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EVOLUTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT PROGRAM

J. H. Maday

T. L. Kuusinen

October 1991

Presented at the

Environmental Auditing Conference

October 22-23, 1991

Seattle, Washington

Work supported by

the U.S. Department of Energy

under Contract DE-ACO6-76RLO 1830

Pacific Northwest Laboratory

Richland, Washington 99352

DISCLAIMER

This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States。Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

Evolution of an Environmental Audit Program

Joseph H. Maday, Jr. (ASQC-CQA)

Technical Group Leader - Quality Verification Department

and

Tapio Kuusinen

Senior Research Scientist

Environmental Policy and Compliance Group

Pacific Northwest Laboratory

Richland, Washington 99352

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This document was prepared under the direction of the U.S. Environment Protection Agency’s (EPA)

Small Business Division. There were numerous reviewers from government and private organizations. Additionally, the following provided important advice and/or reference materials:

* Small Business Ombudsman, Maine Department of Environmental Protection

* Tennessee Small Business Assistance Program

* New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

* Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance for Toxics Use Reduction (OTA)

* Iowa Waste Reduction Center, University of Northern Iowa * Florida Small Business Assistance Program

The products and services included in this document were contributed for review by commercial and

government sources. The project team is thankful for their timely cooperation.

ABSTRACT

International and national standards, and in some cases corporate policies require that planned and scheduled audits be performed to verify all aspects of environmental compliance and to determine effective implementation of the environmental management program. An example of this can be found in the definition of auditing as provided by U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Policy Statement on Environmental Auditing. It defines environmental auditing as follows:

"Environmental auditing is a systematic, documented, periodic and objective review

by regulated entities of facility operations and practices related to meeting

environmental requirements. Audits can be designed to accomplish any or all of

the following: verify compliance with environmental requirements, evaluate the

effectiveness of environmental management systems already in place, or assess risks