Audit Finding and Nonconformity Report

Purpose

Records a single audit finding (nonconformity or observation) with the requirement, the objective evidence, the classification, the auditee's response and the verification of closure. It links the audit to the corrective action system (FRM-08).

What it covers

• Finding
• Response (auditee / process owner)
• Verification and closure
• Authorisation

How to complete it

1. 1.Raise one form per finding. Number as the audit number plus a sequence (for example IA-26-03/2).
2. 2.State the requirement precisely (clause and procedure section) and the evidence factually (what was seen, where, when, which records).
3. 3.Classify per SOP-03 section 7.5. Agree the facts with the auditee at the closing meeting; disagreement is recorded, not omitted.
4. 4.For nonconformities, the auditee completes the response within the timescale; the Quality Manager enters the CAR number.
5. 5.The auditor or another competent person verifies implementation and, after sufficient time, effectiveness, and closes the finding.

Before you use it

• Replace every square-bracket token, starting with [LABORATORY NAME], [ADDRESS] and [EFFECTIVE DATE]. The full token list is in GD-01 Read Me First.
• Have the content technically reviewed against how your laboratory actually works, then approved by the responsible manager before it becomes a controlled document.
• Update the Word fields after editing so the table of contents and page numbers are correct: select all, then press F9.
• Record the document in your own document register and set its review date.

Related documents

• QM-01

  Quality Manual

  Top-level description of the management system against every clause of ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

• SOP-03

  Internal Audit

  Planning, conducting, reporting and following up internal audits of the management system and technical activities.

• SOP-05

  Corrective Action and Improvement

  Raising, investigating, implementing and verifying corrective actions; capturing improvement opportunities.

• FRM-04

  Internal Audit Programme and Audit Plan

  Annual audit programme covering every clause and activity, plus the plan for a single audit.

• FRM-05

  Internal Audit Checklist

  Clause-by-clause question set with evidence and finding columns for auditing against ISO/IEC 17025.

• FRM-08

  Corrective Action Request

  Nonconformity description, containment, root cause, action plan, verification of effectiveness.

• FRM-09

  Root Cause Analysis Worksheet

  Five-whys and cause-and-effect (fishbone) worksheet supporting corrective action.

• CHK-01

  ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Gap Analysis and Self-Assessment

  Clause-by-clause self-assessment with evidence, gap and action columns.