Health and Safety, Environment and Quality Audits A Risk-based Approach

The step-by-step guide to internal auditing in the three key corporate and organisational governance areas 'This book can assist employers and prospective and practicing auditors to better understand their respective roles and also the potential value to the organisation of a well-designed and conducted audit undertaken by a competent auditor or audit team.' Rob Strange, Chief Executive, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), UK Shows practitioners how to carry out internal audits to the key health and safety, environment and quality standards Risk based approach ensures that business critical factors are properly managed and controlled, giving maximum assurance to management Includes checklists, forms and toolkits - also available as free downloads from companion website Internal Auditing is an essential tool for managing compliance with health and safety, environmental safety and quality standards. Increasingly these three areas are audited by the same professionals to proliferating standards (e.g. OHSAS 18001 for health and safety, ISO 9000 for quality, ISO 14001 for environmental). This book delivers a powerful and proven approach to auditing business-critical risk areas. It covers each of the aspects that need to be taken into account for a successful audit to recognised standards and is an important resource for auditors, managers, health and safety professionals, and anyone with a critical interest in governance and organizational improvement. Stephen Asbury is Director of Corporate Risk Systems Ltd. He is a Director and Trustee of IOSH and has over 20 years' experience as a health, safety and environment practitioner. Peter Ashwell is Managing Director of Kingdom Management Ltd which has been servicing multinational client worldwide for the last 16 years. Supporting material is available from: http://books.elsevier.com/companions/0750680261Asbury, Stephen is the author of 'Health and Safety, Environment and Quality Audits A Risk-based Approach', published 2007 under ISBN 9780750680264 and ISBN 0750680261.