IIA CPEA Certified Professional Environmental Auditor Exam Practice Test

Directors and officers of a corporation:

The protection of the environment is the responsibility:

An audit program is first and foremost a verification program. It is not meant to replace existing environmental management systems at the corporate (e.g., regulatory updating), division (e.g., capital planning for pollution control expenditures) or plant (e.g., NPDES discharge monitoring) levels. Indeed, the program should be designed to verify that these environmental management systems do, in fact, exist and are in use. However, these benefits of audit can be offset by some real and potential costs including:

Accordingly, many multinational companies have developed global secondary containment standards for hazardous waste, and material containers and tanks. These standards are fairly straightforward and address:

A set of roles and responsibilities for the audit program director or manager, for example, might include:

One of the early keys to developing a successful program, regardless of the strategy selected, is commitment. Top management's role at this stage is critical. Before any audits are conducted, management must develop and communicate a policy that supports the of an audit program.

The specific structure of the audit program will vary, depending upon the individual organization. Probably the most prevalent, though not the only, approach is: