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ISO-9001-Lead-Auditor Exam Dumps - QMS ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Exam

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Question # 9

Scenario 6: Davis Clinic (DC) is an American medical center focused on integrated health care. Since its establishment DC was committed to providing qualitative services for its clients, which is the reason why the company decided to implement a quality management system (QMS) based on ISO 9001. After a year of having an active QMS in place, DC applied for a certification audit.

A team of five auditors, from a well-known certification body, was selected to conduct the audit. Eva was appointed as the audit team leader. After three days of auditing, the team gathered to review and examine their findings. They also discussed the audit findings with DC's top management and then drafted the audit conclusions.

In the closing meeting, which was held between the audit team and the top management of DC. Eva presented two nonconformities that were detected during the audit. Eva stated that the company did not retain documented information regarding its outsourced services for an analysis laboratory and regarding the conducted management reviews. During the closing meeting, the audit team required from DCs top management to come up with corrective action plans within two weeks. Although the top management did not agree with the audit findings, the audit team insisted that the auditee must submit corrective actions within the given time frame in order for the audit activities to continue.

Once the action plans were evaluated, the audit team began preparing the audit report. Eva required from the team to provide accurate descriptions of the audit findings and the audit conclusions. The report was then distributed to all the interested parties involved in the audit, including the certification body Based on the report, the certification body together with Eva, as the audit team leader, made the certification decision.

Based on the scenario above, answer the following question:

Why is it important to discuss the audit findings with DC’s top management prior to the closing meeting and the submission of the final audit report?

A.

To verify whether the audit objectives have been met

B.

To encourage the implementation of corrective actions as soon as possible

C.

To identify the persons responsible for the nonconformities

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Question # 10

You are an auditor from a construction organisation who is conducting a second party audit to ISO 9001 at a steel rolling mill producing

structural steelwork. When auditing the rolling process, you find that the operator who is unloading the furnace does not use the

adjacent infrared pyrometer to measure the appropriate product temperature in readiness for the next production stage.

You: "How do you tell when the billet is ready for the rolling stage?"

Operator: "I've done this job for 20 years. I can tell by the bright red colour."

You: "What happens if the colour is wrong?"

Operator: "The billet goes back into the furnace."

You: "Is the pyrometer ever used?"

Operator: "Only in borderline cases."

You continue to interview the operator and find that around 25% of the billets are sent back to the furnace. This includes 80% of the borderline cases.

Select three options that would provide evidence of conformance with clause 9.1.1 of ISO 9001.

A.

Periodic analysis of the results of temperature checks.

B.

Certification of conformance to national standards from the manufacture of the pyrometer.

C.

An increase in the use of the pyrometer by operators.

D.

Maintenance plan for the furnace.

E.

A procedure that provides instruction in taking billet temperature.

F.

Planning for monitoring and measuring the billet temperature.

G.

A quality objective to achieve lower recycle rates for billets.

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Question # 11

You are conducting an ISO 9001 audit of a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF). The organisation processes

waste plastics into raw materials for plastic bottle manufacturers. You reach the manual picking line where operators are removing contaminant materials from incoming products, such as plastic bags, plastic film and badly contaminated items that would compromise the recycling process. You interview the line supervisor.

You: "Why are these plastic items being rejected at this stage?"

Auditee: "They do not meet our processing standards."

You: "What is the reason for that?"

Auditee: "These items are likely to damage the machinery down the line. They can also compromise our

quality standards. We need to protect our reputation for good quality output materials."

You: "What happens to the rejected items?"

Auditee: "Some get melted down in another process later on and some are disposed of as waste products that cannot be recycled."

You: "What happens to the waste products?"

Auditee: "I'm not sure. I suppose they go to landfill."

Which two. of the following actions would you take to investigate further?

A.

Check the process for handling nonconforming items.

B.

Ask to review the percentage of waste materials.

C.

Find out if operators have regular hearing tests.

D.

Determine what happens to the waste products.

E.

Ask about operator PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).

F.

Determine whether there are quality objectives for reducing rejected material.

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Question # 12

Scenario 7: POLKA is a car manufacturing company based in Stockholm, Sweden. The company has around 14,000 employees working in different sectors which help with the design, painting, assembling, and test drives of the final product. The company is widely known for its qualitative products and affordable prices. In order to retain their reputation, POLKA implemented a quality management system (QMS) based on ISO 9001.

Before applying for certification, the company decided to conduct an internal audit to check whether there are any nonconformities in their QMS and if the requirements of ISO 9001 are being fulfilled. The top management appointed Sean, the internal auditor, as the team leader of the internal audit team. Sean required from the top management to have unrestricted access to the employees and executives of POLKA and to the documented information. Furthermore, Sean required to establish a team with a large number of auditors, considering the size and the complexity of the organization. The top management of POLKA agreed with Sean's requirements.

The top management, in cooperation with Sean, assigned 10 more employees to the audit team. Following that. Sean planned the audit activities and assigned the roles and responsibilities to each auditor. They began by interviewing employees of different manufacturing departments to check whether they are aware of the process of the QMS implementation. While conducting these activities, one of the auditors asked Sean for permission to audit the department in which he worked on a daily basis, as he was very familiar with the processes of the department.

Along the way, the teams findings showed that the staff were trained, documented information was updated, and the QMS fulfilled the requirements of ISO 9001. The internal audit took three weeks to complete, and on the last week the audit team held a final meeting

The team shared their results and together drafted the audit report This report was submitted to the top management of the company. The report was maintained as documented information, and was available to the relevant interested parties.

Based on the scenario above, answer the following question:

Based on Scenario 7, the team worked together to draft the final audit report. Is this acceptable?

A.

Yes, audit team members should contribute to drafting one general report for the findings and conclusions

B.

No, audit team members should draft separate reports for their findings and conclusions

C.

No, it is the responsibility of the audit team leader to draft the audit report

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Question # 13

During a Stage 1 audit, the Quality Manager asks that the audit includes coverage of a new work area they have expanded into since the application was made.

Which of the following two actions should the auditor take?

A.

Advise the Quality Manager that an extension of the scope is possible but will have to go through established procedures.

B.

Advise the Quality Manager that the audit scope has been set and the audit will proceed as planned.

C.

Advise the Quality Manager that, within the existing scope, the new work area can be included without any problem.

D.

Determine whether the Quality Management System covers the new work area and, if so, proceed with the audit.

E.

Suggest that she will advise the programme manager that the audit scope should be revised to include the new work area.

F.

Suggest that the Quality Manager cancels the audit contract and reapplies for the new situation.

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Question # 14

XYZ Corporation is an organisation that employs 100 people. As audit team leader, you are conducting a

certification audit at Stage 1. When reviewing the quality management system (QMS) documentation, you

find that quality objectives have been set for every employee in the organisation except top management.

The Quality Manager complains that this has created a lot of resistance to the QMS, and the Chief Executive

is asking questions about how much it will cost. He asks for your opinion on whether this is the correct

method of setting objectives.

Three months after Stage 1, you return to XYZ Corporation to conduct a Stage 2 certification audit as Audit

Team Leader with one other auditor. You find that the Quality Manager has cancelled the previous quality

objectives for all employees and replaced them with a single objective for himself. This states that "The

Quality Manager will drive multiple improvements in the QMS in the next year". The Quality Manager indicates

that this gives him the authority to issue instructions to department managers when quality improvement is

needed. He says that this approach has the full backing of senior management. He shows you the latest

Quality Improvement Request that was included in the last management review.

After further auditing, the issues below were found. Select three statements that apply to the term 'audit trail'

A.

Decisions on improvement action timescales not involving departmental managers.

B.

Evaluation of the results of the improvement action not always documented by the Quality Manager.

C.

Limited knowledge of the content of Quality Improvement Requests by departmental staff.

D.

Quality improvements not aligning with the quality policy.

E.

The single quality objective set for the organisation by the Quality Manager.

F.

Top management claim not to be aware of the improvement request (QI/12/20/HR-3) initiated by the Quality Manager.

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Question # 15

Scenario 3:

Fin-Pro is a financial institution in Austria offering commercial banking, wealth management, and investment services. The company faced a significant loss of customers due to failing to improve service quality as they expanded.

To regain customer confidence, top management implemented a QMS based on ISO 9001. After a year, they contacted ACB, a local certification body, to pursue ISO 9001 certification.

The audit team was led by Emilia, an experienced lead auditor, and included three auditors. After an agreement was reached, ACB sent the audit objectives to the audit team.

The audit team began by gathering information about Fin-Pro’s understanding of ISO 9001 requirements. While reviewing documented information, they noticed missing records of training and awareness sessions. They conducted employee interviews to verify attendance.

The team also reviewed the organizational chart and job descriptions to confirm employee competence. They observed the company’s working environment (social, psychological, and physical conditions).

The audit team analyzed the evidence and prepared an audit report with findings and conclusions.

Based on the last paragraph of scenario 3, which audit principle did the audit team follow?

A.

Fair presentation.

B.

Integrity.

C.

Confidentiality.

D.

Objectivity.

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Question # 16

Which statement below indicates that an organization has developed its communication strategy by taking into account the principle of appropriateness?

A.

The organization provides relevant information to interested parties using formats, language, and media that meet their interests and needs, enabling them to fully participate.

B.

The organization responds to the queries and concerns of interested parties in a full and timely manner.

C.

The organization communicates the processes, procedures, methods, data sources, and assumptions used to all interested parties, taking into account the confidentiality of information.

D.

The organization ensures that all external communications are only handled by the top management team.

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