The management system auditor's handbook

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Title:

The management system auditor's handbook

Author:

Kausek, Joe, 1957-

ISBN:

9780873896702

Personal Author:

Kausek, Joe, 1957-

Publication Information:

Milwaukee, WI : ASQ Quality Press, 2005.

Physical Description:

xvii, 413 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Contents:

Ch. 1. What a management system should do -- Ch. 2. What a management system audit should do -- Ch. 3. Type of audits -- Ch. 4. Audit program structure and organization -- Ch. 5. Audit planning -- Ch. 6. Conducting the audit -- Ch. 7. Postaudit activities -- Ch. 8. Conducting quality management system audits -- Ch. 9. Conducting environmental management system audits -- Ch. 10. Conducting health and safety management system audits -- Ch. 11. Conducting combined management system audits -- Ch. 12. Auditing the automotive core tools -- Ch. 13. Using internal audits to identify best practices -- Ch. 14. Auditing for strategic alignment.

Abstract:

"Meant for both new and experienced auditors, The Management System Auditor's Handbook provides a detailed and structured examination of the audit process. This book seeks to address the whys of auditing, as well as the whats and the how tos. Extensive focus is provided on auditing for effectiveness, in addition to conformance. Author Joe Kausek explains how to use your audit program to drive continual improvement and alignment throughout the organization through the identification of best practices and waste. A special chapter is devoted to the use of the internal audit program to verify deployment of the company's strategic plan or Balanced Scorecard. Unlike other audit books on the market, this handbook seeks to give the auditor sufficient understanding of the intent, techniques, and specific strategies for auditing, allowing for the development of an audit program that is uniquely fitted to the auditor's industry, processes, and company culture."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Management audit.

Compliance auditing.

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This handbook provides a detailed and structured examination of the audit process, from the whyes to the whates and how toes. Extensive focus is provided on auditing for effectiveness, in addition to conformance. Unlike other audit books on the market, this handbook seeks to give the auditor sufficient understanding of the intent of auditing and of techniques for auditing to allow the development of an audit program that is uniquely fitted to the auditores industry, processes, and company culture. Standards covered include ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS 16949:2002, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001, including how to conduct combined audits of more than one of these standards. Included in the appendices and on the accompanying CD-ROM are electronic checklists that can be used to plan and guide the auditor in the evaluation of both the conformance and effectiveness of the management system to the corresponding standardes requirements.