第1页共17页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第1页共17页EVOLUTIONOFANENVIRONMENTALAUDITPROGRAMJ.H.MadayT.L.KuusinenOctober1991PresentedattheEnvironmentalAuditingConferenceOctober22-23,1991Seattle,WashingtonWorksupportedbytheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyunderContractDE-ACO6-76RLO1830第2页共17页第1页共17页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第2页共17页PacificNorthwestLaboratoryRichland,Washington99352DISCLAIMERThisreportwaspreparedasanaccountofworksponsoredbyanagencyoftheUnitedStates。Government.NeithertheUnitedStatesGovernmentnoranyagencythereof,noranyoftheiremployees,makesanywarranty,expressorimplied,orassumesanylegalliabilityorresponsibilityfortheaccuracy,completeness,orusefulnessofanyinformation,apparatus,product,orprocessdisclosed,orrepresentsthatitsusewouldnotinfringeprivatelyownedrights.Referencehereintoanyspecificcommercialproduct,process,orservicebytradename,trademark,manufacturer,orotherwisedoesnotnecessarilyconstituteorimplyitsendorsement,recommendation,orfavoringbytheUnitedStatesGovernmentoranyagencythereof.TheviewsandopinionsofauthorsexpressedhereindonotnecessarilystateorreflectthoseoftheUnitedStatesGovernmentoranyagencythereof.EvolutionofanEnvironmentalAuditProgramJosephH.Maday,Jr.(ASQC-CQA)TechnicalGroupLeader-QualityVerificationDepartmentandTapioKuusinenSeniorResearchScientistEnvironmentalPolicyandComplianceGroupPacificNorthwestLaboratory第3页共17页第2页共17页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第3页共17页Richland,Washington99352ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThisdocumentwaspreparedunderthedirectionoftheU.S.EnvironmentProtectionAgency’s(EPA)SmallBusinessDivision.Therewerenumerousreviewersfromgovernmentandprivateorganizations.Additionally,thefollowingprovidedimportantadviceand/orreferencematerials:*SmallBusinessOmbudsman,MaineDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection*TennesseeSmallBusinessAssistanceProgram*NewJerseyDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection*MassachusettsOfficeofTechnicalAssistanceforToxicsUseReduction(OTA)*IowaWasteReductionCenter,UniversityofNorthernIowa*FloridaSmallBusinessAssistanceProgramTheproductsandservicesincludedinthisdocumentwerecontributedforreviewbycommercialandgovernmentsources.Theprojectteamisthankfulfortheirtimelycooperation.第4页共17页第3页共17页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第4页共17页ABSTRACTInternationalandnationalstandards,andinsomecasescorporatepoliciesrequirethatplannedandscheduledauditsbeperformedtoverifyallaspectsofenvironmentalcomplianceandtodetermineeffectiveimplementationoftheenvironmentalmanagementprogram.AnexampleofthiscanbefoundinthedefinitionofauditingasprovidedbyU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)PolicyStatementonEnvironmentalAuditing.Itdefinesenvironmentalauditingasfollows:"Environmentalauditingisasystematic,documented,periodicandobjectivereviewbyregulatedentitiesoffacilityoperationsandpracticesrelatedtomeetingenvironmentalrequirements.Auditscanbedesignedtoaccomplishanyorallofthefollowing:verifycompliancewithenvironmentalrequirements,evaluatetheeffectivenessofenvironmentalmanagementsystemsalreadyinplace,orassessrisks第5页共17页第4页共17页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第5页共17页fromregulatedandunregulatedmaterialsandpractices.Auditingservesasaqualityassurancechecktohelpimprovetheeffectivenessofbasicenvironme...
