Audit result

The general purpose of an audit may be to determine if the toller has management systems and documented procedures in place to ensure process safety, environmental responsibility, product quality and traceability of materials. The need to audit could be to evaluate compliance with regulations or accordance with client requirements related to specific performance elements. A subjective rating system for ranking management systems audit results is often used. An example of one that might be appropriate is shown below ... 

The client s personnel who had close involvement in the toll can best determine the toller s future status. A recommendation to use the toller again can be based upon the total experience including audit results and the toller s action item follow-up. A safe, responsive, conscientious toller that met the commercial requirements of the toll contract will most likely be given consideration on future tolls. As discussed in Chapter 2, The Toller Selection Process this recommendation can ease any future selection process for both parties when the toller in question is known to be technically capable. 

The assessor should verify that there is a comprehensive formal system that specifies self-audits on a planned frequency. Over time, all areas should be audited. Results should be reported to maiiagemeiit with appropriate follow-up documented. Self-audits should be thorough, addressing all aspects of the area s fuiictioiis. Outsiders riot working in the specific audit area should be iiicluded ill the exercise for objectivity. 

The external audit results are used to determine the accuracy of the measurements. Accuracy is calculated from percentage differences, dj, for the audit concentrations and the instrument response. 

Phases I and II have eovered planning and undertaking a P2 audit, resulting in the preparation of a material balance for each unit operation. Phase III represents the interpretation of the material balance, to identify process areas or components of concern. 

There are three references to the management review in other sections of the standard preventive action information (clause 4.14.3), internal audit results (clause 4.17.1), and changes to procedures (clause 4.14.1.1) are required to be submitted for management... 

You can do this by providing the evidence of previous audit results and problems reported by other means. 

Audit findings or scores are useful periodic measures of improvement in PSM and ESH management. Improvement in performance between audits is generally easy to spot. Audits may not be conducted annually at each facility however, if a sufficient sample of facilities is audited each year it can provide a useful indicator of overall change across the company. Of course, the audit results are most relevant to the individual facility managers who can develop action plans for improvement based on the results. 

Humans should use computers to do functional work for them in the most efficient manner possible. However, we must not delude ourselves into thinking that the mere use of a computer to analyze adverse events will magically analyze these events in a systematic, efficient way. Computers do not automatically produce coherent, auditable results that can be subsequently reproduced with ease. Computers must be actively programmed through an iterative process involving tight communication between analysts and software developers until these processes are totally functional. 

Emerson Electric, a manufacturer of power tools, implemented a Waste and Energy Management Program to identify opportunities for pollution prevention. An audit resulted in the following actions5 ... 

In response to the internal audit results the laboratory takes improvement action in due time... 

The laboratory shall continnally improve the effectiveness of the qnality management system throngh the nse of the quality policy, quality objectives, audit results, analysis of data, corrective and preventive actions, and management review. Improvements can range from small-step ongoing continnal improvement activities to strategic breakthrough improvement projects. 

Crist FIL, Mitchell WJ. 1986. Field audit results with organic gas standards on volatile organic ambient air samplers equipped with Texas GC. Environmental Science and Technology 20 1260-1262. 

Results of previous audits/inspections that can include prior internal audit results as well as regulatory (e.g., state, federal, or other regulatory agencies) and third-party audits... 

Industry Observations Wasle Management Concerns Technology Development and Transfer Management Involvement Waste Audit Results... 

Audit Results with list of corrective actions... 

Are internal audit results provided to affected parties ... 

The Final Audit Report includes the team s detailed cost-benefit analyses of the three to five most value-added recommendations. The steering committee then presents the audit results to the entire senior management team and the Board of Directors. 

So, what are the conclusions looking at established management system audit results such as ISO 14001, new approaches, and even the inclusion of security as part of the recent certification audits to the American Chemical Council s (ACC) Responsible Care Management System (RCMS) and RC14001 Technical Specifications ... 

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