Summary
To get the best out of your environmental management system, you need effective results and feedback – and this comes from auditing. A well-scoped auditing programme will provide you with a complete, up-to-date picture of your EMS as it evolves and matures, and lets you demonstrate to clients, regulators and others that you know what you’re doing and why.
This book contains a host of practical tips on how to design a simple and effective EMS auditing system for your business. Each chapter looks at the background to the issue, sets out what it means in practice, and provides a troubleshooting guide.
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
1. Audit programmes - effective audits start here
2. Preparing for an audit - making it work
3. Conducting effective audits - getting to the heart of matters
4. Following up - how effective were you?
5. Integrating your audits - more bang, less buck
Appendix
- Auditing guideline standards
- Professional bodies
- Auditor training
- Sample auditing checklist
- Auditor skills