Module 7: ISO audit procedure
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â  ISO Internal Audit ProcedureÂ
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English Version
1. Purpose
The purpose of the internal audit procedure is to establish a structured system to plan and conduct internal audits, verify whether quality activities comply with planned arrangements, and evaluate the effectiveness of the Quality Management System (QMS).
2. Scope
Applicable to all departments and functions covered under the QMS.
3. Responsibilities
COO, QMS Coordinator, and IA Team Coordinator â Ensure effective implementation.
Internal Audit Team â Prepare the Internal Audit Plan and Audit Program, conduct audits, prepare the Audit Summary Report.
Auditee Departments â Cooperate during audits, investigate causes of nonconformities, and take corrective/preventive actions.
Managers â Ensure timely closure of nonconformities.
4. Audit Procedure
Frequency: Normally twice a year (can be adjusted based on importance, past results, or management decision).
Working Documents: Audit program, audit checklists, forms for NC reporting, ISO standards.
Evidence Collection: Interviews, document reviews, observations, checking workplace conditions.
Nonconformities: Recorded on Correction & Corrective Action (CCA) forms, classified as NC.
Audit Report: Includes audit plan, team members, nonconformities, compliance judgment, and system effectiveness. Must be issued within 1 week.
5. Types of Internal Audit Records
Audit Activities Log (C-RE-006) â Daily records of audit activities.
Internal Audit Plan (C-RE-001) â Schedule of audits.
Internal Audit Program (C-RE-002) â Detailed scope and objectives.
Audit Summary Report (C-RE-003) â Final audit conclusions.
Non-Conformity Report (C-RE-004) â Specific NC documentation.
Internal Audit Checklist (C-RE-005) â Guide for auditors.
6. Benefits of Internal Audit
Ensures compliance with ISO standards.
Identifies weaknesses and drives corrective actions.
Improves efficiency and effectiveness of the QMS.
Provides assurance to management and external certification bodies.
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Myanmar Version (ááźááşááŹááŹááŹ)
á. áááşáá˝ááşááťááş
áĄáá˝ááşá¸áááŻááşá¸ á á áşááąá¸áážáŻ ááŻááşááŻáśá¸ááŻááşáááşá¸á áááşáá˝ááşááťááşáážáŹ á áŽááśááŹá¸áááˇáş á áá áşáĄáááŻááşá¸ áĄáá˝ááşá¸áááŻááşá¸ á á áşááąá¸áážáŻááťáŹá¸ ááźáŻááŻááşáááşá áĄáááşáĄáá˝áąá¸áááŻááşáᏠááŻááşááąáŹááşááťááşááťáŹá¸ áááŻááşááŽáá°áážá/ááážá á áá á áşáááşáážááˇáş QMS á ááááąáŹááşáážáŻááᯠááŻáśá¸áááşáááş ááźá áşáááşá
á. Scope
QMS áá˝ááş ááŤáááşáááˇáş ááŹááĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸áážááˇáş ááŻááşáááşá¸ááąáŹááşáá˝ááşáážáŻááťáŹá¸áá˝ááş áĄááŻáśá¸ááťáááşá
á. ááŹáááşááťáŹá¸
COOá QMS Coordinator áážááˇáş Internal Audit Team Coordinator â á á áşááąá¸áážáŻ ááááąáŹááşá á˝áŹ áĄááąáŹááşáĄáááşááąáŹáşáááş ááŹáááşáážááááşá
Internal Audit Team â Audit Planá Audit Program ááźááşáááşááźáŽá¸ á á áşááąá¸ááźáŽá¸ááąáŹááş Audit Summary Report ááŻááşááąá¸áááşá
á á áşááąá¸ááś ááŹáááťáŹá¸ (Auditee) â á á áşááąá¸áážáŻáĄáá˝ááşá¸ áĄáááşááźáąá á˝áŹ áá°á¸ááąáŤááşá¸áááşá ááááŻááşááŽáážáŻááťáŹá¸ áĄááźáąáŹááşá¸áááşá¸ áážáŹáá˝áąáááşáážááˇáş ááźááşáááşáážáŻ ááŻááşááąáŹááşáááşá
Managers â ááááŻááşááŽáážáŻááťáŹá¸ááᯠáááşáážááşááťáááşáĄáá˝ááşá¸ ááźááşáááşááźáŽá¸ááźáąáážááşá¸áááşá
á. á á áşááąá¸áážáŻ ááŻááşááŻáśá¸ááŻááşáááşá¸
áĄááźáááşááą â áá áşáážá áş á ááźáááş (áááŻáĄááşááŤá áĄááťáŹá¸ááźáŽá¸áááşá¸ ááźáŻááŻááşáááŻááşáááş)
áĄááŻáśá¸ááźáŻá áŹáááşá¸ááťáŹá¸ â Audit Programá Checklistá NC Formá ISO Standards á áááşá
áĄááąáŹááşáĄááŹá¸ á áŻááąáŹááşá¸ááźááşá¸ â áĄááşááŹááťá°á¸ááťáŹá¸á á áŹáááşá¸á áá á áşááźááşá¸á ááŻááşáááşá¸á ááşááťáŹá¸ á áąáŹááˇáşááźááˇáşááźááşá¸á áĄááźáąáĄááąááťáŹá¸ á á áşááąá¸ááźááşá¸á
ááááŻááşááŽáážáŻ (NC) â CCA Form áá˝ááş áážááşáááşá¸áááşááźáŽá¸ áĄááźáŹá¸ ááŹáááąáŤááşá¸ááąáŹááşááťáŹá¸áĄáŹá¸ áĄááááąá¸áááşá
áĄá áŽáááşááśá Ꮰâ Audit Planá áĄáá˝á˛áˇáááşááťáŹá¸á NCááťáŹá¸á áááŻááşááŽáážáŻáĄááźáąáĄááąáážááˇáş QMS ááááąáŹááşáážáŻ áááşááźáááşá Audit Report ááᯠá áááşáĄáá˝ááşá¸ ááŻááşááąá¸ááááşá
á . áĄáá˝ááşá¸áááŻááşá¸ á á áşááąá¸áážáŻ á áŹáááşá¸áĄááťááŻá¸áĄá áŹá¸ááťáŹá¸
Audit Activities Log (C-RE-006) â ááąáˇá ááş á á áşááąá¸áážáŻ áážááşáááşá¸
Internal Audit Plan (C-RE-001) â á á áşááąá¸áážáŻ áĄá áŽáĄá ááş
Internal Audit Program (C-RE-002) â áĄááąá¸á áááş á á áşááąá¸áážáŻ áĄááťááşáĄáááşá¸
Audit Summary Report (C-RE-003) â ááááŻáśá¸ááťáŻááş áĄá áŽáááşááśá áŹ
Non-Conformity Report (C-RE-004) â ááááŻááşááŽáážáŻ á áŹáááşá¸
Internal Audit Checklist (C-RE-005) â á á áşááąá¸áá°ááťáŹá¸ áĄáá˝ááş áááşá¸áá˝ážááşá áŹáááşá¸
á. áĄááťááŻá¸ááťáąá¸áá°á¸ááťáŹá¸
ISO á áśááťáááşááťáŹá¸áážááˇáş áááŻááşááŽáážáŻááᯠáĄáŹáááśáááş
áĄáŹá¸áááşá¸ááťááşááťáŹá¸ááᯠáááááąá¸ááźáŽá¸ ááźááşáááşáážáŻ ááŻááşááąáŹááşáááş áááşá¸áá˝ážááşááąá¸áááş
QMS á ááááąáŹááşáážáŻ ááźážááˇáşáááşááąá¸áááş
áááşááąááťáááˇáşáážááˇáş áááşáážááşááŻááşááąá¸áá°ááťáŹá¸ áĄáá˝ááş ááŻáśááźááşá áááşááťááážáŻ ááąá¸á á˝ááşá¸áááş
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â FAQs (10 with answers)
Q: What is the purpose of internal audits?
A: To verify compliance with QMS requirements and evaluate effectiveness.Q: How often are internal audits conducted?
A: Normally twice a year, but can be adjusted.Q: Who prepares the internal audit plan?
A: The Internal Audit Team, with input from COO and IA Coordinator.Q: What documents are used during audits?
A: Audit program, checklists, NC forms, ISO standards.Q: How is audit evidence collected?
A: Through interviews, observation, and document review.Q: What happens when a nonconformity is found?
A: It is recorded in a Non-Conformity (NC) Report/CCA Form and corrective action is required.Q: Who approves corrective actions?
A: QMS Coordinator and concerned auditor.Q: How soon must audit reports be issued?
A: Within one week after the audit.Q: What is an Audit Activities Log?
A: A record of daily audit activities, time, and auditees.Q: Why are internal audit reports important?
A: They provide evidence for continuous improvement and certification readiness.
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