Table of Contents

Foreword<br>Introduction<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Terms and definitions<br>4 Multiple audits<br>5 Auditing objectives<br>6 Internal audit objectives<br>7 External audit objectives<br>8 Identification of the critical factors in the water<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;quality sampling process<br>9 Risk-based versus judgement-based approaches<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to auditing<br>10 Document auditing<br>11 Real-time audit<br>12 Design of an audit plan<br>13 Conduct of field assessments<br>14 Audit methodology<br>15 Assignment of the audit report and the closure meeting<br>16 The audit report and statement of findings<br>17 Outline flow diagram of audit process<br>Annex A (informative) - Audit forms<br>Annex B (informative) - Suggested procedures for monitoring<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;temperature control<br>Annex C (informative) - Measurement of uncertainty associated<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with sampling practices<br>Bibliography

Abstract

Gives an audit protocol to monitor conformity with declared, or assumed, practices in all areas of water quality sampling.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
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ISBN
Committee	EH/3/6
Supersedes	BS 8550(2010) : 2010