Across
- 2. A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.
- 4. The international organization that sets standards for quality management systems (Abbr.).
- 7. The action of checking or proving the validity or accuracy of a process.
- 12. A failure to meet a specific requirement, standard, or regulatory procedure.
- 14. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles in the workplace.
- 16. The potential of gaining or losing something of value in a business process.
- 18. A formal analysis used to compare actual performance with potential or desired performance (___ Analysis).
- 19. An official inspection of an organization’s accounts or processes to ensure compliance.
- 20. A formal document outlining the rules and guidelines of an organization.
Down
- 1. The act of conforming to a rule, such as a specification, policy, or law.
- 3. Mandatory education provided to employees to ensure they understand regulations.
- 5. The management and supervision of a compliance program to ensure it is operating effectively.
- 6. An action taken to eliminate the cause of a detected nonconformity (___ Action).
- 8. The level of quality or attainment required for a product or service.
- 9. The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.
- 10. The ongoing monitoring of a system or process to ensure continued adherence to standards.
- 11. The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind.
- 13. The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of a compliance risk.
- 15. The moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.
- 17. Evidence of activities performed, essential for proving compliance during audits.