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Guidelines on Best Practice in

Recruitment and Selection

Project Title: Chalabilar Village New School Construction


Contract No: W912GB21C0028
Location: Barda, Azerbaijan
Prime Contractor: Fragola G Cervices

Internal Audit Quality Procedure

# Name Position Signature Date Issued Rev.


1 Elchin Ismayilov QA/QC 11.17.2021 For Approval A1
2 Nijad Djafarov HSE Manager 11.17.2021 For Approval A1

3 Elkhan Badirov Faber 11.17.2021 For Approval A1


Construction
4 Gunay Rzayeva Fragola G 11.17.2021 For Approval A1

Doc #: FAB-QA-AZ-001-01 DATE: 11.17.2021 Rev. A1


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Services

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1 Scope

This procedure defines the way in which the Faber LLC will perform Internal
Auditing of the Quality Management System.
It applies to all Internal Quality Audits;- which will generally be performed against
the requirement of the Company's Quality Manual, Procedures and Work Instructions.

Specific deviations from this procedure will be at the discretion of the Company's
Managing Directors.

The Managing Directors are responsible for nominating suitably qualified individuals
to perform Internal Auditing - these individuals may be company employees
(independent of the area under examination) or external consultants.

2 Purpose

The purpose of Internal Auditing is to ensure that the Quality Management System is
being operated correctly and effectively, by performing planned and documented
checks, designed to ensure that:-

The Quality System documentation adequately defines the needs of the business
The documented Procedures and Work Instructions are practical, understood and
implemented.
The training of employees is adequate to allow them to do their tasks

The purpose of Internal Audits is not to search for the guilty, or to find fault with
individuals' performance. The System is being audited - not the individuals.

Persons performing audits, (Auditors), must be suitably qualified, and must approach
this important task with the seriousness it deserves. Auditors may be Company
employees or external consultants.

Internal Audits are the most effective way of continually assessing the effectiveness
of the Quality System - they provide feedback.

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3 Definitions and Responsibilities

3.1 Definition of an Audit

An internal quality audit is a structured and independent examination to determine


whether activities and their related results comply with planned arrangements, and
whether these arrangements are implemented effectively.

Other types of Audit may take place - Health & Safety, Financial etc. - but they are
outside the scope of this procedure.

3.2 Definition of an Auditor

An auditor is a person who is qualified to carry out the task of auditing the Company's
Quality Management System.

He will survey and sample the Quality Management System by questioning, listening,
observing, challenging, and noting facts, which allows him to compare the activity
with the planned arrangements in an impartial manner.

Wherever possible, the Auditor will be independent of the process / activity being
audited.

3.3 Definition of an Auditee

An Auditee is the person who is being Audited. He must supply information to the
Auditor. In many audits there is more than one auditee.

3.4 Responsibilities

The Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring that the Internal Audit programme
takes place, for allocation and training of Internal Auditors, and for preparing and
approving the Internal Audit Schedule.

Responsibilities of the Auditor are described in the following paragraphs.

4 Process

The process of Internal Auditing falls into five broad categories :-


· Audit Planning
· Audit Preparation
· Auditing
· Writing the Audit Report
· Following up the Actions

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4.1 Audit Planning

Audit Planning consists of preparing the Internal Audit Schedule, which is a


controlled document, authorised by the Managing Directors.

The Schedule should cover all aspects of the Quality Management System at least
once a year - although particular activities may be audited more frequently depending
on their importance.

The Schedule should leave room (time) for unscheduled audits in response to:-
· anticipated problem areas
· actual problems
· requests from Management
· unforeseen changes in circumstances

The Schedule should define, for each Audit :-


· the type of Audit planned (e.g. Procedure or Service Quality)
· the subject of the Audit (Service, Training, Procedures)
· the Auditor
· the Auditee
· the date (at the planning stage the month for the Audit will be sufficient - as
the time approaches the Auditor will set a firm date with the Auditee)

4.2 Audit Preparation


The Auditor will prepare for each Audit as follows :-
· by reading through previous Audit reports covering the same area (in order
that previous 'problem areas' can be examined in more detail, or that areas
previously unexamined can be looked at more closely)
· by familiarising himself with the requirements of the standards (Quality
Manual / Procedures / Work Instructions)
· by contacting the Auditee and confirming the date/time for the Audit
· by preparing an Audit Checklist or similar aide-memoir

4.3 Auditing
During the Audit, the Auditor will :-
· make use of standard Auditing Techniques to collect objective information
concerning the subject being audited
· not respond to rumour and hearsay
· avoid confrontational situations and arguments
· make notes to aid in the writing of the Audit Report
· collect documentary evidence of conformity or nonconformity
· note where current procedures could be improved
· keep the Auditee informed as to the progress of the Audit and any findings

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4.4 Writing the Audit Report

As soon as practical after the Audit, the Auditor will prepare an Audit Report which :-
· classifies the findings of the Audit as follows :-

Major Fails to satisfy the requirements of the


Quality Procedures, and of external
procedures required by customers and
other bodies
Minor Satisfies all customers and external
procedures, but fails the requirements of
the company’s Quality Procedures
Acceptable Satisfies the company’s Quality
Procedures, and client and external
bodies’ procedures.

Observation An area of weakness that could be


improved

· records the good points as well as the bad


· makes constructive suggestions where possible
· records only factual evidence (not hearsay)
· clearly identifies the areas where corrective actions are required, and .
who is responsible for carrying them out
· contains :-
· the Scope of the Audit
· the Date of the Audit
· the Names of the Auditor, Auditees, Observers
· the Location of the Audit
· the Distribution List for the Audit Report
· is signed-off by all parties as being a true and accurate representation. .
of the facts

4.5 Following-up the Actions

The Auditor is responsible for checking that follow-up actions have taken place. If an
Auditee persistently fails to carry out the assigned follow-up actions, the auditor must
inform the Managing Director, who will take steps to ensure that the follow-up
actions take place.

As the follow-up actions are completed the Auditor will record them by up-issuing the
original Audit Report. Once all follow-up actions have been completed, the Auditor
will sign-off the Audit Report as 'complete'.

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5 Quality Records

Completed Audit Records are stored as Quality Records - and have the following
important functions:-

Demonstrating that the Audit System exists, is functioning & effective

Allowing analysis of types of problems - and identifying the most common problems
so that preventative action can be taken

Analysing response & correction times

Allowing the Auditor to prepare for Audits by reviewing the past Audit Reports for
that area or function

Providing valuable summary for use in Management Reviews of the Quality System

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6 Process flowchart

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