EHS 5105 E1234

Identify the situations in which audit is required.

• After the accident

• Certification requirements

• Instruction from staff

• After a near miss happened.

What is the main purpose of a safety management system?

• To increase productivity in the workplace

• To ensure compliance with local regulations

• To reduce operating costs for the organization

• To prevent accidents and promote worker safety

How can stakeholders contribute to the health and safety audit closing meeting?

• By avoiding attendance

• By providing feedback and suggestions

• By blaming others for shortcomings

• By ignoring the findings

How do you as an EHS auditor calculate the resources needed to perform an audit?

• Base the resource allocation on the size of the audit team

• Estimate resources by considering the cost of hiring external consultants.

• Determine resources based on the audit's scope, duration, and complexity.

• Use a fixed resource allocation for every audit you conduct.

You work on an audit team that chooses the instruments for the audit. How should you and your teammates work together to choose the right tools?

• Make the final decision on audit tools independently to avoid conflicts

• Discuss and evaluate potential audit tools collectively, considering their strengths and weaknesses*

• Choose the tools that require the least amount of training for team members

• Rely solely on your own expertise when selecting audit tools

What is the key goal when setting the objectives and scope of an EHS audit?

• To minimize the organization's operational costs.

• To identify opportunities for cost-cutting.

• To evaluate the organization's compliance with EHS standards.

• To promote the organization's products and services.

What must you check for during an EHS audit to make sure that ethical behaviour and legal criteria are being followed?

• Ignore legal requirements so that audits go on without delays.

• Choose compliance with ethical standards over legal requirements.

• Ensure that data collection and audit activities meet both legal requirements and ethical standards.

• Seek legal advice during the audit to address ethical concerns.

What is the primary goal of an EHS audit checklist during the audit process?

• Assigning blame

• Promoting accountability

• Guiding the audit process

• Generating random questions

The formation of an audit team for an impending EHS audit is your responsibility. What is a crucial factor to take into account when choosing the audit tools?

• Choose the tools that you know very well and like to use

• Use the same audit tools for every audit to maintain consistency

• Collaborate with the audit team to select the most suitable audit tools*

• Stick to traditional, paper-based audit tools to minimize technology risks

Together with management, you must assess the outcomes of the EHS audit in relation to the audit criteria. Why is it vital to conduct this evaluation?

• It allows you to justify your findings to the audit team.

• It helps identify any differences between the audit criteria and actual findings.

• It speeds up the close-out meeting process.

• It prevents any communication with management regarding audit results