During an audit, the auditor will want to meet various people from your departement/equivalent, such as the head of department, purchasing officer and lab manager. The auditor will also want to see documentation of your environmental work.

Thus, there are some things that you and your colleagues will need to prepare before the visit.

Checklist for employees in connection with an environmental work

* You should be familiar with the environmental policy and know where to find it.

* You should know which environmental procedures, instructions and other related documents apply to your work.

* You should know how and where to report environmental non-conformances or suggests improvements related to the environmental work.