Is the time requirement of a mandatory extra day for certification bodies necessary for recertification audits when all requirements will be audited anyway?
“Where migration audits are carried out in conjunction with scheduled surveillance or recertification (i.e. progressive or staged approach) then a minimum of 1 auditor man-day is required to be added to cover existing and new requirements implied by ISO 45001:2018”
September 2018
Yes.
According to IAF MD 21:2018, 4.2.2
“Based on the agreement with the organizations certified to OHSAS 18001:2007, CB’s can conduct migration activities during a routine surveillance, recertification audit or a special audit.
Where migration audits are carried out in conjunction with scheduled surveillance or recertification (i.e. progressive or staged approach) then a minimum of 1 auditor man-day is required to be added to cover existing and new requirements implied by ISO 45001:2018.
Recognizing that each client and migration audit is unique and audit duration will be increased above the minimum as needed to sufficiently demonstrate conformity to ISO 45001:2018”.
The recertification audit covers the requirements of the old standard.
The new standard is clear: “Minimum one-man day is required to be added to cover existing and new requirements implied by ISO 45001:2018”.