Internal audit according to the standard and EMS documentation
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Also, would it be more effective to respond to each point individually, or write a statement that covers all of the points?
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EMS (Environmental Management System) needs to address all requirements of the standard in order to be compliant with ISO 14001. The purpose of the internal audit is to check whether all these requirements are met. Meeting requirements of the standard includes also the rules and procedures that the company prescribed in order to enhance effectiveness of the EMS, so you need to check not only the documents defined by the standard but also the additional documents and record s your company included in the EMS.
When it comes to auditing, it is better to audit requirement by requirement f the standard and see if the documents and activities meet those requirements. Maybe the manual is not fully compliant with the standard and if you audit only according to the manual, you might miss so check some requirements. It is crucial to check all requirements, but you do not have to write statements for each requirement.
Useful tool for checking the requirements can be internal audit checklist, and here you can find more information about it: How to make an ISO 14001 internal audit checklist https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2016/06/27/how-to-make-an-iso-14001-internal-audit-checklist/
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Jun 14, 2017