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Audit activities
The purpose of the audit is to evaluate the implementation, including effectiveness of the management system.
The audit team will collect, by appropriate sampling, objective evidence regarding the following aspects: conformity of the management system to all audit criteria; performance monitoring, measuring, reporting and reviewing against key performance objectives and targets; the ability of the management system in meeting applicable statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements; operational control of the processes; internal auditing and management review; management responsibility for the declared policies.
Methods used to obtain information are: interviews, observation and review of documented information.
Audit findings (summarizing conformity and detailing nonconformity) will be recorded by the audit team using specific forms.
Nonconformities are recorded and classified as follows:
Major nonconformity
– nonconformity that affects the capability of the management system to achieve the intended results. Major nonconformity can be either a significant doubt that effective process control is in place or products or services will meet specific requirements or a number of minor nonconformities associated with the same requirement or issue that could demonstrate a systemic failure.
Minor nonconformity
– a nonconformity that does not affect the capability of the management system to achieve the intended results.
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