What documents would give you the best information about how effective the Waste Management Policy was in an organization:

• How much the Canteen spends on food
• Records on recycling rates, Records of how much money was spent on electricity before and after the Waste Management Policy was put in place
• Staff Training records

An Internal Audit is:

• More useful than an External audit
• Does not have to be shown to anybody
• Useful for checking that procedures have been carried out properly

An External audit is:

• Sometimes required if an organisation wants to trade with another organisation, especially an international organisation
• Required by international law
• Only needed of there has been an accident

What is the scope of an Audit?

• The range of what will be audited – e.g., part or all of an organsation
• The language that the audit will be conducted in
• The range of costs that will be incurred by the auditing team

What is an Audit?

• A checklist for the factory
• The process where a system is checked to make sure that it meets the necessary standards and requirements
• The procedure to make sure that the lathes and welding machines have been maintained

Would Sub contractors be included in an audit?

• a. No, the audit only covers the operations inside the organisation
• b. No because procedures and the law only applies to the organisation
• c. Yes, because they are external stakeholders and they are part of the organisation’s operation

What is the best way to record the findings of an audit:

• By doing a verbal presentation to the Senior Managers
• By writing a report including the findings, conclusions and recommendations and doing a verbal presentation to the Senior Managers
• By emailing all staff with the all the documents created during the audit

Why does an Auditor need to demonstrate ethical conduct?

• So the results and the findings of the audit can be believed and trusted
• It is a legal requirement
• To prove they have the skills and knowledge required

What documents from outside the Sports Centre could an auditor look at?

• Council budget for Sports and Fitness
• Minutes of Council meetings where the Sports Centre was discussed, funding allocation for the Sports Centre form the Council, local and national regulations on health and safety
• Rates of road traffic accidents in Qatif, School reports on exam pass rates

When you plan an audit the first stage you go through is:

• To work out how much it will cost
• to work out what the objective is
• To work out how you will report the conclusions and recommendations