What are the Responsibilities of LEAD AUDITOR?

The Lead Auditor is ultimately responsible for all phases of the audit. The Lead Auditor should have management capabilities and experience and should be given authority to make final decisions regarding the conduct of the audit and any audit observations.

The Lead Auditor’s responsibilities includes:

1. Assisting with the selection of other audit team members.

2. Preparation of the AUDIT PLAN.

3. Representing the AUDIT TEAM with auditee’s management.

4. Submitting the AUDIT REPORT.

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What is AUDIT TEAM?

Whether an audit is carried out by a team or an individual, a lead auditor should be placed in overall charge.

Depending upon the circumstances, the audit team may include experts with specialized background, auditor trainees or observers who are acceptable to the client, auditee and lead auditor.

Auditors should be free from bias and influences which could affect objectivity.

All persons and organizations involved with an audit should respect and support the independence and integrity of the auditors.

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What is AUDIT PLAN?

It is the lead auditor’s responsibility to prepare the audit plan. The plan should include :

1. The Audit Objectives and Scope.

2. Identification of the individuals having significant direct responsibilities regarding the objectives and scope.

3. Identification of reference documents (such as the applicable quality system standard and the auditee’s quality manual)

4. Identification of audit team members.

5. The language of the audit

6. The date and place where the audit is to be conducted.

7. Identification of the organizational units to be audited.

8. The expected time and duration for each major audit activity.

9. The schedule of meetings to be held with auditee management.

10. Confidentiality requirements.

11. Audit report distribution and the expected date of issue.

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What are the AUDIT OBJECTIVES?

1. To determine the conformity or nonconformity of the quality system elements with specified requirements.

2. To determine the effectiveness of the implemented quality system in meeting specified quality objectives.

3. To provide the auditee with an opportunity to improve the quality system.

4. To meet regulatory requirements.

5. To permit the listing of the audited organization’s quality system in a register.

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