Quality Auditor Certification Risk Management Flashcards
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FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) supports quality auditing by:
Answer: Identifying potential failure modes auditors should focus on
FMEA documents potential failure modes and their effects, giving auditors a roadmap of high-risk areas to investigate.
What does a high Risk Priority Number (RPN) in an FMEA indicate to a quality auditor?
Answer: The area has a combination of high severity, occurrence, and detectability risk
A high RPN (Severity × Occurrence × Detection) signals that the failure mode poses significant risk and warrants audit attention.
Which risk management standard is commonly referenced in conjunction with quality auditing frameworks?
Answer: ISO 31000
ISO 31000 provides principles and guidelines for risk management that quality auditors apply when assessing organizational risk frameworks.
An auditor discovers a supplier's critical process has never been audited. This represents which type of audit risk?
Answer: Coverage risk
Coverage risk arises when significant areas or processes are excluded from the audit program, leaving gaps in assurance.
When an organization uses a risk register, a quality auditor should review it to:
Answer: Identify areas where audit emphasis is needed based on documented risks
A risk register documents identified organizational risks, making it a key input for determining where audit resources should be concentrated.
Which audit strategy is best aligned with a risk-based approach under ISO 19011?
Answer: Adjusting audit frequency and depth based on the significance and risk of each area
ISO 19011 advocates adjusting audit frequency and scope based on the risk and importance of processes to optimize the audit program.
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