ISO 9001 Internal Auditing

The Audit Program
Writing the Internal Audit Procedure
A documented Internal Audit procedure is a requirement under Clause 4.2.4 of ISO 9001:2000. Clause 8.2.2 sets out the minimum requirements and purpose of the Internal Audit. When writing the Internal Audit procedure the following requirements may be taken into consideration. These will vary from industry to industry but most of them are generic. Where an integrated system is in place the requirements of the other standards, regulatory authority or other may be taken in to consideration to verify compliance, institute corrective, preventive action and continual improvement.
•    Customer requirements
•    Statutory requirements
•    Requirements of the Standard
•    Requirements of the organization
•    Requirements of the department
•    Regulatory requirements
•    Requirements of the shareholders
•    Product requirements
•    Employee requirements
•    Process requirements
•    ISO  19011:2000
•    Ensure consistent application of procedures across the organisation