First party audits are commonly referred to as “Internal Audits”. The internal audit is typically conducted on a process or set of processes to ensure they meet the organizations internal requirements or standards. Internal audits are also useful in evaluating the effectiveness of an organization’s Management System and to measure adherence to that system.
Benefits of Internal Audit
- Identification of possible weaknesses in your quality management process
- Discovering any potential issues that could lead to non-compliance penalties
- Focusing attention on opportunities to eliminate waste in your processes
- Initiating corrective and preventive actions for any non-conformances
- Maintaining consistent adherence to quality controls and systems