How to Survive a Surprise Audit

Surprise audits at a treatment plant are not uncommon. Governing agencies sometimes show up unannounced to look over records and walk through the facility. I’ve had this happen three times over the past few years, and with each visit the auditor found fewer things wrong — and the things he found were easily fixed.Here’s how to prepare for those unexpected visits.From my experience, auditors like to go straight to the lab, where they look for overall cleanliness, standard operating procedures, calibration logs, standard logs and access to data.SOPs should be a staple in every plant and should be written every