An Environmental Audit Primer

Overview:

This one-day course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to conduct internal environmental audits. Practical, proven techniques for planning, conducting, and reporting on internal environmental audits will be introduced. Role-plays and case studies based on actual audits will be used to reinforce the concepts and provide participants with practice in applying the principles to situations typically encountered during internal auditing.

What Will Students Learn?

Explain the different types of audits and the levels of auditing available.
Know the qualifications of auditors and the preparation that they need to conduct an audit.
Understand the basics steps in an audit and how auditors gather information and evidence.
Develop open-ended questions which will help in audit interviews.
Understand the essential aspects of an audit checklist.
Develop an audit checklist based on EMS procedures.
Prepare for an audit.
Use an Internal Audit Noncompliance and Corrective Action Report to record non-conformances.
Understand the corrective action process and its importance in closing out non-conformances.

Gain experience in conducting audit closing meeting

What Topics are Covered?

Auditing
Internal Audit
The Audit
Audit Checklist
Conducting an Audit
Noncompliance and Corrective Action
Audit Closing

What’s Included? Instruction by an expert facilitator, small interactive classes, manual & course materials and certificate