An NSA Registered Internal Auditor is a company employee trained and approved by the Northern Safety Association to conduct internal COR® audits.

To begin the COR® Certification process, a company must assign an employee (on company payroll) to become an NSA Registered Auditor. This individual will be responsible for conducting the company’s internal COR® audits.

To become an NSA Registered Auditor, the individual must complete the following:

• Principles of Health and Safety Management (PHSM) – currently offered at no charge by the NSA

• Leadership for Safety Excellence (LSE) – the only WSCC Supervisor OHS Familiarization course available online is offered by the NSA

• Auditor Training Program (ATP) - currently offered at no charge by the NSA. A Student Audit is completed as part of the auditor training process to demonstrate that the auditor understands how to use the NSA COR® Audit Tool. During training, auditors complete this audit using a fictitious company scenario.

The NSA Audit tool is available in a PDF version for reference only (click button . All audits, including the Student Audit, must be completed online through the NSA audit system.

Once the training requirements and Student Audit have been reviewed and approved by the Northern Safety Association, an NSA Registered Auditor Certificate will be issued. Companies that do not have an NSA Registered Auditor may hire the Northern Safety Association to conduct their internal audits.