CHAPTER 11: INTERNAL AUDIT (CLAUSE 4.5.5)
Summary of requirements
- Establish audit procedure(s) that define the responsibilities for planning, conducting, reporting, follow-up, frequency, scope and process for conducting internal environmental audits.
- The organisation shall ensure that internal EMS audits are conducted at planned intervals.
- The audits shall determine whether the EMS conforms to the planned arrangements and the requirements of ISO14001. Audits must also determine whether the EMS has been implemented effectively.
- Auditors shall be objective and impartial.
How can these requirements be met by the organisation?
It is best to begin by seeking clarity on the meaning of terms used in the audit process:
- Audits are intended to determine ...
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