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The following statements are related to audit methods. Review each one and select the two that are true:

• A. During a virtual third-party surveillance audit, the auditor should seek permission from the auditee prior to recording an individual or if taking screenshots of documents.
• B. During a virtual audit, evidence can only be collected using methods that involve human interaction.
• C. During a multi-day stage 2 initial certification audit, auditors must be permitted to take copies of procedures and records off-site for review.
• D. The sampling methods that are used to obtain audit evidence should be agreed by the auditee.
• E. As Top Management represents the most senior members of the organisation, audit evidence collected by interview from this group does not require verification by other methods.
• F. Auditors are expected to use a combination of different audit methods to collect information during an audit.

During a second-party audit at a paper mill, you find that the EMS Manager conducted the environmental risk process. In the environmental aspects register, aspects were listed by emissions to air, releases to water, releases to land and other aspects such as energy consumption and waste disposal. They were categorised as either significant or not significant.
The EMS Manager had an action plan only for significant aspects.
Match each of the following statements of your concerns to a clause of ISO 14001.

An organisation has the following environmental policy document displayed in the reception area.
" This organisation is committed to providing electric cables to customers ' requirements, in accordance with environmental regulations for their manufacture, use and disposal. The organisation will strive to increase the environmental awareness of its personnel, suppliers, subcontractors and interested parties. Continual environmental EMS improvement is a permanent objective of the organisation. This policy shall be communicated to all employees with the opportunity for them to seek clarification where required. Where required, the policy shall be communicated to all interested parties. " Referring to the above policy statement, select three options for which the organisation is meeting ISO 14001 requirements.

• A. The organisation has a commitment to environmental protection.
• B. The organisation ' s processes deliver the intended improvement to the environment.
• C. The organisation uses suppliers committed to environmental sustainability.
• D. The organisation clearly meets all compliance obligations.
• E. The organisation makes available its environmental policy to interested parties.
• F. The organisation satisfies its customers ' environmental requirements.
• G. The organisation has a good reputation for recycling its waste.
• H. The organisation is committed to continual improvement.

An auditor of a catering services organisation reviews the environmental objectives set by top management.
One objective, set over one year before, requires waste materials to be separated for recycling. After further auditing, the auditor finds evidence that waste materials were not being separated for recycling as required and raises a nonconformity. The Catering Manager comments that staff members themselves are to blame for not taking proper care with the bins.
Which three of the following actions would be described as part of the ' correction ' by the organisation in dealing with the nonconformity?

• A. The Catering Manager sends an email to every employee to remind them of the environmental objective.
• B. The General Manager halts the disposal of all waste from the organisation until disposals are correctly separated for recycling.
• C. The General Manager orders that all bins are checked immediately, and all mixed waste is separated.
• D. The Catering Manager creates an online quiz for staff to test their knowledge of which bins should be used for specific waste items.
• E. The office supervisor asks staff members to separate the waste in the bins identified by the auditor.
• F. Waste bins for separated materials are colour-coded to make them easier to identify.
• G. The General Manager informs the personnel that he will check all bins every morning, for the next 3 days.
• H. The Human Resources manager contracts an expert to promote awareness among the personnel.

An internal auditor of a manufacturer of aluminium products for the car industry raised a nonconformity against section 6.2.2 of ISO 14001 in Report IA202. The nonconformity (NC3) stated:
" Top management has not analysed why none of the environmental objectives set for the last year have been met. " A third-party auditor reviewing the internal audit process came across the nonconformity and found that no corrective action was documented. The EMS Manager confirmed no action had been taken, but added he expected a number of objectives to be achieved in the next three months, so there was no need for further action. He explained in confidence that the organisation was fighting a takeover bid and resources for environmental projects had been cut.
From the information, select three nonconformities that the auditor could raise to ISO 14001.

• A. 10.2.a - Management failed to take corrective action to deal with the audit nonconformity.
• B. 7.4.2 - Staff were not made aware that environmental projects were being scaled back.
• C. 6.2.2 - Actions were not taken planned to achieve environmental objectives set by management.
• D. 9.2.2 - Report IA202 contained a nonconformity (NC3) lacking in necessary detail.
• E. 9.3 - A management review should be undertaken to determine the implications of the takeover on the EMS.
• F. 6.2.1 - New environmental objectives associated with the takeover should be set.
• G. 7.1 - The top management failed to provide the resources needed to meet the objectives.
• H. 7.4.3 - Management should communicate the impacts of the takeover on the EMS to the bidders.