What happens if the CB discovers a regulatory noncompliance during an EMS certification audit? Does the organization fail the audit?
A regulatory noncompliance won’t necessarily result in failing the certification audit. CBs recognize that all facilities will be out of regulatory compliance at one time or another. The CB’s audit team will look at how an organization handled the situation. Did the system identify how to address the noncompliance? Was it reported quickly and properly? Was a root-cause analysis done to prevent future violations? How the environmental management system responded to the noncompliance will determine whether an organization passes the certification audit.
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