by John Marsden | Mar 19, 2020 | Auditing
We’ve quickly entered a new phase of the virus pandemic within Europe and the UK. Now that governments and people have at last understood the implications of this terrible situation, we now need to work within new boundaries and constraints. Remote audits and COVID 19...
by John Marsden | Dec 6, 2017 | Auditing
Is the certification auditor doing an audit to look for findings or nonconformities against the elements of the standard? Is there an additional scope that is frequently missed out as the auditor busily works to assess conformance or otherwise? The Ecolabel standard...
by John Marsden | Aug 10, 2017 | Auditing
A review of recently marked audit reports arising from our online course has prompted me to comment on the way in which some these findings are presented. The comments outlined here may also ring true for audits conducted annually throughout the world against the ISO...
by John Marsden | Feb 21, 2017 | Auditing
Good practice is sometimes overlooked – the busy auditor with experience often works by feel rather than following checklists and ISO standard requirements. Confidentiality issues prevents disclosure of details, but hopefully this blog illustrates a couple of points...
by John Marsden | Oct 25, 2016 | Auditing
Whilst part of my busy life is spent developing online training courses and the associated infrastructure, I also spend a lot of time conducting audits to ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 together with ISO 9001 as part of integrated management systems. I’m sure many readers...
by John Marsden | Nov 26, 2015 | Auditing
Do you have what it takes to become a competent ISO 14001 auditor? During an audit lunch break an interesting conversation developed between myself and a management consultant who was acting as the management representative for a small company. He used to deliver...