In our final episode of this series, IHSA’s Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, outlines what to expect for the external audit process. This discussion is intended to give COR™ Internal Auditors and Senior Managers a sense of what the external audit experience will include.

Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, addresses the difference between the COR™ 2020 Audit tool and the COR™ Transition Tool to outline how and when the transition tool is best used.

Our guests, Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and IHSA’s Manager of Strategic programs, David Steinschifter, provide an overview of the process, expected timelines, and milestones—from submitting the first Internal Audit to achieving a certificate for an organization’s achieving COR™ for the first time.

The COR™ 2020 Audit Tool includes requirements for organizations to develop Procedure for writing certain procedures. The concept around this is one of the more common questions IHSA receives and it is worth a discussion. Our guests for this episode are HSMS Consultants (COR™), David Dametto and Michael Falls, and they walk us through these concepts.

This episode goes over the differences and expectations for Element 2 – Hazard Assessment, Analysis and Control, and Element 3 – Controls. Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, joins us to outline the important distinction.

Element 13 in the COR™ 2020 Audit Tool specifically addresses legislation, but this important concept also affects every element through the system. Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, returns to tackle this topic and discuss how the Elements of the previous COR™ Audit Tool are now included for those who are transitioning from COR™ to COR™ 2020.

The COR™ 2020 Audit Tool includes requirements for Pre-Use Inspection (Element 9) and Preventative Maintenance (Element 7). The difference between these and how to apply them is another common question IHSA receives. HSMS Consultants (COR™), David Dametto and Michael Falls, are our guests for this episode and they walk us through these concepts.

Element 8.1 includes specific, separate questions about competency and training, as well as the difference between these and how to apply them—this is one of the common questions IHSA receives. Our guests for this episode, HSMS Consultants (COR™), David Dametto and Michael Falls, walk us through these concepts.

We have covered Policy Statement, Procedures, and Implementation in our previous three episodes for this four-part series. This leaves the last component of the structure used throughout the COR™ 2020 Audit Tool: Document and Record Control. IHSA Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, returns to discuss this critical piece through a critical look at Element 1.2 and its connection to the other elements.

Pre-assessment is a step in the review of any internal audit submission to IHSA. It is in place to ensure that avoidable administrative issues with the audit review are identified and addressed prior to the submission being assigned for full detailed review. This first of six episodes (38-43) will walk through what the pre-assessment process includes so that COR™ Internal Auditors and Senior Managers can complete the same steps before submitting. IHSA’s Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, leads this conversation with HSMS Consultants (COR™), Deborah Moskal and Maren Gamble.