Auditors

Auditor training is mandatory for both large and small organizations.

Internal Auditors

Internal Auditors are permanent employees of your company, who must trained by BCMEA on how to conduct, document, and score a COR audit of health and safety management systems and/or injury management.

Small employer internal auditors (with fewer than 20 workers) , once trained, may conduct both certification audits and annual maintenance audits.

Large employer internal auditors (with 20 or more workers), may only conduct annual maintenance audits.

Internal auditors (for both large and small employers) must conduct a minimum of two audits within the three-year period between their initial approval certification and their re-approval.

External Auditors (list)

An external auditor must submit credentials for approval prior to attending an extensive BCMEA external auditor training program. Auditors must demonstrate a high degree of expertise and competency in occupational health and safety auditing. Once qualified, external auditors may conduct large employer certification, recertification or maintenance audits.

We are not taking applications for external auditors at this time.

Required External Auditor Qualifications (DRAFT)

Maintaining Qualification

COR auditors (both internal and external) must be re-approved at least once every three years, and

• complete at least one day (7 hours) of auditor refresher/recertification training over the three-year auditor certification period to be eligible for re-approval. NOTE: for internal small-employer auditors consideration will be given to inclusion of training with a more general OHS focus.
• conduct a minimum of two audits within the three-year period between their initial approval certification and their re-approval (team audits are accepted)

  Educational Equivalencies 

External Auditors Listing