This text aims to help optimize the efficient execution of an integrated management system audit. To that end, the different stages and specifics of an integrated audit are defined stage by stage, alongside practical examples and exhaustive analyses of all the requirements. This includes examining even the most detailed demands necessary for a high quality audit, covering factors such as environment, security and health.
It also provides the auditor with precise guidelines to carry out an integrated audit by making explicit the minimum requirements, by identifying what is most usually found, with practical notes on improving practice and by presenting unusual examples and observations.