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When an organisation needs to determine the resources required for the internal audit programme, which one of the following issues does not impact on the achievement of its intended results?

• A. Availability of competent auditors and technical experts.
• B. Availability of the necessary documented information.
• C. Access by the audit program manager to the competence records of the Environmental Management System (EMS) Manager.
• D. Impact of different time zones.

During discussions with the individual(s) managing the audit programme of a certification body, the EMS Manager of the client organisation asks that only one auditor is used for the audit duration to save on travel expenses.
Which combination of the following responses should the individual(s) managing the audit programme make?
Select two.

• A. Advise the EMS Manager that his request can be considered for future audits.
• B. Advise that the contract has already been signed and cannot be revised.
• C. Suggest asking the Certification Body management to consider the request.
• D. Advise that the audit team make-up is a decision for the Certification Body.
• E. Suggest that the EMS Manager choose another Certification Body.
• F. Advise that a remote audit could be conducted instead of an on-site audit.

An auditor from the headquarters of a large international chemical organisation is auditing a branch located along the bank of a river. During the opening meeting, the General Manager explained that 10 minutes before, the local environmental authority had sent an email informing that the organisation had been fined due to very high values of BOD and COD measured downstream. The General Manager said they are quite confident in solving the problem, as explained by their external compliance consultant. The auditor visited the laboratory and did not find any potential deviation. A competitor just built a plant across the river.
Match the following issues with the relevant ISO 14001 clause.

The following statements are related to audit methods. Review each one and select the two that are true.

• A. Auditors involved in remote audits should have skills in conducting meetings virtually and experience in using virtual technology platforms
• B. During a virtual audit, evidence can only be collected using methods that involve human interaction
• C. The sampling methods that were used to obtain audit evidence should be recorded by the auditor in their audit report
• D. Audit evidence collected by interviewing top management does not require verification by other methods
• E. During a multi-day stage 2 initial certification audit, auditors must be permitted to take copies of the client ' s documentation off-site for review

An internal auditor of a manufacturer of aluminium products for the car industry raised a nonconformity against section 6.2.2 of ISO 14001 in Report IA202. The nonconformity (NC3) stated:
" Top management has not analysed why none of the environmental objectives set for the last year have been met. " A third-party auditor reviewing the internal audit process came across the nonconformity and found that no corrective action was documented. The EMS Manager confirmed no action had been taken, but added he expected a number of objectives to be achieved in the next three months, so there was no need for further action. He explained in confidence that the organisation was fighting a takeover bid and resources for environmental projects had been cut.
From the information, select three nonconformities that the auditor could raise to ISO 14001.

• A. 7.1 - The top management failed to provide the resources needed to meet the objectives.
• B. 10.2.a - Management failed to take corrective action to deal with the audit nonconformity.
• C. 9.2.2 - Report IA202 contained a nonconformity (NC3) lacking in necessary detail.
• D. 7.4.2 - Staff were not made aware that environmental projects were being scaled back.
• E. 7.4.3 - Management should communicate the impacts of the takeover on the EMS to the bidders.
• F. 6.2.2 - Actions were not taken planned to achieve environmental objectives set by management.
• G. 6.2.1 - New environmental objectives associated with the takeover should be set.
• H. 9.3 - A management review should be undertaken to determine the implications of the takeover on the EMS.