What do registrars and internal auditors rely on in conducting ISO 14001 audits?
As listed above, there are presently three environmental auditing guidelines standards that provide guidance and information on the conducting of an environmental audit (EA) and the recommended criteria for auditors who are to conduct internal, second- and third-party EMS audits. These standards and three similiar quality auditing standards in the ISO 9000 series are to be replaced in the near future by ISO 19011, Guidelines on quality and/or environmental management systems auditing, which is being drafted by a joint working group of TC 176 and TC 207 auditing standards experts. The existing ISO 14000 auditing standards provide useful guidance to organizations establishing and/or enhancing an EA programauditing program.
