A. External auditors.

B. Chief risk officer.

C. Operations management.

D. Board of directors.

A. Observation of the facility during operations.

B. Questioning of facility management, including the facility safety officer.

C. Analysis of facility operating reports, focusing on instances when breakdowns occurred.

D. Review of records involving safety violations, filed by facility production employees.

A. The external assessment results are reported upon completion in confidence directly to the board, and senior management is advised only of the recommendations and improvement action plans.

B. The results of self-assessments with independent external validation are shared with the board upon completion, and monitoring of recommended improvements must be reported monthly.

C. The external assessment results are communicated upon completion to senior management and the board, but action plans for recommended improvements do not have to be reported.

D. The requirements for reporting quality assessment results are the same for external assessments and self-assessments with independent external validation.

A. Outline the schedule of future audits.

B. Define the scope of internal audit activities.

C. Establish the size of the internal audit activity.

D. Communicate the internal audit activity's goals.