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Description

HSE Compliance Auditing: Assessing Compliance, Prioritising Gaps and Driving Follow-Up

Build a workable HSE compliance requirements framework and turn audit findings into a plan that holds

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Expert
  • Up to 6 participants

On an industrial or logistics site in the UAE, applicable requirements are scattered across operating permits and approvals, equipment-related obligations, commitments made to clients and principals, and internal rules. Audits follow one another, the same gaps are raised year after year, and management struggles to demonstrate compliance when an external inspection takes place.

Two days at expert level to build a genuinely usable requirements framework, conduct the compliance audit in the field, rate the gaps and drive their treatment through to verification of effectiveness.

Learning objectives

  • Build the framework of requirements applicable to the audited scope
  • Design a compliance assessment grid
  • Conduct the compliance audit in the field
  • Rate and prioritise the gaps identified
  • Drive the action plan through to verification of effectiveness
  • Prepare the organisation for an external inspection

What makes this programme different

The requirements framework is built during the session on each participant's own scope
Gap ratings are compared between auditors until convergence is reached
A compliance demonstration dashboard for management is produced by the end of the session

Programme

1Framework of Applicable Requirements

Knowing what you must comply with

  • Identify the sources of requirements applicable to the scope
  • Organise regulatory monitoring and its updating
  • Translate each requirement into a verifiable obligation
  • Assign an owner to each family of requirements

2Designing the Assessment Grid

Making compliance measurable

  • Formulate audit questions linked to a specific requirement
  • Define the evidence expected for each point
  • Set a shared rating scale
  • Calibrate audit depth according to the stakes

3Conducting the Compliance Audit

Seeking evidence in the field

  • Prepare the audit plan and the interviews
  • Compare documents against observed practices
  • Handle situations of apparent compliance
  • Collect and trace items of evidence

4Handling Gaps and Driving Follow-Up

Turning findings into actions that are delivered

  • Rate gaps according to severity and likelihood
  • Prioritise actions and agree trade-offs with management
  • Track progress and verify effectiveness
  • Prepare the demonstration file in the event of an inspection

Who is it for

HSE and QHSE managers · internal auditors and site directors responsible for demonstrating the compliance of their organisation.

Prerequisites

Solid experience in health and safety or environment and prior practice of internal auditing.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.