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INTRODUCTION
EA
systematic
in an organisation
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TYPES OF AUDITS
These are dependent on the objective of
the audit
They are many: i) Compliance audits: documented,
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TYPES OF AUDITS
iii) Liability definition audit:
a)Identification of environmental problems that
could reduce the value of the property or expose the buyer to liability
b) helps to establish due diligence (gathering
facts and information in a prudent manner and applying technical knowledge to identify where problem exist)
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training
findings
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PROGRAM PLANNING
Includes
i) Obtaining commitment by management ii) Defining the objectives and requirements iii) Developing an information management
system
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PROGRAM PLANNING...
A. Definition of Objectives and Scope Objective: e.g. i) Is the goal to ensure
compliance, iii)to minimize waste generation or iii)to look for liabilities that might be there from past practices e.g. Are all the areas of environmental management to be covered or only one specific part like air quality (see Table1)
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Past disposal of hazardous waste Air pollution regulations Emergency planning requirements Underground storage tanks
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PROGRAM PLANNING...
B. Confidentiality Sometime an audit may be conducted
Confidentiality is important
community reaction if communication is not clear- appropriate forum
Development of appropriate and effective
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PROGRAM PLANNING...
B. Organisation of Auditing Program Organising the auditing program answers
i) What is the frequency of the audits, if ii) Will the audit program be conducted by
environmental consultants?
PROGRAM PLANNING...
Team of Auditing Specialists i) Lead Auditor ii) Auditor specialists NOTE: The selection of the team has a
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PREAUDIT PREPARATION
A. Previsit Data Collection Development of a questionnaire to collect
operating processes and any pollution control 4/14/12 units, showing recent modifications
of the sites
any sort
inventory?
ii) Do any aboveground or underground tanks
exist on site?
addressed
plant?
are prepared with separate sections for AIR, WATER, WASTE and whatever else is deemed important protocol uses either of the two approaches: Checklist or review and evaluation a way that it is not leading to the
ON-SITE AUDIT
The reasons for on-site audit are:
i) To review document at the facility ii)To interview facility employees and; iii) To inspect thoroughly all relevant operations
at the facility
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ON-SITE AUDIT
Steps: i) Orientation ii) Interviewing Facility employees iii) Document review iv) Data sampling v) Visual inspections
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ON-SITE AUDIT...
ORIENTATION
Issues:
Safety measures- access to certain parts may require protective gear of logistical and overview issues time to expand the team s understanding of facility operationsoperational set up and chemical inventory
Discussion The
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ON-SITE AUDIT...
INTERVIEWING FACILITY EMPLOYEES
interview is that the opening moments are critical to establishing both i) relaxed atmosphere and ii) Professional relationship with the interviewee
Introduce yourself, your background and your objectives Ensure that the person has appropriate amount of time available Explain how the information will be used during and
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ON-SITE AUDIT...
DOCUMENT REVIEW
Documents
that have to be reviewed include analytical results, permits, emergency plans, training and monitoring program a number of issues including:
operations
The specific
for renewal
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The
quantitative
ON-SITE AUDIT...
Monitoring, maintenance and reporting requirements selection for inclusion in the report
DATA SAMPLING
Document Actual
VISUAL INSPECTION
Inspection
of the constructed systems eg treatment plant, containment devices and the operating procedures (eg routine monitoring)
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from interviews, document reviews and inspection analysis of all the collected information
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during the performance of the audit ii) The report is left with the team for their immediate review.
Secondly , the report is prepared off site