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French term or phrase:	audits en double
English translation:	shadow audits
Entered by:	claude-andrew

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20:50 Sep 6, 2011

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Management / Eco-audit of a company to gain a seal of approval

French term or phrase: audits en double

Description of the training of auditor technicians:

Nos techniciens sont sélectionnés en interne sur la base d’un des deux pré-requis suivants :
Connaissance du process : réglage machine, réglages des paramètres qualitatifs et énergétiques,…
Connaissance diagnostic afin d’établir un état machine.
Nos techniciens sélectionnés suivent un parcours de formation complet constitué par la réalisation d’**audits en double**.

Is this "double audits" (the term exists) ? Or something else?

claude-andrew KudoZ activity Questions: 253 (none open) (7 without valid answers) (33 closed without grading) Answers: 206 France
Local time: 09:57

shadow audits

Explanation:
I believe this refers more to the training than to auditing specifically. Two people perform the same audit, trainer and trainee, and the results are compared. Also happens when the competency of the auditor is challenged.

http://www.purpose-driven-solutions.com/html/body_shadow_aud...

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Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 08:57

Grading comment

Thanks Sheila. I'd never have found it!
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shadow audits

Sheila Wilson

combined internal/external audit

philgoddard

Discussion entries: 2

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1 hr confidence:

combined internal/external audit

Explanation:
I found only one apparently relevant hit, which comes from the butchery industry and relates to bovine health audits by a certification body called SGS ICS.

The table on p. 31 of the PDF is a list of problems which may be identified during audits, one of which is "Inadéquation entre contrôles internes et externes". The solution in the right-hand column is "audit en double avec les techniciens". I think this implies that the audit is carried out jointly by internal and external staff.

Reference: http://www.interbev.fr/fileadmin/docs/CTBVP01C.pdf

philgoddard
Local time: 02:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Phil, this looks a strong possibility since these are training audits, so could well be done in duo by a trainee alongside a qualified auditor.

9 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

shadow audits

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 08:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thanks Sheila. I'd never have found it!

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