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Hi, everyone! I have been a long time lurker of the Cove and while I used to have an account it was tied to a very old work e-mail address that I can no longer access. I have been browsing for a while on this topic and while several questions I had have already been answered I have one that I think needs individual attention.
I work in a medical device manufacturing company who is gearing up for ISO 14001 certification early next year. As I am the process owner for the internal audit process the EHS crew has come to me regarding finding someone to perform an internal audit against ISO 14001. Up until now myself and my team have been strictly QMS auditors, and while we can obtain training and be able to perform internal audits against ISO 14001 I have suggested they contract out the first EHS internal audit in order to give myself and my team time to get trained and figure out how we are going to demonstrate our proof of competency to ISO 14001. One team member has about 30 years of QMS auditing experience and I have about 15 years myself, so would a thorough training course with an exam at the end that issues a certificate be suitable enough to withstand the scrutiny of a 3rd party surveillance audit if we are able contract out our initial EHS internal audit? If not, then what sort of documentation (in your experience) has served to satisfy NB/CB auditors that the team is competent and capable? We have done well with presenting our ISO 13485 Lead Auditor certificates, but have struggled in the past with other regulations, such as CMDR, when we have done "read and understand" style training.
I appreciate the time you have taken to read my post, and your feedback!!! Thank you.
I work in a medical device manufacturing company who is gearing up for ISO 14001 certification early next year. As I am the process owner for the internal audit process the EHS crew has come to me regarding finding someone to perform an internal audit against ISO 14001. Up until now myself and my team have been strictly QMS auditors, and while we can obtain training and be able to perform internal audits against ISO 14001 I have suggested they contract out the first EHS internal audit in order to give myself and my team time to get trained and figure out how we are going to demonstrate our proof of competency to ISO 14001. One team member has about 30 years of QMS auditing experience and I have about 15 years myself, so would a thorough training course with an exam at the end that issues a certificate be suitable enough to withstand the scrutiny of a 3rd party surveillance audit if we are able contract out our initial EHS internal audit? If not, then what sort of documentation (in your experience) has served to satisfy NB/CB auditors that the team is competent and capable? We have done well with presenting our ISO 13485 Lead Auditor certificates, but have struggled in the past with other regulations, such as CMDR, when we have done "read and understand" style training.
I appreciate the time you have taken to read my post, and your feedback!!! Thank you.