PECB Certified EMS ISO 14001 Lead Auditor : ISO-14001-Lead-Auditor

You are conducting a Stage 2 certification audit of VitalSpark, a pharmaceutical organisation manufacturing vitamins and other healthcare medicines.
In a separate area in the centre of their large site, a supplier produces oxygen supplies piped directly into the manufacturing processes of VitalSpark. They also deliver oxygen in bulk tankers to other customers. When you review the environmental aspects register, you find that the only environmental aspect recorded for this arrangement relates to the heavy goods vehicles of the supplier transiting the site.
You ask the EMS Manager about the environmental consequences to VitalSpark of this arrangement and are told that they are not significant since the supplier has its own services for water, sewage, waste and energy.
The EMS Manager tried unsuccessfully to communicate with the supplier who is located inside the VitalSpark site and outside the scope of the EMS.
After gathering more evidence, you note down findings against several clauses of ISO 14001. Determine which three of the findings stated are non-conformities.

• A. Documentation of environmental impacts was missing for the supplier of oxygen. (Clause 6.1.2)
• B. Evidence was found to indicate that the needs of some interested parties had not been considered by the organisation. A neighbour ' s interests had not been identified. (Clause 4.2.b)
• C. The contractor's environmental policy is not consistent with the organisation's policy (Clause 5.2)
• D. The EMS Manager had some problems communicating with the supplier by mobile phone as an interested party. No other methods of communication were employed. (Clause 7.4.3)
• E. The organisation has failed to include in the EMS scope the activities, products and services associated with suppliers and contractors performing their activities in its own site. (Clause 4.3)
• F. The Environmental Manager did not visit the oxygen supplier. (Clause 7.4.3)
• G. The aspects related to the use of heavy goods trucks was not identified. (Clause 6.1.2)
• H. The internal audit programme does not include processes for control of subcontractor transport movements. The audit programme does not cover the full environmental management system. (Clause
  9.2.2)

You are conducting a Stage 2 certification audit of Fitalot, a pharmaceutical organisation manufacturing vitamins and other healthcare medicines. In a separate area at the centre of their large site, a supplier produces oxygen that is piped directly into the manufacturing processes of Fitalot. They also deliver oxygen in bulk tankers to other customers. When you review the environmental aspects register, you find that the only environmental aspect recorded for this arrangement relates to the heavy goods vehicles of the supplier transiting the site.
You ask the EMS Manager about the environmental consequences of this arrangement for Fitalot and are told that they are not significant, since the supplier provides its own services for water, sewage, waste, and energy.
The EMS Manager tried unsuccessfully to communicate with the supplier, who is located inside the Fitalot site. He said they were outside the scope of the EMS and therefore never audited.
After gathering more evidence, you note down findings against several clauses of ISO 14001. Determine which three of the findings stated are major nonconformities.

• A. Documentation of environmental impacts was missing for the supplier of oxygen. (Clause 6.1.2)
• B. Evidence was found to indicate that the needs of some interested parties had not been considered by the organisation. A neighbour ' s interests had not been identified. (Clause 4.2.b)
• C. The organisation has failed to include in the EMS scope the activities, products and services associated with suppliers and contractors performing their activities on its own site. (Clause 4.3)
• D. The environmental aspects related to the use of heavy goods trucks were not identified. (Clause 6.1.2)
• E. The contractors environmetal policy is not consistent with the organisation ' s policy (Clause 5.2)
• F. The internal audit programme does not cover the on-site supplier. (Clause 9.2.2)
• G. The EMS Manager had some problems communicating with the supplier by mobile phone as an interested party. No other methods of communication were employed. (Clause 7.4.3)
• H. The environmental manager did not visit the oxygen supplier (Clause 7.4.3)

Which two of the following must be included in the audit scope of an ISO 14001 audit?

• A. Externally provided products, processes and services
• B. External training providers
• C. The life-cycle stages of the products, processes and services
• D. Logistics of the audit
• E. Quality system processes
• F. Number of auditees to be interviewed

When calculating an ISO 14001 third-party initial audit duration, which two of the following statements are true?

• A. Consider the number of sites to be audited.
• B. Include the time allocated for technical experts.
• C. The size of the organisation ' s environmental team.
• D. Consider the technical complexity of the processes.
• E. Take into account previous audit results.
• F. Incorporate the time taken to travel to/from the audit location.

Which one of the following options describes the main purpose of a Stage 1 audit?

• A. To compile the audit plan
• B. To determine readiness for Stage 2
• C. To check for legal compliance by the organisation
• D. To get to know the organisation