Audits are a necessary component of any organization, especially those that comply with strict regulations and standards. Audits take up large quantities of time and require a lot of paperwork, whether carried out in-house or by visiting auditors.
It is proven that corporate quality control software reduces the time it takes to do an audit. A few clicks of a mouse also offer a detailed data trail, removing the need for paper records. An audit will take hours instead of taking weeks. When you know the auditor’s coming in, without the need to go through vast amounts of documents, it is easy to have all in one place in preparation.
Mitigate the duplication of effort
Audits require a great deal of planning. It means finding the correct documents and carrying out reviews in advance to reduce the chance of non-conformity. Using audit software ensures that at the click of a button, you will have details ready. If you need to, customizable reports make it easy to view results visually. There is no more documentation, and it is much easier to plan for an audit as non-compliance is easily highlighted and can be resolved in good time.
Improve the reliability of data obtained during an audit
Not only are paper audits time-consuming, but they limit you to writing notes or completing a checklist without the possibility of presenting accompanying facts. Software for audit management ensures that you can capture real-time evidence and connect any form of an ordinary file, including images, photographs, and sound recordings. The value of being able to attach proof is that everybody will interpret non-conformances the same way.
Collect more data during each audit
Since the auditing software eliminates the need for paper audits, auditors have more time to examine the company in-depth and have a much broader and more detailed operations analysis. They can take pictures, record voice notes, and video clips instead of rifling through paper checklists and writing up notes and take the time to dig into those granular details that are sometimes ignored.
In audit reports, it eliminates uncertainty
Audit management software eliminates uncertainty and ambiguity by ensuring that, here and there, documentation is obtained and attached to an on-site audit. And report data are no longer affected by bias; when you check the audit, it’s all there in black and white.
Throughout the audit trail, it gets to show compliance
Working from paper trails makes it difficult to prove compliance-a missing file, and you face non-compliance or utter failure of the audit. When the company needs to comply with laws and requirements, it can be costly to fail to fix problems. With automated workflows activated when a finding is raised, SHE EHS audit software helps you easily plan and schedule routine internal audits. This makes it very convenient and easy to show your adherence to legislation and other qualification requirements. For those investigating your compliance, it offers a complete and detailed audit trail.
