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Re: What Corrective Action would you suggest in this instance ?
Since the objective was related to EMS, he never conceived that after all it's a business aspect and in view of unexpected price hike, the organization temporarily suspended pursuing this particular environmental objective. His contention was that since the rainfall was low in a particular area, it could have been imported from other states where the material was available in abundance, but on a higher market price, in order to (anyhow) meet the environmental objective.
The auditor is new to auditing and now, based on this discussion and subsequent learning, I can coach him properly.
The Objective is directly in line with the Environmental policy ...
The target of 5% for 2009 was based on good assessment of availability of required alternate resource...
Achieving 2.7% while looking at 5% has indeed made progress towards meeting the intent of your E policy ...
Now I still will look to meet my E policy in 2010 and having studied and assessed the alternate resource I will re-set my objective to meet say 4% as against my optimistic target of 5%.
I will continue this into 2010 and see where I am and what is the status of alternate resource as 2011 approaches. (I may even exceed the 4% that I have re-set)
If it looks promising (meet and exceed) I will go back to 5%, if not I will strive to touch and keep at 4% atleast.
ISO 14K provides for objectives and targets to be planned and to be in line with business objectives and economic dynamics.
Let the internal auditor learn what the ISO 14K opening pages says.
There is nothing more to prevent here, and you are already doing and preventing what you have best planned as your objectives and targets which is in line with the E policy.
Why is the auditor here thinking of the word "cost saving" ?
The target of 5% for 2009 was based on good assessment of availability of required alternate resource...
Achieving 2.7% while looking at 5% has indeed made progress towards meeting the intent of your E policy ...
Now I still will look to meet my E policy in 2010 and having studied and assessed the alternate resource I will re-set my objective to meet say 4% as against my optimistic target of 5%.
I will continue this into 2010 and see where I am and what is the status of alternate resource as 2011 approaches. (I may even exceed the 4% that I have re-set)
If it looks promising (meet and exceed) I will go back to 5%, if not I will strive to touch and keep at 4% atleast.
ISO 14K provides for objectives and targets to be planned and to be in line with business objectives and economic dynamics.
Let the internal auditor learn what the ISO 14K opening pages says.
There is nothing more to prevent here, and you are already doing and preventing what you have best planned as your objectives and targets which is in line with the E policy.
Why is the auditor here thinking of the word "cost saving" ?
The auditor is new to auditing and now, based on this discussion and subsequent learning, I can coach him properly.