MCT Beginning

1. The results of the process internal audit:

• Are management review outputs
• Are management review inputs
• Allow EnMS improvement opportunities to be found
• Are verifiable evidences

2. The objectives of an audit program are influenced by:

• Quality procedures
• Expectations of top management
• EnMS requirements
• Statutory and regulatory requirements
• Risks identified

3. The audit procedure contains, at minimum, instructions on how to:

• Plan the audits
• Conduct the audits
• Ensure auditor competence
• Assign the responsibility for managing the audit programme to a qualified person

4. The records related to the audits, among other things, contain the:

• Audit plan
• Audit report
• Audit procedure
• Evaluation of auditor competence
• Audit team members

5. Improving the audit program takes into account the:

• Rate of implementation of the audit plan
• Percentage of trained persons as internal auditors
• Trends of audits
• Proper application of procedures