One way to ease into a more stringent quality control might be for the major publications such as Nature to pay
for quality audits of their published papers.
Keeps accurate records
for Quality Audits to be completed providing excellent checks and balance system.
Not exact matches
The
audit firms are a «subsidized industry, like the credit rating agencies,» Turner told me, and companies are required to pay
for «
audits no matter the
quality.»
The Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services provides
quality rankings from one to five stars, but those are based on annual
audits conducted over just a few weeks.
He is also a member of the Business Roundtable and IBLAC (International Business Leaders» Advisory Council
for the Mayor of Shanghai) and was Chair of the Governing Board of the U.S. Center
for Audit Quality in 2007 - 2011.
Most committee members saw the proposed general prohibition on offering non-auditing services as counterproductive
for audit quality.
The
Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the
audited consolidated financial statements
for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2014, the firm's judgments as to the acceptability and
quality of FedEx's accounting principles and such other matters as are required to be discussed with the
Audit Committee under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)(the «PCAOB»), including those matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 16, Communications with
Audit Committees.
Over and above what you say, I would like to see the search engines independantly
audited on a regular basis and reports produced
for the advertisers on the
quality of their controls.
See «Use of SSAE 16 (SAS 70) Internal Control Reports by Hedge Fund Managers to Credibly Convey the
Quality of Internal Controls, Raise Capital and Prepare
for Audits,» The Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol.
Through frequent training and
audits, we ensure employees and suppliers are adhering to our rigorous guidelines
for animal handling, air and water
quality, food access and antibiotic use.
Manfred Borer, who leads Swisscontact's work in Indonesia, stressed that
audits are essential
for independent control and ensuring credibility, stating that the goal should be to improve the
quality and ability of auditors.
For example, the company received a rating for food safety and quality on its third - party audit by Silliker Inc. of 98.3 percent in 2009 and 96.3 percent by Cook and Thurber in 20
For example, the company received a rating
for food safety and quality on its third - party audit by Silliker Inc. of 98.3 percent in 2009 and 96.3 percent by Cook and Thurber in 20
for food safety and
quality on its third - party
audit by Silliker Inc. of 98.3 percent in 2009 and 96.3 percent by Cook and Thurber in 2010.
In the healthcare sector, where accurate temperature monitoring of blood, tissues, drugs and vaccines throughout the supply chain is critical to the delivery of high
quality products to patients, our monitoring solutions provide data integrity and reporting
for audit purposes.
Across our workplace we have a
quality assurance officer who is responsible
for ensuring we meet our external
audit requirements and who does regular internal
audits and things such as mock recalls.»
O'Neill Vintners is also proud to hold mulitple
quality control and efficiency accreditations, including HACCP, BRC, CCOF and special
audit approvals from several global retailers (see Affiliations page
for more details).
Audit findings are documented in reports that are reviewed
for quality and adherence to established procedures.
As the second winery in Italy to earn Eco-Management and
Audit Scheme certification, Stemmari boasts one of the most sustainable wine productions in the world — using green practices throughout to ensure efficient use of resources, preserve local flora, and ensure the production of
quality wines
for years to come.
Axiom received an organic certification
for eight whole grain, brown rice ingredients, from
Quality Assurance International (QAI), plus passed its manufacturing facility
audits by NSF International's Cook & Thurber Team.
Provides a platform
for consistent improvement in process
quality and safety, allowing processors valuable time and resources historically lost to multiple and conflicting
audit standards
Our friendly team of technical experts, include 2 master brewers offer services such as site
audits and training days which cover beer clarity, yeast managemnt, laboratory methods and
quality assurance and control.Our laboratory continually strive to improve performance and develop new products
for our exciting industry.
If anyone has any doubt, ask Nestlé why they refused to
audit the department of
Quality Food Safety Management in the head office, when I, as the Corporate Manager, asked
for it?
ISO 9001:2008 Certification and regular
audits by QAI
for organic product processing is proof of the importance we place on
Quality Control.
Quality improvement plans are required
for facilities whose
audit results indicate their practices have fallen below the Baby - Friendly standards.
«This
Quality Audit TAL provides practical guidance to assist good street design and is the result of a successful collaboration between industry experts and the Department
for Transport.»
The leaflet entitled Transport Advisory Leaflet 5/11 gives advice on the use of
Quality Audit in the street design process and builds on the work amongst others of the Manual
for Streets documents.
Also at 1 p.m., Toxics Targeting holds a news conference on the release of a new Pipeline Safety Oversight
Audit of the PSC and statewide citizen efforts to kill the Section 401 Water
Quality Certification required
for the proposed Constitution Pipeline to be built, 38 Hawley St., Binghamton.
These include: • Establishing that all HASA vendors are reviewed at least every two years; • Adding more resources to ensure the completion of all unfinished
audits; • Moving HASA's contract monitoring to the HRA's Office of Program Accountability to provide better
quality control; • Developing a new HASA client bill of rights with a clear method
for making complaints.
We are responsible
for getting projects through the UNFCCC verification process — dealing with third - party auditors, responding to questions from the UNFCCC, making sure the sites are prepared
for audits and that the
quality of the monitoring data is high.
Commissioned by the Healthcare
Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) as part of the National Clinical
Audit Programme, the National
Audit of PCI is clinically led by the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society and managed by the National Institute
for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research.
Even if the machines are high
quality (and none of the current ones on the market have proven to be that), the inability to manually recount, to
audit, and to prevent rigging and the potential
for widespread, wholesale fraud are deal breakers
for purely electronic voting.
Through a medical
audit and outcome monitoring, the system provides important mechanisms
for peer review and
quality assurance data to improve the
quality of patient care.
ISO 9001:2008 Certification and regular
audits by QAI
for organic product processing is proof of the importance we place on
Quality Control.
Follows industry standards
for quality assurance such as Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP) certifications and have compliance to these standards with regular
audits by an independent third - party agency.
The Department
for Education can not show that its efforts to improve teacher retention and
quality are having a positive impact, according to the National
Audit Office (NAO).
London's mayor, Sadiq Khan, has announced the first of 50 air
quality audits for primary schools in the worst polluted areas in the capital in a bid to protect children from toxic air.
As the professional body
for the overall recruitment sector, a core part of the REC's role is to facilitate this through Codes of Practice,
Audits and other
quality kite - marks that schools and other employers can look out
for.
The
Quality Mark scheme were
audits for specialist recruitment agencies that provided supply teachers into state schools.
The government can not prove its efforts to boost teacher retention and
quality are having a positive impact or achieving value
for money, the National
Audit Office has said in a damning new report.
The
audit was requested by state Sen. Tony Mendoza, who wrote in a letter to the committee that he wants to determine if the public funds Alliance receives were used to «advance student achievement and improve the
quality of educational programs» and were not used to resist unionization, which Alliance would have to use privately raised funds
for.»
In remarks delivered at Granada Hills Charter High School, Greuel called
for an
audit of LAUSD «to slash non-school site administrative expenses» and a student's bill of rights including access to technology, mental health counselors, arts and a «
quality teacher in every classroom.»
These examples include assessment
audits, implementing systems to collect, manage, and analyze assessment data, supporting assessment literacy, increasing transparency and timeliness, increasing communications about the purpose of statewide assessments, making assessment results more usable and understandable
for educators and parents, improving the
quality of assessments, and increasing the validity and reliability of statewide assessments.
Assurance that federal dollars
for assessment and professional development are used in ways that support teaching and assessment
for higher order skills; and v. Demonstration of a feedback,
quality - check and improvement process such as peer review,
audit, or moderation processes.
By explicitly incorporating language around assessment
audits, training
for teachers and school leaders that develops sound assessment practices, hiring of personnel with assessment certifications, and parental engagement through assessment literacy into state ESSA applications, states can enhance student learning by leveraging funds to develop assessment policies and systems that reflect balanced and
quality practices.
This includes developing a peer review,
audit, or moderation system that provides
for a feedback loop, checks on
quality, and includes directions
for staff development.
«To construct / renovate classrooms, restrooms / school facilities to improve the
quality of education at Brittan Elementary School, build a gymnasium
for school and community use; repair, construct, acquire classrooms, sites and equipment, shall this Brittan Elementary School District measure be adopted to issue $ 4,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, levy approximately 3 cents / $ 100 assessed value, generating approximately $ 260,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with annual
audits, independent citizens» oversight, NO money
for salaries, all money staying local?»
«To improve the
quality of education; make health and safety improvements; modernize / construct classrooms, restrooms and school facilities: and improve P.E. fields and facilities; shall Laton Joint Unified School District issue $ 7,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, averaging $ 421,000 annually as long as bands are outstanding at a rate of approximately 6 cents per $ 100 assessed value, with annual
audits, an independent citizens» oversight committee, no money
for salaries, and funding that can not be taken by the State?»
The CTC, mandated under state law to serve as the arbiter of professional integrity and
quality for California's teachers, was the subject of a critical
audit released in early 2011 that found a backlog of thousands of unprocessed teacher misconduct complaints that state officials said may have exposed some students to unsafe classroom conditions.
Amyas Morse, head of the National
Audit Office, said: «Until the department meets its targets and can show how its approach is improving trainee recruitment,
quality and retention, we can not conclude that the arrangements
for training new teachers are value
for money.»
They are expert in supporting states and other clients in the ongoing monitoring of assessment systems
quality; e.g., supporting states in reviewing equating results, analyzing test interruptions, preparing
for peer review
audits, and leading technical evaluations.
· Where is the Center
for Audit Quality When We Actually Could Use It?