Integrated HSE Management Systems Training Course

Duration 10 days 16 modules · 65 contact hours
Level Intermediate Certificate on completion
Who attends HSE Managers, Quality Managers and others
Fee from USD 2,200 KSh 190,000 for Kenyan organisations
Where 52 cities + online See dates by city
Next start 9 Nov 2026 Course code SD-HM-088

Before you join: Participants should understand basic workplace health and safety responsibilities and have some exposure to organisational procedures, risk assessments, audits or compliance activities.

Dates & prices

Two start dates a month in every city, and live online on weekdays or weekends. Fees are per participant; classroom fees include tuition, materials, lunch and refreshments, and the certificate.

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Course overview

Health, safety and environmental controls often develop as separate programmes, creating duplicated procedures, inconsistent records and unclear accountability. A site may hold incident data in one system, environmental aspects in another and quality nonconformities elsewhere, making it difficult for leaders to see common causes or allocate resources. An integrated management system brings these disciplines into one operating structure while retaining the specific controls required by ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.

This course teaches participants to design, implement and improve an integrated quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management system. Participants examine the common high-level structure of ISO management system standards, organisational context, leadership duties, risk-based planning, legal registers, operational control, emergency preparedness, competence, documented information, performance evaluation and corrective action. They use process mapping, aspect-impact assessment, hazard identification and risk assessment, internal audit and management review methods to connect policy commitments with day-to-day work.

Teaching combines short instructor briefings, worked cases, facilitated group analysis, audit simulations and structured application planning. Cases reflect construction projects, manufacturing plants, logistics operations, public infrastructure and office-based services. From the first week, participants develop parts of an integrated management system for a selected workplace or realistic case. They leave with an integrated IMS implementation pack containing a scope statement, process map, risk and opportunity register, compliance register, objectives, audit programme and improvement plan.

The course suits professionals responsible for establishing, coordinating or improving HSE and quality arrangements, including managers moving into integrated systems roles. It is particularly relevant where an organisation is preparing for certification, combining existing management systems or seeking better control of recurring incidents, environmental impacts and process failures.

What you will be able to do

  • Interpret ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 requirements using Annex SL structure
  • Define an integrated management system scope, context analysis and interested-party register
  • Build process maps linking quality controls, environmental aspects and safety hazards
  • Conduct HIRA and aspect-impact assessments using defined risk-rating criteria
  • Prepare legal and other requirements registers with evaluation-of-compliance methods
  • Design integrated operational controls, emergency arrangements and documented information
  • Plan and conduct risk-based internal audits using ISO 19011 guidance
  • Produce and present an integrated HSE management system implementation plan

Benefits of attending

For you

  • Build confidence interpreting integrated ISO management system requirements
  • Prepare credible HSE system documentation for implementation or certification projects
  • Identify common causes across incidents, environmental events and quality failures
  • Conduct more focused internal audits and corrective-action follow-up
  • Present management review evidence and improvement priorities to senior leaders

For your organisation

  • Reduce duplicated procedures, records and audit activity across quality and HSE functions
  • Create clearer operational ownership for safety, environmental and quality controls
  • Improve visibility of legal duties, significant risks and compliance gaps
  • Strengthen evidence for certification readiness and customer assurance requirements
  • Convert incident, audit and performance data into prioritised improvement actions

Course modules

16 modules over 10 days

Participants can explain the purpose, scope and operating logic of an integrated management system.

  • Integrated management system purpose, boundaries, interfaces and intended outcomes
  • Quality, environmental and OH&S disciplines compared through common process controls
  • Annex SL high-level structure across ISO management system standards
  • Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle applied to integrated HSE governance
  • Process approach linking inputs, activities, outputs, controls and measures
  • Integration choices: aligned systems, partially integrated systems, single IMS

Participants can interpret key ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 requirements for implementation.

  • ISO 9001 requirements for process control, customer focus and improvement
  • ISO 14001 requirements for aspects, compliance obligations and lifecycle perspective
  • ISO 45001 requirements for worker consultation, hazards and participation
  • Clause-by-clause comparison using an integrated requirements crosswalk
  • Mandatory documented information distinguished from useful operational records
  • Certification audit evidence expected for common integrated system clauses

Participants can define IMS scope using organisational context, interested parties and applicable boundaries.

  • SWOT analysis identifying internal and external management system issues
  • Interested-party register covering regulators, workers, customers and contractors
  • Needs and expectations converted into relevant IMS requirements
  • Scope statement defining sites, activities, services and exclusions
  • Boundary decisions for outsourced processes and shared corporate functions
  • Context review triggers following acquisitions, new projects or regulatory change

Participants can establish leadership commitments, roles and policy arrangements for an IMS.

  • Integrated policy commitments for quality, environmental protection and worker safety
  • RACI matrix assigning process ownership, assurance and escalation responsibilities
  • Top management accountability under ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001
  • Worker consultation mechanisms supporting hazard reporting and operational change
  • HSE committee terms of reference, membership and reporting routes
  • Policy communication methods for employees, contractors and visitors

Participants can map core processes and identify integrated control points within them.

  • SIPOC diagram defining suppliers, inputs, processes, outputs and customers
  • Process maps showing quality checks, environmental controls and safety barriers
  • Control points identified across procurement, operations, maintenance and dispatch
  • Handover failures analysed between departments, shifts and contractor teams
  • Process owners assigned measures, records and corrective action authority
  • Turtle diagrams linking resources, methods, competencies and performance indicators

Participants can conduct a structured hazard identification and risk assessment for operational activities.

  • Hazard identification using task observation, consultation and incident history
  • HIRA matrix scoring likelihood, consequence and existing control effectiveness
  • Hierarchy of controls applied before personal protective equipment selection
  • Job safety analysis for routine, non-routine and emergency tasks
  • Permit-to-work controls for confined spaces, hot work and isolation
  • Residual risk acceptance criteria and escalation thresholds defined

Participants can identify environmental aspects and determine significant impacts using defined criteria.

  • Aspect-impact register covering emissions, waste, water, energy and biodiversity
  • Normal, abnormal and emergency conditions included within aspect identification
  • Significance criteria using severity, frequency, legal exposure and stakeholder concern
  • Lifecycle perspective applied to purchasing, transport, use and disposal
  • Significant aspects linked to objectives, controls and monitoring plans
  • Environmental impact pathways mapped from source through receptor

Participants can build integrated risk and opportunity plans with measurable HSE objectives.

  • Risk and opportunity register combining operational, compliance and strategic exposures
  • Bow-tie analysis connecting threats, barriers, escalation factors and consequences
  • Objectives written with baseline, target, owner, deadline and measurement method
  • Action plans prioritised through risk rating, cost and feasibility
  • Leading and lagging indicators selected for integrated performance monitoring
  • Change risks assessed before new equipment, processes or suppliers

Participants can create a legal register and evaluate compliance with applicable obligations.

  • Legal register structure for health, safety, environmental and quality obligations
  • Applicable legislation identified by activity, location and regulated substance
  • Permit conditions translated into operational controls and inspection frequencies
  • Compliance evaluation schedule assigning evidence sources and responsible persons
  • Other obligations captured from contracts, customers and corporate policies
  • Noncompliance escalation, notification and remedial action requirements documented

Participants can design operational controls that prevent quality failures, injuries and environmental harm.

  • Operational control plans linking risks, aspects, specifications and critical limits
  • Standard operating procedures written with clear responsibilities and acceptance criteria
  • Procurement controls addressing approved suppliers, specifications and environmental requirements
  • Contractor management process covering prequalification, induction, supervision and review
  • Maintenance planning protecting equipment reliability, containment and safety functions
  • Management of change procedure for process, personnel and material changes

Participants can prepare and evaluate integrated emergency response arrangements for credible scenarios.

  • Emergency scenarios selected from risk assessments, aspects and incident records
  • Response plans covering spills, fires, injuries, releases and utility failure
  • Incident command roles, communication channels and external notification requirements
  • Emergency equipment inspections, accessibility checks and maintenance records
  • Tabletop testing methods for response coordination and decision making
  • Post-exercise review capturing lessons, actions and plan revisions

Participants can establish competence, communication and controlled-document arrangements for an IMS.

  • Competence matrix identifying required skills, evidence and refresher intervals
  • Training needs analysis linked to hazards, processes and legal duties
  • Internal communication plan defining messages, channels, audiences and frequency
  • Consultation records demonstrating worker participation in safety decisions
  • Document control procedure covering approval, versioning, access and retention
  • Record retention schedule for inspections, audits, incidents and monitoring

Participants can develop performance monitoring arrangements that support informed management decisions.

  • KPI dashboard combining quality, safety, environmental and compliance measures
  • Monitoring plan specifying methods, frequencies, owners and acceptance limits
  • Calibration and verification controls for monitoring and measuring equipment
  • Trend analysis using incident rates, waste data and nonconformity patterns
  • Data validation checks before reporting performance to management
  • Performance reports distinguishing symptoms, causes, actions and overdue commitments

Participants can investigate failures and manage corrective actions through to effectiveness review.

  • Incident classification distinguishing injury, near miss, environmental event and defect
  • Five Whys analysis separating immediate causes from system causes
  • Fishbone diagrams examining people, methods, machines, materials and environment
  • Corrective action register assigning owners, deadlines, evidence and status
  • Root cause verification using records, interviews and现场 observations
  • Effectiveness reviews confirming actions prevented recurrence without creating new risks

Participants can plan integrated audits and prepare evidence-based inputs for management review.

  • ISO 19011 principles for ethical, evidence-based and risk-focused auditing
  • Audit programme built from risk, performance, change and prior findings
  • Audit checklists tracing requirements through processes, records and observed work
  • Interview techniques testing understanding, implementation and control effectiveness
  • Nonconformity statements written with requirement, evidence and objective wording
  • Management review inputs covering trends, risks, resources and improvement opportunities

Participants can build, review and present a complete integrated HSE management system implementation plan.

  • IMS scope, context and interested-party requirements consolidated into one design
  • Process map connects operational controls, risks, aspects and performance measures
  • Implementation roadmap sequences documentation, training, controls, audits and reviews
  • Legal register, objectives and action plans tested for consistency
  • Peer review checks traceability from policy commitments to evidence
  • Management presentation justifies priorities, resources, milestones and assurance methods

Exercises and examples are adapted to each cohort's sectors and roles.

What you take back to work

  1. Integrated IMS scope and context template
  2. HSE risk and opportunity register
  3. Environmental aspect-impact assessment matrix
  4. Legal compliance register template
  5. Integrated internal audit programme
  6. IMS implementation roadmap

Who should attend

  • HSE Managers — need to combine safety and environmental controls into one system
  • Quality Managers — need to align ISO 9001 processes with HSE requirements
  • HSE Officers — need practical methods for system implementation and assurance
  • Operations Managers — need clearer ownership of process, safety and environmental controls
  • Internal Auditors — need to audit integrated management system requirements effectively
  • Project Managers — need to embed HSE and quality controls into delivery plans

Skills and tools covered

IMS designHSE risk assessmentLegal compliance controlInternal auditingCorrective action managementManagement review reporting

Tools and standards

ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 19011:2018

How the course runs

Training methodology

The instructor uses short briefings to explain standards clauses, control methods and implementation decisions. Participants analyse realistic cases, map processes, assess hazards and environmental aspects, review documented evidence and practise audit interviews. Group work tests how quality, safety and environmental requirements intersect in operating processes. Audit and management review simulations develop judgement on evidence and escalation. Individual application planning helps participants adapt the templates and methods to their own workplace, project or service function.

Requirements and prerequisites

Participants should understand basic workplace health and safety responsibilities and have some exposure to organisational procedures, risk assessments, audits or compliance activities. Experience in quality, environmental, safety, operations, facilities, projects or maintenance is useful. Participants should be able to read procedures, interpret simple process diagrams and discuss workplace controls with colleagues. Prior certification as an auditor or formal knowledge of ISO standards is not required. The course explains the relevant clauses and provides structured methods for applying them.

A typical training day

08:30 – 10:30First session
10:30 – 10:45Refreshment break
10:45 – 12:30Second session
12:30 – 13:30Lunch and networking
13:30 – 15:00Third session
15:00 – 15:15Refreshment break
15:15 – 16:30Workshop and daily review

Live online deliveries follow the same structure in East Africa Time, with shorter screen blocks and longer breaks.

What the fee includes

  • Instruction by a practitioner facilitator
  • Full course workbook and materials
  • Exercise files, templates and case studies
  • Refreshments and lunch on classroom deliveries
  • Certificate of completion
  • Post-course application plan

Frequently asked questions

Participants need basic awareness of workplace safety, environmental or quality responsibilities and some familiarity with organisational procedures. Formal ISO auditor training, certification experience and technical environmental qualifications are not required.

Bring an example of a process, procedure, risk assessment, audit finding or performance report from your workplace if confidentiality permits. The instructor provides course templates, standards crosswalks and case materials.

It suits HSE, quality, operations, projects, facilities and internal audit professionals who help manage or improve organisational controls. It also suits managers preparing to combine separate quality, environmental and safety arrangements.

This course focuses on building and operating an integrated management system, not solely on conducting third-party style audits. Internal auditing is included as an assurance method, alongside planning, operational control, legal compliance and improvement.

Participants develop working components such as a scope statement, process map, risk register, compliance register and audit programme. These can be adapted for an implementation project, system refresh or certification preparation.

The first week establishes standards requirements, context, process mapping, risk assessment and planning tools. The second week focuses on operational control, emergency arrangements, assurance, improvement and a final integrated implementation capstone.

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