New South Wales DECCW Audit System
Western Australia Audit System
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Auditing
Engineering Management & Dangerous Goods Audits
International Cyanide Code – Auditing
In mid 2004 the International Cyanide Management Institute released a voluntary Code of Practice for the transport, storage, use and management of cyanide and cyanide solutions in the gold mining industry.
The Code aims to facilitate improvement in the global management of cyanide in the industry, to enhance the protection of communities and the natural environment near gold mining operations. Signatories to the Code are required to undertake periodic independent audits of cyanide use at their operations.
OTEK has engineering, chemical and environmental experts experienced in the gold mining industry, whom are qualified to both advise clients as they work towards compliance with the Code, and whom can undertake independent audits against the Cyanide Code.
Laboratory Audits
Decisions on the need for contamination assessments and remediation can cost many hundreds of thousands of dollars and are based on data generated by analytical laboratories.
Whilst OTEK performs periodic audits of laboratories used, we also offer a targeted lab auditing service to major lab users who require confidence that their laboratory expenditures are yielding the desired data quality.
A laboratory audit consists of a site visit to assess or follow the trail of sample handling, analysis and reporting procedures from arrival at the laboratory to the final issued report.
OTEK can conduct a laboratory audit specific to 
client or laboratory requests to determine whether:
- Laboratory method procedures and/or NATA accredited testing is being undertaken as stated.
- Laboratory methods used are appropriate for the analysis requested (this includes checks of internal laboratory quality)
Quality issues resulting from the audit are forwarded to both the laboratory and to the audit requestor allowing the requestor to understand the degree of confidence that can be placed on data received from the laboratory.
It also provides a mechanism to improve laboratory performance.
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