News — Training for Auditors

The short answer to the question of whether there are changes how an auditor conducts the internal audit is, it depends. Certainly the focus of the revised standard has changed to performance-based requirements, and that may affect how auditors approach their audits. If you are already looking beyond just whether the laboratory is meeting the requirements of a particular clause and are looking for how well the lab has implemented the requirement, and whether it is effective, you may be well on your way to conducting an effective audit of the 2017 standard. The introduction of risk-based thinking in the standard impacts the auditing...