For more information about PIM's environmental, health and safety auditing program. An audit is a systematic, documented process of objectively collecting and evaluating factual information in order to verify a site or organization's environmental, health or safety status with respect to specific, predetermined criteria. PIM's audits encompass both compliance audits, which are directed at verifying a site or organization's conformance with regulatory requirements and management system audits, which evaluate the effectiveness of management systems in ensuring compliance. A regularly scheduled audit provides management with an effective and affordable means to ensure regulatory compliance. Identifying regulatory compliance issues allows an organization time to better plan and implement corrective actions before a regulatory inspection occurs.
Audits minimize regulatory fines and penalties along with environmental, health and safety risks.
Audits can also uncover ways to reduce waste management and workers' compensation costs.