EMS Auditing, Self-

Certification and Management

Review
EMS Audit Overview
 EMS Audit Procedures

Plan

Complete

Prepare

Report

Conduct
 Planning

Set audit objectives

Determine audit scope
ID audit team members
 Audit Plan

Should be designed to be flexible to allow

changes based on information collected
during the audit and to ensure efficient
use of resources.
 Preparing the Audit

Audit team assignments

Working documents
Preliminary document review
 Conducting the Audit
Hold opening meeting
Collect audit evidence
Develop audit findings
Conduct closing meeting
 Reporting

Preparation
Content
Distribution
Document Retention
 Completion
The audit is completed once
all the activities defined in the
audit plan have been
concluded.

Management is responsible
for reviewing audit results to
assess the need for change.

Then the process starts

again...
 Continual Improvement
Management must regularly review the EMS and
audit results to ensure sustained improvement in
environmental performance and compliance with
changing regulations.

An organization must be committed to continual

improvement of environmental performance so
that its EMS continues to be effective and
environmental aspects are always factored into
business decisions.
 Exercise 1A

• Read candidate descriptions

• Group into teams, discuss candidates (each
wants to be chosen)
• Choose Audit Team, identify lead auditor