Procedure for Internal Audit

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I. PURPOSE:

To establish a documented procedure to ensure that internal audits of ISO 14001 are planned and conducted effectively

II. SCOPE:

It is applicable to all the processes identified for EMS in the organization

III. RESPONSIBILITY:

Management representative is responsible for the effective implementation of this procedure in co-ordination with
concerned process heads / Management
IV. DEFIITIONS

 Auditor: A person who has the qualification & is authorized to perform all or any portion of a quality system
audit, who is independent of the are being audited.
 Auditee : Person to be audited
 Non conformance: The non fulfillment of specified requirements.
 Objective evidence : Information which can be proved true, based on facts obtained through observation, or
other means
 Audit scope: The requirements of the standard which are applicable to the concerned processes.

IV. PROCEDURE:

SL.
IN-PUT ACTIVITY OUT -PUT RECORD REF.
NO

List of Internal Planning of internal audits Annual audit

EMS/F/
1 Auditors (Once in 4 months) plan

2 Preparation of internal audit schedules Internal audit

Annual audit plan EMS/F/
schedule

3 Internal audit Communication of internal audit Circular / inter-

schedule schedules office memo
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Internal audit Conducting of internal audit by qualified

4 ---
schedule internal auditors ---

5 Recording of audit observations Internal audit

--- EMS/F//
checklist

Preparation of NC report for the negative

6 observation NC report FM/MRM/
Observation sheet

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Procedure for Internal Audit
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SL.
IN-PUT ACTIVITY OUT -PUT RECORD REF.
NO

Initiation of corrective action by NC report with

7 EMS/F//
NC report department head. corrective action

Conducting of follow up audit to verify

the Corrective action taken ---
8 NC report

--- Closure of non-conformance repots NC report EMS/F//

NC report of all the Preparation of audit summary report Audit summary

EMS/F/
10 audited areas report

Audit summary Forwarding the audit findings to Minutes of

report management review management EMS/F/
11
review

Note:

1. While planning the internal audits, care will be taken to ensure that the auditors are not auditing their own
work.
2. For planning internal audits consideration will be given to areas of concern, importance and results of previous
audits.

V. REFERENCE:

a) Annual audit plan - EMS/F/

b) Internal audit schedule - EMS/F/
c) IMS audit checklist - EMS/F/
d) Non-conformance report - EMS/F/
e) Audit summary report - EMS/F/
f) List of internal auditors - EMS/F/

Document No Rev. No / Date Issue No / Date Prepared By Approved By

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