ISO 45001:2018 Implementation Course for HSE Professionals

About Course

Most ISO 45001 courses teach you the clauses. This one makes you build the system.

You have just been appointed OH&S Implementation Lead at Delta Flow Energy, a Nigerian downstream petroleum company with a storage terminal and jetty on a tidal creek, a lubricant blending plant in Trans-Amadi, a tanker fleet and a head office in Port Harcourt. Eight months ago, a loading arm failure at Bay 3 led to a fire that burned two operators and injured a tanker driver. Now the board wants an occupational health and safety management system that conforms to ISO 45001:2018, and certification readiness within a year.

The regulators are watching. The insurer has linked renewal to its recommendations. The branch union wants worker representatives on the safety committee, and the Sokibara community wants its people protected. You have ₦160 million, no dedicated team, and managers who would rather you went away.

Across a welcome module, eleven working modules and a capstone, you take Delta Flow from a baseline gap assessment to certification readiness. You read the evidence, make the decisions and write the documents yourself. Every module ends with a real deliverable. Check your decisions with an instant self-check, then compare your work with a model answer and score it against the published rubric. Your capstone is marked personally by your instructor.

Why this course is different

Built on ISO 45001:2018, including Amendment 1:2024. Covers the climate change additions and what they mean for hazards, working conditions and emergencies on a real site.
A real-world case, not a textbook example. Lone gaugers on tank roofs, a padlocked fire exit, contractors chosen on price, tanker drivers on long hours and a Terminal Manager protecting throughput. These are the problems HSE professionals meet on Nigerian sites every week.
Worker participation done properly. Night shift, contractors and drivers included, not just a committee that meets when it can.
Short videos you can fit around work. 126 lessons, none longer than five minutes, so you can learn on your phone between site visits.
A toolkit you keep. An Excel workbook of 16 registers and 21 written templates: gap assessment, hazard register, legal register, permit to work, management of change, emergency plan, audit programme, CAPA log and more. Use them at work long after the course.
The hard conversations, too. You will reply to a Managing Director, push back on a Terminal Manager and say no to a Finance Director. ISO 45001 is implemented through people, and this course reflects that.
A capstone that proves it. You finish with a complete OH&S Implementation Pack, a board presentation and a recorded mock certification audit, then a final exam and a certificate of completion.

If you have ever been handed a standard and told “get us certified”, this is the course that shows you how.

Your instructor: Ola Akanji

Senior HSE professional

Ola has more than 17 years of hands-on HSE experience across oil and gas, manufacturing and environmental operations. He has managed HSE at terminals, LPG plants, aviation depots, lubricant plants, jetties and hundreds of retail sites, and has led teams through ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 implementation and certification.

His specialist work covers incident investigation, HAZOP facilitation, risk management, process safety management, emergency response and regulatory compliance. He holds NEBOSH International General and Oil and Gas certificates, is a Project Management Professional (PMP), and is a Lead Auditor for ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001.

Ola has an M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Ibadan. He has also completed executive programmes at Harvard Business School Online and the Wharton School, which shape how he teaches HSE as a leadership and business discipline, not only a compliance one.

He founded The HSE Exchange to give African HSE professionals training that is practical, local and tested against real incidents.

7-day refund promise

If the course is not right for you, request a refund within 7 days of purchase, provided you have completed 25% or less of the course and no certificate has been issued. Read the full refund policy.

Questions before you enrol

Is the course self-paced?

Yes. You start when you like and work at your own speed. Modules unlock in order, so you build the system step by step.

How long does it take?

Allow about 50 hours in total, including the practical activities and the capstone. Most learners spread it over several weeks around work.

How are my activities and capstone marked?

Each module has an instant self-check and a model answer with a scoring guide, so you can mark your own work. The capstone is marked by your instructor.

Will I get a certificate?

Yes. You receive a certificate of completion for the ISO 45001 course, and anyone can verify it on the certificate verification page linked in the footer.

Can my company enrol a team?

Yes. Use the contact page to request team pricing, with your company name and the number of seats.

Read ISO 45001:2018 and Amendment 1 the way an auditor does, and explain what each clause asks you to do
Run a baseline gap assessment and tell management honestly how far they are from certification
Define context, interested parties and an OH&S scope that will stand up to a certification body
Win visible commitment from top management and write an OH&S policy worth signing
Design consultation and participation that reaches the night shift, contractors and drivers
Identify hazards, assess OH&S risks honestly and choose controls using the hierarchy of controls
Build a legal and other requirements register and plan action within a real budget
Set measurable OH&S objectives and make the business case to a Finance Director
Make competence, awareness, communication and documented information work in practice
Control operations, contractors and changes, and turn an emergency drill into a better plan
Monitor performance, run internal audits and hold management reviews that make decisions
Investigate incidents with workers, fix root causes and judge when an organisation is ready for certification

Course Content

Module 0 – Welcome and the Delta Flow Energy case

Welcome to the course

02:11
How this course works

04:08
Meet Delta Flow Energy

03:38
The workplace setting

03:23
After the fire

03:20
Why ISO 45001, and why now

03:16
Your mandate and your role

03:41
The people you will work with

04:21
Your capstone and first task

03:08
Module 0 Case Release: Background, Context and Capstone Brief
Your course toolkit
Module 0 Activity: First Impressions note

Module 1 – OH&S Management System Fundamentals

Module introduction

01:07
Module 1 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy
The system that was missing

03:00
Why organisations build an OH&S management system

03:08
The language of the OH&S system: key definitions

03:44
Module 1 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)
Reading the standard like an implementer

03:21
How the standard fits together

03:16
Documented information: keep it lean

03:17
What is different, and what Amendment 1 changed

03:25
Module 1 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)
The baseline gap assessment

03:15
Your gap assessment activity

01:41
Module summary

02:06
Module 1 Activity: Baseline Gap Assessment
Module 1 Self-Check
Module 1 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 2 – Context, Interested Parties and Scope

Module introduction

01:04
Module 2 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy
Why context comes first

02:38
Internal and external issues

02:36
Climate change and Amendment One

02:28
Workers and other interested parties

02:27
From needs to requirements

02:27
Module 2 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)
Scope: honest boundaries

02:11
Module 2 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)
Worked example: the scope proposals

02:11
Module summary

01:38
Module 2 Activity: Context Register, Interested Party Matrix and Scope Statement
Module 2 Self-Check
Module 2 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 3 – Leadership, Policy and Roles

Module introduction

01:12
Module 3 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy
Leadership cannot be delegated

02:27
The thirteen duties of top management

02:41
Leaders get the culture they measure

02:20
Module 3 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)
Protecting people who speak up

01:51
What the policy must say

02:18
Writing a policy people can remember

02:11
Module 3 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)
Roles, responsibilities and authorities

02:19
Worked example: who owns what

01:47
Module summary

01:20
Module 3 Activity: Policy, Roles Matrix and Leadership Plan
Module 3 Self-Check
Module 3 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 4 – Worker Consultation and Participation

Module introduction

00:59
Module 4 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy
The biggest shift in the standard

02:11
What must be consulted and what must be shared

02:35
What gets in the way

02:17
Module 4 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)
Mechanisms that work

01:36
Reaching the night shift, contractors and drivers

01:55
Worked example: the safety committee

02:10
Listening to the survey

02:02
Module 4 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)
Module summary

01:16
Module 4 Activity: Participation Plan and Committee Terms of Reference
Module 4 Self-Check
Module 4 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 5 – Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

Module introduction

01:00
Module 5 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy
Find them before they find you

02:24
Walk the work

02:22
Job hazard analysis

02:00
People, minds and organisation

02:03
Module 5 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)
Beyond the fence and beyond the shift

02:14
Choosing a risk method

02:06
Rating risk honestly

02:08
Module 5 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)
Opportunities and risks to the system

01:43
Worked example: truck loading

02:06
Module summary

01:05
Module 5 Activity: Hazard Register and Risk Assessment for Three Activities
Module 5 Self-Check
Module 5 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 6 – Legal Requirements, Planning Action and Objectives

Module introduction

01:10
Module 6 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy
Opportunities and the design stage

01:46
What the law requires, and what else you have agreed to

02:12
Building a register people can use

02:47
Module 6 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)
Worked example: the insurer and the regulator

01:58
Planning action

02:15
Objectives that work

02:08
Planning to achieve objectives

02:18
Module 6 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)
Worked example: spending the budget

02:18
Module summary

01:19
Module 6 Activity: Legal Register Extract, Prioritised Plan and Three Objectives
Module 6 Self-Check
Module 6 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 7 – Support: Resources, Competence, Communication and Documents

Module introduction

01:12
Module 7 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy
Resources and infrastructure

01:41
Competence: from hazards to roles

02:19
Training that works, and proving it

02:02
When knowledge walks out the door

02:14
Awareness that changes Monday

02:26
Module 7 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)
A communication process

02:09
A difficult message

02:08
Documented information, lean and controlled

02:05
Module 7 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)
Module summary

01:12
Module 7 Activity: Competence Matrix, Handover Plan, Awareness Talk, Communication Plan and Document List
Module 7 Self-Check
Module 7 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 8 – Operational Planning and Control

Module introduction

01:05
Module 8 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy
The hierarchy of controls

02:34
Applying the hierarchy

01:24
Safe systems of work: the permit

02:23
Module 8 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)
Confined space, hot work, height and isolation

02:24
Management of change

02:39
Worked example: sensors, tanks and a resignation

02:23
Contractors and outsourcing

02:43
Worked example: the tank-cleaning turnaround

02:02
Module 8 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)
Module summary

01:12
Module 8 Activity: Operational Control Procedure, Management of Change Form and Contractor Criteria
Module 8 Self-Check
Module 8 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 9 – Emergency Preparedness and Response

Module introduction

01:04
Module 9 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy
What counts as an emergency

01:55
Planning the response

01:45
Training, drills and exercises

01:56
Module 9 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)
Worked example: the jetty drill

01:41
Learning from drills and revising the plan

01:29
Module 9 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)
The neighbours and the people outside the fence

01:36
Module summary

01:03
Module 9 Activity: Emergency Response Plan Summary, Drill Evaluation and Plan Revisions
Module 9 Self-Check
Module 9 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 10 – Performance Evaluation

Module introduction

01:06
Module 10 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy
Leading and lagging indicators

02:09
The monitoring plan

02:01
Evaluating compliance and effectiveness

01:38
Worked example: six months of data

02:06
The internal audit programme

02:01
Auditing from evidence and writing findings

01:46
Module 10 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)
Management review

02:03
Module 10 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)
Worked example: the pilot audit and the review

01:36
Module summary

01:02
Module 10 Activity: Monitoring Plan, Audit Findings and Management Review Pack
Module 10 Self-Check
Module 10 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 11 – Improvement and Certification Readiness

Module introduction

01:05
Module 11 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy
Incidents, nonconformities and corrective action

02:04
Investigating with workers and finding causes

02:29
Effectiveness and continual improvement

01:38
Module 11 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)
Worked example: closing the audit findings

01:57
Choosing a certification body

01:47
Stage One and Stage Two

01:42
Module 11 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)
Integrating with ISO 9001 and 14001

01:50
Readiness and the ninety-day roadmap

01:53
Module summary and the capstone

01:27
Module 11 Activity: CAPA Log, Readiness Self-Assessment and 90-Day Roadmap
Module 11 Self-Check
Module 11 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Capstone – Build Delta Flow Energy’s OH&S Management System

Welcome to the capstone

00:54
The final case release

02:11
Capstone Brief and Final Case Release: Delta Flow Energy
Deliverable 1: the management system pack

01:22
Deliverable 2: the golden thread map

01:22
The road release and scaffold CAPA

01:16
Deliverable 3: the board presentation

01:09
Deliverable 4: the mock audit

01:08
Assessment, final exam and submission

02:23
Capstone: OH&S Management System Pack, Golden Thread Map and Board Presentation
Capstone Mock Audit Questions
Capstone Mock Audit Recording
ISO 45001:2018 Final Exam
Closing

01:38

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About Course

Most ISO 45001 courses teach you the clauses. This one makes you build the system.

Why this course is different

Your instructor: Ola Akanji

7-day refund promise

Questions before you enrol

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Module 0 – Welcome and the Delta Flow Energy case

Welcome to the course

How this course works

Meet Delta Flow Energy

The workplace setting

After the fire

Why ISO 45001, and why now

Your mandate and your role

The people you will work with

Your capstone and first task

Module 0 Case Release: Background, Context and Capstone Brief

Your course toolkit

Module 0 Activity: First Impressions note

Module 1 – OH&S Management System Fundamentals

Module introduction

Module 1 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy

The system that was missing

Why organisations build an OH&S management system

The language of the OH&S system: key definitions

Module 1 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)

Reading the standard like an implementer

How the standard fits together

Documented information: keep it lean

What is different, and what Amendment 1 changed

Module 1 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)

The baseline gap assessment

Your gap assessment activity

Module summary

Module 1 Activity: Baseline Gap Assessment

Module 1 Self-Check

Module 1 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 2 – Context, Interested Parties and Scope

Module introduction

Module 2 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy

Why context comes first

Internal and external issues

Climate change and Amendment One

Workers and other interested parties

From needs to requirements

Module 2 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)

Scope: honest boundaries

Module 2 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)

Worked example: the scope proposals

Module summary

Module 2 Activity: Context Register, Interested Party Matrix and Scope Statement

Module 2 Self-Check

Module 2 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 3 – Leadership, Policy and Roles

Module introduction

Module 3 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy

Leadership cannot be delegated

The thirteen duties of top management

Leaders get the culture they measure

Module 3 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)

Protecting people who speak up

What the policy must say

Writing a policy people can remember

Module 3 Quick Knowledge Check (2 of 2)

Roles, responsibilities and authorities

Worked example: who owns what

Module summary

Module 3 Activity: Policy, Roles Matrix and Leadership Plan

Module 3 Self-Check

Module 3 Model Answer and Self-Marking Guide

Module 4 – Worker Consultation and Participation

Module introduction

Module 4 Case Release: Delta Flow Energy

The biggest shift in the standard

What must be consulted and what must be shared

What gets in the way

Module 4 Quick Knowledge Check (1 of 2)

Mechanisms that work