PECB ISO-14001-Lead-Auditor Value Pack (Frequently Bought Together)

Which two of the following statements apply to a Stage 2 certification audit plan?

• A. The audit plan is shared with the auditee in advance of the audit.
• B. A significant portion of the audit must be allocated to evaluating the organisation ' s processes for ensuring legal compliance.
• C. The audit team leader is responsible for creating the audit plan.
• D. The questions to be asked during the audit are detailed in the audit plan.
• E. All of the organisation ' s site processes to be audited must be addressed in the audit programme.
• F. The previous audit findings are detailed in the audit plan.

You have been nominated as audit team leader for the second recertification to ISO 14001 of ABC, a public transport organisation in a big city. The audit is planned to take place in two months.
The audit program manager asks you to review the answer provided by ABC to a nonconformity raised by another auditor during the last surveillance audit carried out eight months ago.
The nonconformity reads as follows:
*"ABC does not always communicate its relevant environmental requirements to external providers.
Evidence: A two-month contract signed with a new external provider of the maintenance for ABC's buses did not contain any relevant environmental requirements."* Which two would you consider to be the best corrective actions from ABC?

• A. We revised the procurement process.
• B. We will discuss the issue during the next management review.
• C. We retrained procurement personnel on the ISO 14001 requirements.
• D. We revised the contract to add the relevant environmental requirements.
• E. We identified environmental aspects related to the external provider's activities.
• F. We asked the EMS to include this issue in the next internal audit.

Which two of the following phrases would apply to " audit criteria " ?

• A. Financial objectives
• B. Auditor competence
• C. Management policy
• D. Nonconformity report
• E. ISO 14001 requirements
• F. Audit conclusions

An organisation has ISO 14001 EMS certification from a third-party certification body. Which one of the following represents an advantage of having accredited certification?

• A. Clarity of the audit report.
• B. An increase in the marketing price of the organisation ' s products.
• C. Recognition of the credibility of the certification process.
• D. An increase in the number of clients.

An internal auditor of a manufacturer of aluminium products for the car industry asked to see the most recent management review minutes and found no reference to the completion of some of the current environmental objectives. He raised a nonconformity against section 9.3.c of ISO 14001 in Report IA202. The nonconformity (NC3) stated:
" Top management has not analysed why some of the environmental objectives have been met since the last management review. " When discussing the finding with the Environmental Manager, the auditor was informed that planned actions taken to complete the current environmental objectives were specifically covered in the internal audit programme and did not need any further work done.
Select one of the options which would constitute an effective response by the Environmental Manager to the nonconformity.

• A. Revise the incomplete environmental objectives to make them more achievable within 12 months.
• B. Reject the non-conformity. Objectives do not have to be met within a year. Plans on how to achieve objectives are established and reviewed when conducting the internal audit programme.
• C. Embark on a training programme for internal auditors on the setting and evaluation of environmental objectives.
• D. Schedule additional internal audits in the internal audit programme for the next year, specifically to cover the completion of all environmental objectives.