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CERTIFICATION CRITERIA FOR ENMS AUDITOR/LEAD AUDITOR TRAINING COURSE
3.3.2 Conducting the audit
a) Demonstrate the ability to manage opening meetings effectively.
b) Demonstrate the ability to implement the audit plan, use work documents and to
follow audit trails.
c) Demonstrate the ability to build rapport with the auditee during the audit,
including sensitivity to the needs and expectations of the auditee
d) Demonstrate the ability to manage audit interviews effectively, including the
ability to formulate effective audit questions.
e) Demonstrate the ability to collect and verify appropriate audit evidence, including
appropriate sampling (see 3.3.3)
3.3.3 Auditing Energy Management System Requirements (see Appendix 1 for
guidance)
a) Evaluate the auditee’s energy management Policy and Objectives: established
by management to reflect the nature and scale of the organisation;
communicated by management; responsibility and authority for achieving policy
and objectives have been established through adequate competent resources.
b) Evaluate the auditee’s Energy Review including:
o The complete identification of current energy sources; correct evaluation
of past and present energy use and consumption; appropriate estimate of
future energy use and consumption.
o The correct identification of all significant energy use and consumption,
including effectiveness of methods to identify and address variables and
to identify current performance.
o Effectiveness of methods for both the identification and prioritisation of
performance improvement opportunities.
o Effectiveness of methods for addressing currency of Energy Review in
response to organisational change.
o Identification of personnel who significantly impact on energy use.
c) Review the methodology and currency of the auditee’s Energy Baseline, taking
into account adjustments required from relevant changes within the
organisation.
d) Review the auditee’s Energy Performance Indicators: including the
effectiveness of the methods to determine and adapt these, and appropriateness
of the indicators for monitoring and measuring energy performance.
e) Evaluate consistency of energy management Objectives and Targets with the
Energy Policy; Legal and Other Requirements; the priorities established in the
Energy Review.
f) Evaluate the effectiveness of Action Plans in meeting energy Objectives and
Targets.
g) Verify that Operational Controls for those operations associated with
significant energy uses are established, where the absence could lead to
significant deviation from energy performance.
h) Verify capability to plan for energy performance considerations in the Design of
new, modified and renovated facilities, equipment, systems and processes.
i) Verify the capability to plan for energy performance considerations in the
Procurement of energy services, products equipment and energy.
j) Evaluate the capability to identify compliance to relevant current and future
Legal and Other Requirements.
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IRCA/5001/11/01 July 2011