MCT Beginning T 40

1. Traps to be avoided by an auditor:

• Sharing advice or opinions
• Neglecting the work place at the expense of the documentation
• Careful listening
• Keeping people waiting for you
• Discretion

2. The results of the internal audit:

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

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

• Audit plan
• Audit procedure
• Evaluation of auditor competence
• Audit findings
• Audit report

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

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

5. Improving the audit program takes into account the:

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