certification standards and lead your company’s success from the inside out.