Question

AFR Manufacturing Company’s senior management asked the internal audit function to conduct an operational safety audit of the production facility’s metal drill press unit. More specifically, the internal audit function was asked to determine how well the metal drill press equipment and equipment operators comply with company safety policies. Five downtime injuries of drill press operators occurred in the last six months. The total downtime for the five injuries was 37 hours. Management estimated that the drill press downtime, and the resultant decrease in overall productivity, reduced revenue by approximately $265,000. In addition to the downtime injuries, two drill press operators experienced detectible hearing loss during the six-month period. The internal auditors learned that the company’s safety policies include the following: ■ Operators are required to wear safety glasses, ear plugs, and protective gloves. ■ The drill presses are required to have a clear, plastic safety shield and a protected channel to safely feed the metal through the press. ■ The drill is operated by a knee switch. The operator engages and disengages the drill by shifting his or her right knee. The internal auditors found the equipment to be in relatively poor condition with little evidence of any regular maintenance. Drill bits were not replaced as they became dull, and broken bits often were used because new bits were not kept in supply. Two of the 10 drill press machines were missing safety shields. Five of the 10 machine operators were using the protective ear plugs at the time the auditors visited the plant and six were wearing safety glasses. Four of the knee switches were found to be sticking occasionally in both the off and on positions. The auditors perceived a general sense of negligence—negligence by production management, drill press equipment operators, and maintenance employees. 1.State the internal audit engagement purpose and objective. 2. Documents 2 internal audit observations that include all 4 attributes - condition, criteria, consequence(s) and cause(s). 3.Indicates 2 areas where internal audit might provide consulting assistance in response to the audit findings.

Answer 1

INTERNAL AUDIT ENGAGEMENT PURPOSE :

The internal audit helps an organization accomplish its objective by bringing a systematic , disclipined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management , control and governance processes.

The role of internal audit is to provide indepenent assurance that an organisations risk management , governance and internal control processes are operated effectively , internal auditor have a professional duty to provide an unbiased and objective view.

Following are the benefits of having a good system of internal contol :-

Helping protect assets and redise the possibility of fraud.

Impreove efficience in operations.

Increasing financial realibility and integrity.

Ensuring complianes with laws and statutiry regulations.

Establishing monotoring procedures.

Internal audit and control helps in risk management

Part 2- Internal audit observations include all 4 attributes that is Condition , criteria , consequences and causes , internal audit can provide consulting assistance in response to the audit findings.

Internal audit can provide consulting assistance with reference to condition and causes.