Free Access PECB.ISO-14001-Lead-Auditor.v2026-11-16.q40 Practice Test (Page 2)

Question 1

CleanHavenServices is a national dry cleaning and laundry organisation with 50 shops. You are conducting an EMS surveillance audit of the Head Office and are sampling environmental performance measurements. You find that all failures to meet compliance criteria originate from five shops in the same region. Most of these failures relate to the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which exceed regulatory limits. The Environmental Manager tells you that these are the oldest shops in the organisation. He states that the cleaning equipment needs replacing, but the organisation cannot afford it now. He was instructed six months ago by Head Office to stop monitoring the air quality in the five shops.
On raising the matter with senior management, you are told that there are environmental objectives to replace the equipment in these shops over the next five years, which will eventually solve the problem.
After further auditing, you raised four nonconformities against ISO 14001.
Based on the scenario, select the four options which best describe the evidence for raising such nonconformities.

A.The release of Volatile Organic Compounds exceeding regulatory limits did not align with the organisation ' s environmental policy to protect the environment.

B.The organisation failed to improve its environmental performance when monitoring of air quality in five shops was terminated.

C.The organisation failed to adequately control the laundry operations in five shops and produced greenhouse gases exceeding regulatory limits.

D.The senior management was unaware that future regulations will likely ban the use of Volatile Organic Compounds in dry cleaning processes.

E.The organisation does not measure Volatile Organic Compound emission levels to determine whether environmental regulatory limits were being met.

F.The management failed in planning to replace obsolete equipment which damages the environment.

G.Shop managers were told to ventilate the laundry area and ignore the pungent odour of the Volatile Organic Compounds.

H.No action was taken when the earlier sampling of air quality showed regulatory limits being exceeded.

Question 2

You are leading a recertification audit of XM, a manufacturer of cosmetic products. After the initial certification, XM moved to another site.
After the opening meeting, you are visiting the new site with the production manager (PM). The dialogue is as follows:
You: It seems that you are doing some work in the right-hand corner of the site.
PM: Yes, when we moved to this site, there was a very old, three-story building; it was almost empty, and we decided to demolish it and build a new office for the administrative personnel. DEMO services are doing the job, which is almost over.
You: Do you know what the old building was used for?
PM: I was told that it was a warehouse for chemical storage, including a laboratory and toilets for the personnel. It also had a chimney. I do not know what for.
You: Did you consider it necessary to refer to some parts of the EMS for this work?
PM: No, we were busy moving all the equipment and materials to the new site. We did not have time to care about something that was going to disappear.
Which four audit trail issues would you follow?

A.DEMO ' s environmental policy

B.XM ' s contract with DEMO to conduct the work

C.XM ' s supervision of DEMO when doing the work

D.DEMO ' s quality policy

E.Business information on DEMO

F.Environmental impacts related to the demolition

G.Audit DEMO ' s head office personnel

H.Regulatory approval for DEMO ' s activities

Question 3

In the case of ISO 14001 EMS audits that follow the recommendations of ISO 19011, which two of the following statements are true?

A.Internal auditors can audit their own work.

B.The audit plan should consider the effect of the audit activities on the auditee's processes.

C.An audit on an external provider may also be referred to as a third-party audit.

D.The frequency of internal audits is determined based on the environmental importance of the processes concerned.

E.Second-party audits are conducted by certification body auditors with experience in evaluating legal compliance.

F.EMS auditors do not need to evaluate the organisation's capability to respond to and recover from disruptive incidents.

Question 4

A group of 22 Italian restaurants in downtown San Francisco (US) established an EMS following the requirements of ISO 14001. You are performing an internal audit before the fourth certification cycle. The audit plan included an audit of the General Manager (GM) as the last interview before the closing meeting.
During the interview with the GM, you audit clause 10.3 (Continual improvement). The dialogue is as follows.
You: Could you please tell me how did you improve the EMS to enhance environmental performance (Clause
10.3)?
GM: One way to improve the EMS is to improve one or several of its processes. We decided to improve the water-consuming processes in all our branches. We use water in many of our processes (e.g. to wash our kitchens, our cutlery, plates, and glasses, to keep our floors clean). The idea was to review these processes in detail to reduce the amount of water used per customer. Each of the 22 branches sent us their results, we analysed the data and found out that the average water consumption per customer was reduced by 13%; therefore, we improved our environmental performance. We are happy about that.
You: What about the results in each branch?
GM: Have a look at this table:

Analysing this table, what would be your decision related to raising nonconformities to clause 10.3? Select two.

A.I would raise a nonconformity for the whole group

B.I would raise an opportunity for improvement for branches in B, C, and D

C.I would raise a nonconformity for branches in D

D.I would raise a nonconformity for branches in B

E.I would raise a nonconformity for branches in C and D

F.I would not raise any nonconformity

Question 5

Just before the closing meeting of a third-party audit, the audit team leader is invited to a meeting with the EMS Manager.
He tells the audit team leader that a member of the audit team was seen taking videos on the factory floor using his mobile phone and wants him suspended from the closing meeting with any nonconformities raised by him rescinded.
When asked about this, the auditor said that he had obtained permission from the Production Manager who was escorting him around.
Select three options of how the audit team leader might respond to the EMS Manager.

A.Insist that the nonconformities must stand since there is clear evidence from other sources apart from the videos.

B.State that he will find out from the team member if the taking of videos was a routine method for him to gather evidence.

C.Advise the EMS Manager that the auditor was given permission by the Production Manager and that he will delete the videos immediately after the closing meeting.

D.Inform the EMS Manager that auditors take videos for their report to help management understanding at the closing meeting and that they will be deleted after the audit.

E.State that the auditor will take no further part in the audit and all his videos will be deleted immediately.

Correct Answer: A,B,C

The correct responses are A, B and C .
This situation relates to audit confidentiality, professional conduct, audit evidence control, and closing meeting management . The audit team leader should respond calmly, investigate the concern, and avoid automatically withdrawing valid findings simply because the auditee objects to the method used to collect some evidence.
A is correct because nonconformities should not be rescinded if they are supported by valid audit evidence from other sources. Audit findings must be based on objective evidence. If the same nonconformities are supported by interviews, records, observations, or other evidence apart from the videos, they can still be presented at the closing meeting.
B is correct because the audit team leader should investigate the situation with the auditor. The team leader needs to understand why videos were taken, whether this was an agreed or acceptable audit method, what permission was obtained, and whether confidentiality or site rules were breached.
C is correct because the auditor states that permission was obtained from the Production Manager who was escorting him. The team leader can explain this to the EMS Manager and offer a practical control by deleting the videos after they are no longer needed for the closing meeting, provided this aligns with certification body procedure and client confidentiality requirements.
D is incorrect because auditors do not have a general automatic right to take videos for reports. Recording or photographing during an audit should be controlled, agreed, and subject to confidentiality and information security requirements.
E is incorrect because immediately removing the auditor and deleting all videos is excessive unless an investigation confirms serious misconduct. The audit team leader should first establish the facts and determine whether the audit evidence remains valid.
Therefore, the three best responses are A, B and C .

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