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An auditing program is also one of many tools needed to develop and maintain an effective environmental management program. But identification of the deficiencies in compliance and management is only the first step. An organization must be willing to correct violations and other deficiencies and root causes in order to achieve improved results. If an organization is unwilling to act upon the discovered deficiencies, the audits may become:

• A.A secure insurance at reasonable cost
• B.A source of damaging evidence of liability
• C.All of these
• D.A source of damaging evidence of assets

It is also significant that the U.S. EPA may require, as a condition for penalty mitigation, that a description of an entity's CMS be made:

• A.None of these
• B.Privately available
• C.Publicly available
• D.Internationally available

The specific structure of the audit program will vary, depending upon the individual organization. Probably the most prevalent, though not the only, approach is:

• A.To appoint a corporate audit program director
• B.Both of these
• C.Any one of these
• D.To assign a small group to this individual

Directors and officers:

• A.Can only be responsible for environmental damage if they were directly involved in its creation
• B.Have no obligation with respect to environmental damage
• C.Should protect themselves from environmental liability by refusing to become personally responsible
• D.May be personally responsible for allowing pollution to occur unless they can show that they used due diligence to prevent the pollution from occurring

Role-playing can be a valuable and enjoyable supporting technique in any training program. It allows program participants:

• A.To more directly experience situations that occur during audits
• B.To more indirectly experience situations that occur during audits
• C.None of these
• D.Experience on open-end program basis