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NEW QUESTION # 25
ABC is a large lubricant oils manufacturer located in country A. Due to tax exemption and other economic issues, they decided to move the whole plant to a neighbouring country B. They moved every single piece of the plant (equipment, systems); the new plant has the same layout, the same dimensions, the same suppliers of raw materials and the same customers. Even more, most personnel accepted to move to country B.
They operate a third-party certified EMS; the certificate was transferred to the new plant after a half-day audit from the certification body. You are auditing ABC's EMS in the new location, representing ABC's largest customer. When interviewing the Environmental Manager (EM), you ask:
You: Can I see the plan you developed to keep under control the impact of the EMS due to the change of site?
EM: We listed all elements and processes of the EMS that might need to be changed and selected those that we considered needed a careful review and probably a revision.
Below you will find that list; select six that you consider will need to be revised.
- A. Roles and their responsibilities
- B. Significant environmental aspects
- C. Personnel competence
- D. ABC's Environmental policy
- E. Requirements ABC chooses to comply with
- F. External issues related to the context of the organisation
- G. Emergencies from external conditions
- H. Process for assessing risks
- I. Maintenance of infrastructure
- J. Environmental conditions
- K. Legal requirements
Answer: B,C,F,G,J,K
NEW QUESTION # 26
The audit lifecycle describes the ISO 19011 process for conducting an individual audit.
Which two of the following are part of conducting the audit activities?
- A. Determine audit feasibility
- B. Distribute the audit report
- C. Assign work to the audit team
- D. Verify corrective action effectiveness
- E. Hold the opening meeting
- F. Determine audit conclusion
Answer: E,F
Explanation:
According to ISO 19011:2018 Clause 6.4.3 (Conducting audit activities):
Conducting audit activities includes:
Holding opening meetings (A).
Collecting and verifying information.
Generating audit findings.
Determining audit conclusions (F).
Assigning work (B) and determining feasibility (E) occur during audit planning.
Report distribution (C) and corrective action verification (D) occur after audit completion.
Reference: ISO 19011:2018 Clause 6.4.3.
NEW QUESTION # 27
An internal auditor of a manufacturer of aluminium products for the car industry asked to see the most recent management review minutes and found no reference to the completion of some of the current environmental objectives. He raised a nonconformity against section 9.3.c of ISO 14001 in Report IA202. The nonconformity (NC3) stated:
"Top management has not analysed why some of the environmental objectives have been met since the last management review." When discussing the finding with the Environmental Manager, the auditor was informed that planned actions taken to complete the current environmental objectives were specifically covered in the internal audit programme and did not need any further work done.
Select one of the options which would constitute an effective response by the Environmental Manager to the nonconformity.
- A. Revise the incomplete environmental objectives to make them more achievable within 12 months.
- B. Embark on a training programme for internal auditors on the setting and evaluation of environmental objectives.
- C. Schedule additional internal audits in the internal audit programme for the next year, specifically to cover the completion of all environmental objectives.
- D. Reject the non-conformity. Objectives do not have to be met within a year. Plans on how to achieve objectives are established and reviewed when conducting the internal audit programme.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 28
Which two of the following phrases would apply to "audit criteria"?
- A. Management policy
- B. Nonconformity report
- C. Financial objectives
- D. Auditor competence
- E. ISO 14001 requirements
- F. Audit conclusions
Answer: A,E
Explanation:
According to ISO 19011:2018 Clause 3.3 (Terms and definitions):
Audit criteria are defined as:
"Set of policies, procedures or requirements used as a reference against which objective evidence is compared." ISO 14001 requirements (F) and the organization's own management policy (A) are valid audit criteria.
Nonconformity report (C) and audit conclusions (D) are audit outputs, not criteria.
Financial objectives (B) and auditor competence (E) are not used as audit criteria.
Reference: ISO 19011:2018 Clause 3.3; ISO 14001:2015 Clause 5.2.
NEW QUESTION # 29
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.
You raise a non-conformance against clause 6.1.2 of ISO 14001:
"VitalSpark does not maintain documented information on aspects/impacts related to activities, products and services of the oxygen supplier." Which combination of two of the following actions proposed by VitalSpark would permit you to close out the nonconformity?
- A. VitalSpark will expand its audit programme to include audits of the oxygen supplier's organisation.
- B. VitalSpark will update its documented information on aspects/impacts to include those related to the oxygen supplier.
- C. VitalSpark will suggest that the oxygen supplier should undertake training in environmental awareness.
- D. VitalSpark will retrieve environmental data on a monthly basis from the on-site supplier.
- E. The oxygen supplier will be requested to implement an ISO 14001 management system within the next
3 months. - F. The oxygen supplier will be requested to undertake a full environmental survey of its processes.
Answer: B,D
NEW QUESTION # 30
Whistlekleen is a national dry cleaning and laundry organisation with 50 shops. You are conducting an EMS surveillance audit of Head Office and are sampling environmental performance measurement. You find that
80 per cent of failures to meet performance criteria originate from five shops in the same region. Most of these failures relate to the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that exceeded regulations. The Environmental Manager tells you that these are the oldest shops in the organisation. The cleaning equipment needs replacing but the organisation cannot afford it at the moment.
On raising the matter with senior management, you are told that there are plans to replace the equipment in these shops over the next five years.
When reviewing the nonconformity report files, you find that the organisation is facing a legal dispute with the environmental authority over multiple breaches of environmental legislation.
Select the three best options for how this dispute should be handled by the organisation through its EMS.
- A. Monitor VOC emissions to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
- B. Advise the authority that timely corrective action will be taken.
- C. Conduct an internal enquiry to establish who is to blame.
- D. Investigate changing the cleaning process to use chemicals with lower VOC content.
- E. Offer to compensate employees for possible health implications.
- F. Ask to settle the court case by negotiation with the authority.
- G. Advise the authority that the faulty equipment will be maintained more often.
- H. Give an explanation to the authority of what went wrong.
Answer: A,B,D
NEW QUESTION # 31
You are auditing the ISO 14001 management system of a primary school (School 21st Century) located in downtown Lima, Peru. There are 400 students, attending classes from 9 am until 5.30 pm.
You have presented a nonconformity at the closing meeting:
Non-conformity - No environmental aspect has been identified related to the impact of the education provided by the school on students' awareness (as future adults) related to generic environmental issues.
Select the three best acceptable corrections that the school may take.
- A. Review the procedure for waste management in the school
- B. Hire an environmentalist next month to deliver a couple of lectures on the environment to all employees of the school, except students
- C. Thoroughly review the syllabus for next year to include environmental issues whenever appropriate
- D. Ask the National Environmental Agency for reading materials to give to students before the lecture by the expert
- E. Establish environmental objectives for the school
- F. Hire an environment expert next week to deliver a lecture on the environment to all students
- G. Revise the school's environmental policy to include environmental concerns
- H. Add the education on generic environmental issues to the list of environmental aspects of the school's EMS
Answer: C,F,H
NEW QUESTION # 32
A multi-level shopping centre is open every day to the public from 09:00-21:00 hours. During an external audit of the centre to ISO 14001, you establish that there are 40 vending machines that are permanently switched on. Thirty of them do not sell perishable foodstuffs. You also note that there are eight escalators in the complex that run constantly during public access. When asked about environmental performance improvement objectives, the Centre Manager says that there are plans to increase the natural daylight by installing more skylights thus saving on lighting costs, but the estimated budget for this has not yet been approved by the board.
You: I note that energy consumption is a significant environmental aspect in the centre. How do you mitigate the impacts of this?
EMS Manager: We try to reduce our energy costs by negotiating a better deal from the energy company. We are considering changing to one that only supplies electricity from renewable sources.
You: What steps have you taken to reduce overall consumption?
EMS Manager: We conducted awareness training for staff. For example, turning off lights in staff areas not being used.
You: I see that the escalators account for the highest usage of energy. Are there any objectives to try and reduce this?
EMS Manager: No, it would be too costly to change them.
You: How do you measure electricity consumption?
EMS Manager: We have meters installed in each floor of the centre. We take readings every hour and we plot the consumption graph for every staff shift.
You continue the interview and find that energy consumption has increased steadily over the past five years.
Select the two statements that are true.
- A. The Centre Manager is trained in energy awareness.
- B. The vending machines are switched on permanently.
- C. The centre staff are responsible for energy consumption in the staff areas.
- D. The organisation's energy supplier sources renewable energy.
- E. The organisation should take action to address its energy consumption.
- F. The escalators are switched on permanently.
Answer: B,E
NEW QUESTION # 33
Which two of the following documents are not required for documentation review by an auditor conducting a Stage 1 certification audit to ISO 14001?
- A. An internal audit schedule
- B. Documented information on the environmental objectives
- C. List of environmental aspects
- D. A list of planned emergency responses
- E. An organisation's financial statement
- F. A management review record
Answer: E,F
Explanation:
According to ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Clause 9.3.2.1 and ISO 14001:2015:
Stage 1 focuses on evaluating management system documentation (e.g., environmental aspects, objectives, emergency preparedness, audit schedule).
Financial statements (C) are not relevant to EMS certification.
Management review records (D) may not yet be available at Stage 1 if the EMS is not fully implemented.
Reference: ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Clause 9.3.2.1; ISO 14001:2015 Clauses 6.1.2, 6.2.1, 8.2.
NEW QUESTION # 34
A group of 22 Italian restaurants in downtown San Francisco (US) established an EMS following the requirements of ISO 14001. You are performing an internal audit before the fourth certification cycle. The audit plan included an audit of the General Manager (GM) as the last interview before the closing meeting.
During the interview with the GM, you audit clause 10.3 (Continual improvement). The dialogue is as follows.
You: Could you please tell me how did you improve the EMS to enhance environmental performance (Clause
10.3)?
GM: One way to improve the EMS is to improve one or several of its processes. We decided to improve the water-consuming processes in all our branches. We use water in many of our processes (e.g. to wash our kitchens, our cutlery, plates, and glasses, to keep our floors clean). The idea was to review these processes in detail to reduce the amount of water used per customer. Each of the 22 branches sent us their results, we analysed the data and found out that the average water consumption per customer was reduced by 13%; therefore, we improved our environmental performance. We are happy about that.
You: What about the results in each branch?
GM: Have a look at this table:
Analysing this table, what would be your decision related to raising nonconformities to clause 10.3? Select two.
- A. I would raise an opportunity for improvement for branches in B, C, and D
- B. I would not raise any nonconformity
- C. I would raise a nonconformity for the whole group
- D. I would raise a nonconformity for branches in D
- E. I would raise a nonconformity for branches in C and D
- F. I would raise a nonconformity for branches in B
Answer: A,D
NEW QUESTION # 35
Showitoff is an organisation specialising in the design and production of wall decorating materials for the domestic market. During an ISO 14001 certification audit of the site, the auditor comes across an open, walled area just outside the maintenance department. It contains various scraps of wood and metal as well as several rusty components. They are lying on an oily floor. When asked about it, the EMS Manager states that he presumes that the materials come from maintenance work.
The auditor interviews the Maintenance Manager in his department. He notes that shelves containing various spares are well labelled and neatly stacked. He asked about the "dump" outside and is told that it contains some excess materials that the Manager likes to keep in case they come in handy at some stage. The auditor points out that the "dump" might be classed under regulations as a landfill site, which requires an operating licence. The Maintenance Manager is not aware of such a licence.
Which three statements represent good audit practice?
- A. The auditor should ask the Maintenance Manager to clean up the "dump".
- B. The auditor should raise a nonconformity against ISO 14001.
- C. The auditor should congratulate the Maintenance Manager on having a neat and tidy spares store.
- D. The auditor should consider surveying more areas of the site for other "dumps".
- E. The auditor should advise the organisation to get rid of all the "dumps".
- F. The auditor should check the information given by the Maintenance Manager with the EMS Manager.
- G. The auditor should refer the organisation to the relevant authorities.
- H. The auditor should check whether the organisation has permission to operate a landfill site.
Answer: D,F,H
NEW QUESTION # 36
Showitoff is an organisation specialising in the design and production of wall decorating materials for the domestic market. During an ISO 14001 certification audit of the site, the auditor comes across an open, walled area just outside the maintenance department. It contains various scraps of wood and metal as well as several rusty components. They are lying on an oily floor. When asked about it, the EMS Manager states that he presumes that the materials come from maintenance work.
The auditor interviews the Maintenance Manager in his department. He notes that shelves containing various spares are well labelled and neatly stacked. He asked about the "dump" outside and is told that it contains some excess materials that the Manager likes to keep in case they come in handy at some stage. The auditor points out that the "dump" might be classed under regulations as a landfill site, which requires an operating licence. The Maintenance Manager is not aware of such a licence.
The auditor decides to review the process for evaluation of compliance with environmental regulations in more depth.
Select three options that provide a meaningful audit trail for this process.
- A. How is the material content of scrap items verified?
- B. How are maintenance staff made aware of regulatory requirements?
- C. How is the handling of waste materials monitored?
- D. Is a regulatory expert employed on the internal audit programme?
- E. How is the cost of unused or excess materials calculated?
- F. What are the qualifications of the EMS and Maintenance Managers?
- G. What environmental aspects have been identified as being associated with regulations?
- H. Are operators trained in the identification of legal requirements?
Answer: B,C,G
NEW QUESTION # 37
A key audit process is the way auditors gather information and determine the findings' characteristics. Put the actions in the correct order to complete this process.
Answer:
Explanation:
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This sequence is derived from ISO 19011:2018 - Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems, which is used in conjunction with ISO 14001:2015 by auditors. Specifically, the audit process steps during the
"conducting the audit" phase include:
Determining the source of information (Clause 6.4.5): Includes documents, interviews, records, and observations.
Collecting data by sampling (Clause 6.4.6): Sampling helps in managing resources and gathering relevant evidence effectively.
Gathering audit evidence (Clause 3.8): Audit evidence is the data collected and verified to support findings.
Evaluating against audit criteria (Clause 3.9): Evidence must be evaluated against standards such as ISO
14001 requirements, internal policies, etc.
Developing audit findings (Clause 6.4.9): Conclusions regarding conformance, nonconformance, and opportunities for improvement.
Review of findings (Clause 6.4.10): Cross-verification and validation before finalizing results.
Audit conclusions (Clause 6.4.11): Final statements summarizing the audit based on findings.
This structured process ensures audits are performed impartially, with verifiable, evidence-based outcomes that contribute to continual improvement.
Reference:
ISO 19011:2018, Clauses 6.4.5 to 6.4.11
ISO 14001:2015, Clause 9.2 - Internal audit requirements
NEW QUESTION # 38
Whistlekleen is a national dry cleaning and laundry organisation with 50 shops. You are conducting an EMS surveillance audit of Head Office and are sampling environmental performance measurement. You find that
80 per cent of failures to meet performance criteria originate from five shops in the same region. Most of these failures relate to the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that exceeds regulations. The Environmental Manager tells you that these are the oldest shops in the organisation. The cleaning equipment needs replacing but the organisation cannot afford it at the moment.
On raising the matter with senior management, you are told that there are plans to replace the equipment in these shops over the next five years.
Select two options that apply to how you should respond to the information given.
- A. Raise an opportunity for improvement (OI) to reduce damaging emissions
- B. Recommend that staff in the five shops should have medical check-ups due to air pollution
- C. Evaluate whether the process for measuring environmental performance is effective
- D. Determine if the local authority has been informed that the organisation is exceeding VOC emissions
- E. Criticise the equipment replacement period as being too environmentally damaging for too long
- F. Extend the audit plan to include the five shops
Answer: C,D
NEW QUESTION # 39
In the case of ISO 14001 EMS audits that follow the recommendations of ISO 19011, which two of the following statements are true?
- A. Internal auditors can audit their own work.
- B. Second-party audits are conducted by certification body auditors with experience in evaluating legal compliance.
- C. The frequency of internal audits is determined based on the environmental importance of the processes concerned.
- D. EMS auditors do not need to evaluate the organisation's capability to respond to and recover from disruptive incidents.
- E. The audit plan should consider the effect of the audit activities on the auditee's processes.
- F. An audit on an external provider may also be referred to as a third-party audit.
Answer: C,E
Explanation:
From ISO 19011:2018:
Clause 5.4.3:
"The audit plan should consider the potential impact on the auditee's processes during audit activities to minimize disruption." Clause 5.2 and 5.3:
"The audit programme frequency should be based on the significance of the environmental aspects, past audit results, changes, and risks." Internal auditors auditing their own work violates auditor impartiality (Clause 4.4.2 - Auditor Independence).
Second-party audits are customer-supplier audits, not certification body audits (Clause 3.7 - Audit Types).
EMS auditors must consider the organization's preparedness for emergencies (ISO 14001:2015 Clause 8.2).
Reference: ISO 19011:2018 Clauses 4.4.2, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4.3; ISO 14001:2015 Clause 8.2.
NEW QUESTION # 40
During a Stage 1 audit, the EMS Manager asks that the audit includes coverage of a new storage site on the other side of town that they have taken over since the application was made.
Which two of the following actions should the auditor take?
- A. Advise the EMS Manager that an extension of the scope is possible but will have to go through established procedures.
- B. Inform the auditee that the Stage 2 will be changed to include the new site.
- C. Determine whether the EMS Management System covers the new site and, if so, proceed with the audit.
- D. Advise the EMS Manager that the audit scope has been set and the audit will need to proceed as planned.
- E. Suggest that the EMS Manager cancels the audit contract and reapplies for the new situation.
- F. Advise the EMS Manager that, within the existing scope, the new site can be included without any problem.
Answer: A,C
Explanation:
According to ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Clause 9.2.2 and 9.3.1:
Scope changes may be accommodated during the certification process, but proper evaluation is required.
The auditor should:
Confirm whether the EMS has been extended to cover the new site (C).
Inform that scope expansion needs to follow formal procedures through the certification body (F).
Simply including the new site without evaluation (A) is incorrect.
The audit plan can be adjusted, but full reassessment (D) is unnecessary unless significant issues arise.
Reference: ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Clause 9.2.2, 9.3.1; ISO 14001 Lead Auditor Course Guide.
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