Audit Report

Audit reports must be analyzed considering the importance of each.

A non-conformance is considered serious when an activity that requires a System does not have it, or when a System has a very serious deficiency that may impact its functioning. An evidence of a severe lack of commitment of the management department referring to the Quality System consists of a serious non-conformance. Individual events of non-compliance with the company's standards are considered small.

The Audit report is based on topics presented in the closing meeting and usually includes the following items:

Identification of audit team, audited person, location and dates.

Purpose of the audit, scope of investigation, document used as reference to audit the system.

Audit scope, departments and activities audited. It includes a copy of the audit program.

Copy of non-conformances presented in the closing meeting. It must not, in any circumstances, add new non-conformances.

Summary presented in the closing meeting.

The report must be signed by the auditor and approved by the board of directors. It must be sent to the person audited as soon as possible.

The audit result, as well as reports that contain confidential information or data of audited person, must be safeguarded by the auditor. Copies can be distributed with authorization of audited person.