Re: Intro and internal audit question
No Probs, I have also pasted our scope for auditing 2012 as this ma help understand our audit schedule etc.
I am not sure, but I may of got the original idea for this matrix from an earlier attachment on here, so appologies if you were the original submitter.
"INTERNAL AUDITS 2012 - ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001, TS16949, AEO
In an aim to integrate the Management Systems further, there will only be one audit schedule going into 2012. Where possible internal audits have been integrated to streamline our audit process. There are a few mandatory ones for EHS which cannot be integrated at this point of time but hopefully going forward this will be possible.
The focus again in 2012 will be fewer audits but with more added value. The 2/3 day Process Interaction Audit in April will now include EHS & AEO requirements and will drive much of the audit activity throughout the year this will include the ******* operation. Also driving additional audits will be
the introduction of new processes,
changes to existing processes
internal and external audit results,
complaints/claims/direct-response data,
requests from the Management Team and Team Leaders and Auditors, to look at possible broken processes or process where it is felt there could be improvement.
requests from customers
******** Converted Products were audited in 2011 by BSI with no areas of concern and areas of best practise identified so no internal audit is currently deemed necessary for 2012 unless requested by the management team but will be covered in 2013 before their next BSI visit in 2014
Customer Support Services will be covered in the 2012 audit schedule.
The AOEM group at ******* will continue be covered by the European Automotive Internal Audit Team under the scope of TS16949 (date TBC) along with the ******* EDC. Additional TS16949 local internal process audits at ****** or ****** may be requested by the European/UK AOEM Quality Group if deemed necessary. TS16949 process audits will continue to be conducted at ****** where deemed necessary resulting from AOEM claims, customer requests, the introduction of new processes which may effect the product or service delivered to the AOEM customer.
******* are not currently in scope
The nature of the process audit is that we cover everything within a process that could effect the quality of our product or service, the safety and security of our people,data, buildings and products and the effects our operations have on the environment. None of our processes stand alone and they all interact with different departments, therefore during any process audit we may need to interact with other departments not in the original scope depending where an audit trail leads. I.e. if we are looking at operational processes in ****** we may need to look at inputs/outputs from any of the CS or Inventory groups in *****/******/******/*****/***** this will then deem them in scope of the audit. Notice will be given wherever possible but this is not always possible as it depends on an audit trail.
The physical/building/process/data/product security requirements of the newly attained AEO status will also now become integrated into our internal process audits and the Audit Team will be brought up to speed with these requirements in January 2012. There will be a full site AEO audit for ****** scheduled later in 2012 along with other selected UK sites.
2nd Party Supplier Audits i.e. *****, ******, ***** etc will be scheduled early in the new year.
The audit schedule is not written in stone and will be updated on going through out the year to reflect completed audits, additional audits requested/required and rescheduled audits etc."
Hope this helps.
Chrissie
. Are you raising any findings within your internal audit programme?