Auditor Qualification Examination flashcards
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- Documented information
- The single term used in ISO management system standards to cover both documents that must be maintained and records that must be retained, replacing the older separate terms.
- Process approach
- Managing activities as interrelated processes with defined inputs, outputs, sequence, interaction, performance indicators, and assigned responsibility, so that system results are predictable and improvement is measurable.
- Risk-based thinking
- A way of working that considers uncertainty and its potential effects when planning and operating the management system, rather than a separate clause or a formal risk register requirement.
- Major nonconformity
- A finding showing the management system is not effectively implemented, such as a missing required process, systemic failure, or a lapse that creates significant risk to product or service conformity.
- Minor nonconformity
- An isolated or single lapse in the management system that does not indicate a systemic breakdown and does not by itself undermine the effectiveness of the control being audited.
- Stage 1 audit
- The first certification audit stage, performed to review readiness for Stage 2 by examining documented information, context, scope, and whether key processes and internal audits are in place.
- Context of the organization
- Clause 4 requirement to determine external and internal issues, interested parties and their relevant requirements, and the scope and boundaries of the management system.
- Management review inputs
- Clause 9.3 requires reviewing prior actions, changes, performance trends, audit results, nonconformities, corrective actions, and interested party feedback, and recording outputs and decisions.
- Hierarchy of controls
- The ordered preference for risk control: eliminate the hazard, substitute, use engineering controls, apply administrative controls including training, and finally use personal protective equipment.
- Worker consultation
- Clause 5.4 requirement that workers be consulted on hazard identification, risk assessment, incident investigation, and OH&S decisions, with participation mechanisms established and barriers removed.
- Hazard identification inputs
- Clause 6.1.2.1 inputs include routine and non-routine activities, emergency situations, human factors, past incidents, work organization, and social factors affecting the OH&S system.
- OH&S opportunity
- A circumstance or set of circumstances that can lead to improved OH&S performance, such as a design change that removes a hazard rather than merely controlling exposure.
- Incident investigation
- Clause 10.2 requires reporting, investigating, and acting on incidents and near misses in a timely manner, with worker participation and retention of documented results.
- Emergency preparedness testing
- Clause 8.2 requires planned responses to potential emergency situations, periodic testing of those responses, and review and revision after tests or actual emergencies.
- Contractor coordination
- Clause 8.1.4 requires the organization to coordinate with contractors and ensure outsourced processes meet OH&S requirements, retaining control of the activity.
- Legal compliance evaluation
- Clause 9.1.2 requires evaluating fulfilment of legal and other requirements at planned intervals, with results retained and used as management review input.
- Environmental aspect
- An element of an organization's activities, products, or services that interacts or can interact with the environment, such as emissions, waste generation, or water use.
- Significant environmental aspect
- An aspect that has or can have a significant environmental impact, determined using established criteria, and which drives operational controls, monitoring, and communication.
- Compliance obligations
- The 2015 term for legal requirements and other requirements the organization must comply with, which must be determined, accessible, and evaluated for fulfilment.
- Life-cycle perspective
- Consideration of environmental aspects across raw material acquisition, design, production, transport, use, end-of-life treatment, and disposal, proportionate to control and influence.
- Environmental performance
- The measurable results of the organization's management of its environmental aspects, tracked through monitoring, measurement, and analysis and used to evaluate system effectiveness.
- Operational control
- Clause 8.1 requires controls for processes needed to meet environmental requirements, including engineering and procedural controls, and controls over outsourced processes.
- Environmental emergency response
- Clause 8.2 requires identifying potential emergency situations, planning responses, testing them, and reviewing and revising the plan after tests or actual events.
- Environmental condition
- A state or characteristic of the environment, such as air quality or water level, which may be affected by the organization's aspects and which the organization may monitor.
- Prerequisite programme
- Basic hygiene and operational conditions implemented before HACCP controls, covering premises, water, pest control, cleaning, personnel hygiene, and maintenance, as specified in ISO/TS 22002-1.
- Operational prerequisite programme
- A control measure applied to prevent contamination or proliferation of a significant food safety hazard, without a measurable critical limit, managed through defined monitoring and correction.
- Critical control point
- A step where a control measure with a validated critical limit is applied to prevent, eliminate, or reduce a significant food safety hazard to an acceptable level.
- Critical limit
- A measurable value separating acceptability from unacceptability at a critical control point, which must be validated before use and monitored at a defined frequency.
- Hazard analysis
- The process of identifying biological, chemical, and physical hazards, including allergens, and evaluating their significance using severity and likelihood to select control measures.
- Validation versus verification
- Validation confirms before implementation that control measures can achieve the intended hazard control; verification confirms after implementation that the food safety management system is working effectively.
- Traceability system
- Clause 8.3 requires identifying lots, linking raw materials to finished product and distribution, and retaining records for the defined retention period beyond shelf life.
- Withdrawal and recall
- A documented procedure to notify affected parties and recover unsafe product, tested at planned intervals, with records retained and results used to improve the system.