Audits ineffectiveness

The audit may uncover that some recommended action was ineffective. Engineers, designers, or the person responsible for implementation may find a reason why the original recommendation did not work or was not effective. 

Only experienced quality auditors, such as the chemists who are knowledgeable in the analysis being audited, should conduct external audits. Audit findings give rise to corrective action that is implemented and documented by laboratory operations personnel. However, even the most detailed and frequent audits may be ineffective in disclosing data fraud (Popek, 1998b). External audits are expensive and are usually conducted for government project or major industry client work. 

The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee should establish or assign a committee or department to monitor the effectiveness of the interchange policies. Audits or reviews should be conducted according to set policies. Criteria should be developed and used to determine when and why the therapeutic interchange policies may be ineffective (see Guideline II). The issues identified should be addressed and the professional staff notified of resulting changes to policies and procedures. 

Effectiveness, in contrast to simple audit, looks at the outcome of implementing the SMS. In other words, does the SMS actually succeed in minimising the risk associated with CTeating and implanenting a HIT systan This can be a challenge to prove objectively, not because SMSs are typically ineffective but because the process of capturing relevant data and finding useful metrics can be troublesome. 

Similarly, regulatory agencies equivalent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, where they exist, may not have jurisdiction over laboratory-scale operations, or they are ineffective. As a result, there is no external audit of safety practices of chemical laboratories. 

Worksite analysis involves a variety of worksite examinations, to identify not only existing hazards but also conditions and operations in which changes might occur to create hazards. Lack of awareness of a hazard, stemming from failure to examine the worksite, is a sign that safety and health policies and/or practices are ineffective. Effective management actively analyzes the work and worksite, to anticipate and prevent harmful occurrences. This requires periodic examination of the workplace through inspections, audits, and the application of other safety tools such as the job safety analysis. 

Safety audits perform a valuable function in that they determine the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the organization s safety and health management systems. In accord with the audit requirements of ZIO, deficiencies noted during safety audits are to be documented and communicated to those who can take action to eliminate them. The deficiencies are to be prioritized for orderly consideration. 

The audit feedback should be communicated in writing to the academic audit coordinator in a prescribed format for the individual faculty, within a time period of one week after the completion of audit. Any delay in sending the report renders the whole effort ineffective and fails to serve the purpose of the audit. 

The undesirable effect Audits are ineffective in averting accidents is the endpoint of a sequence of undesirable effects relating to auditing. Those relating to this particular accident include ... 

Being ill-prepared for an assessment is very cost-ineffective. Man-hours and fees are wasted on being told what a simple internal audit could have revealed. 

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