Claes Gefvenberg said:That would seem to be it, but if auditors just took the time to tag each finding to the proper clause in the proper standard I really don't see why this should be happening at all ??? Or am I missing something?
No, you're not. That's why when the Auditor is about to issue the finding, if the Auditee does not feel it is valid, the question should be asked to have the "shall" and/or clause highlighted in the finding. If the Auditor is unable to do this, then the finding has no merit.
Auditors are people, too (or so I've been told), and can make mistakes. Auditees need to believe in their own systems, their own compliance, and not blindly accept what the Auditors say as being the whole truth.