Information
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Document No.
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Audit Title
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
Audit Summary
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Details
2.1 Site Inspection
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a) Does it appear that issues relating to 'atmospheric emissions', 'discharges to water', 'waste' and 'energy' are being controlled adequately at the time of the site inspection?<br><br> <br> <br>
3.1 Previous Audit
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a) Have the nonconformities and observations raised during the previous systems audit been addressed satisfactorily? (If no, carry forward to the current audit) b) Have the nonconformities and observations raised during the previous Third Party audit been addressed satisfactorily?
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b) Have the nonconformities and observations raised during the previous Third Party audit been addressed satisfactorily?
Q4.1 - Environmental Policy
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a) Is an up to date Environmental Policy available and displayed on site?
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b) Has the Environmental Policy been effectively communicated to employees and people working for or on behalf of the organisation?
Q5.1 - Environmental Aspects
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a) Has a review of all environmental aspects been carried out at the required frequency ?
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b) Have there been changes at site which require alterations to aspects ?
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c) Has the Register of Environmental Aspects been communicated effectively ?
Q6.1 - Legal Requirements
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a) Has a review of legal requirements been carried out and are legal briefing documents available?<br>
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b) Are all site activities covered by appropriate consents or licenses ?<br>
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c) Are the conditions of any consents and licences governing site activities being satisfied and is periodic evaluation of compliance taking place ? (e.g. Permits, Water Discharge, Water Abstraction, Waste)<br>
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d) Are energy consumption, water use and recycled aggregate usage being reported on and what are the trends?<br>
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e) Is waste to landfill being reported on?
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f) Have there been any major changes to the site (e.g. new buildings - planning issues, new drains - discharge issues, new silos - permit issues etc.)?<br>
Q7.1 - Objectives, Targets and Programmes (cl. 4.3.3.)
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a) Has a review of the site Objectives and Targets been carried out at the required frequency and minutes produced ? <br><br><br>
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b) Do the outlined Objectives and Targets reflect the significant Environmental Aspects identified at this site ?
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c) Do the environmental Objectives and Targets commit to prevention of pollution, compliance with applicable legal requirements and other requirements to which the organisation subscribes and to continual improvement? <br><br>
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d)Have responsibilities been assigned for each Objective and Target ? <br><br><br>
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e)Do Objectives and Targets have realistic timescales and are the projects to timescale ? <br><br>
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f)Are progress reviews carried out as required ?<br><br>
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g) Are action plans raised for each Objective and Target? <br><br>
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h) Is there evidence that completed actions have achieved outlined aims and objectives? <br><br>
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i) Have the site Objectives and Targets been communicated effectively ?
Q8.1 - Resources, Roles, Responsibility and Authority (cl. 4.4.1.)
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a) Are the organisation charts available and up to date ?
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b) Are the environmental responsibilities adequately defined in line with the Environmental Policy ?
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c) Have the outlined roles and responsibilities been effectively communicated to all site personnel ?
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d) Does the EMS representative report to site level senior management on the performance of the EMS and include recommendations for improvement ?
S9 - Competence, Training and Awareness (cl. 4.4.2)
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a) Are appropriate records of education, training, skills and experience maintained?<br> <br>
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b) How are competencies addressed ?<br>
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c) Has training or other action been planned or carried out to ensure necessary competencies?
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d) Is there evidence to show that training provided is appropriate and effective?
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e) Is there evidence to demonstrate that suitable induction training has been provided?
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f) Is there evidence to demonstrate that personnel are aware of the relevance and importance of their activities in relation to the environmental management system?
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g) Are training needs for employees and persons working on behalf of the company identified in line with environmental aspects?
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h) Does training include significant aspects and impacts?
Section 10 - Control of Documents (cl. 4.4.5.)
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a) Is there evidence to show that only current documents are in use?
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b) Are appropriate documents readily available and accessible?
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c) Are documents legible and readily identifiable?
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d) Do documents include a revision status and details of any changes?
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e) Are documents approved for adequacy prior to use?
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f) Are documents reviewed and updated as necessary and re-approved?
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g) Are documents of external origin identified and their distribution controlled?
S11 Emergency Preparedness and Response (cl. 4.4.7)
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a) Is there a site Emergency Plan in place and up to date ?
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b) Does the Emergency Plan cover all areas outlined in the procedure ?
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c) If an incident has occurred since the last audit, is there evidence to show that the Emergency Plan has been reviewed and revised where appropriate ?
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d) Is there evidence that the Emergency Plan is effective e.g. have procedures been tested ?
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e) Has the Emergency Plan been issued to the appropriate site personnel and is it readily available ?
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f) Have emergency preparedness and response procedures been reviewed and revised where necessary? <br>
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g) Are drainage plans up to date?<br>
S12 - Nonconformity, Corrective Action and Preventative
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a) Is there evidence to show that the procedure is being used effectively ?
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b) Are corrective actions taken appropriate to the magnitude of the identified problem ?
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c) What issues are corrective actions being raised for ?
S13 - Control of Records (cl. 4.5.4)
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a) Is there evidence to show that all appropriate records are being maintained in accordance with the procedure ?
S14 - Internal Audit (cl. 4.5.5)
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a) Are environmental systems audits being carried out in accordance with the procedure?
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b) Is there a schedule for performance audits in place ?
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c) Is there evidence that performance audits are being carried out at the required frequency ?
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d) Are performance audit check lists being used correctly for the undertaking of audits ?
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e) Are the results of previous audits considered?
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f) Have action reports been raised and correctly completed to cover discrepancies raised from performance audits ?
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g) Do the performance audits appear to be effective ?
S15 - Management Review (cl. 4.6.)
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a) Is there evidence to show that a site management review has been carried out at the required frequency ?
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b) Have all areas outlined on the procedure been addressed during the review ?
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c) Have the conclusions of the review been adequately documented and communicated ?
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d) Is there evidence that the actions identified by the last review are being addressed ?
S16 - Continual Improvement/Good Practice
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a) What evidence has there been of continual improvement and good practice during the audit? <br>
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b) What capital has been spent on environmental improvement initiatives since the last audit?
