PECB Exam ISO-9001-Lead-Auditor Topic 4 Question 7 Discussion

An internal auditor of a manufacturer of polystyrene packaging products for the electronics industry raised a nonconformity against section 10.3 of ISO 9001 in Report

IA202. The nonconformity (NC 3) stated:

"The reject rate of 'finished' product of 9.7% needs improvement as it doesn't meet the stated objective of top management of 5%."

Just before the Closing meeting of a third-party audit, the audit team leader is invited to a meeting with the Quality Manager. He tells the audit team leader that a

member of the audit team was seen taking photographs of the factory on his phone during the day and wants him suspended from the Closing meeting with any

nonconformities raised by him rescinded. The issue of photographs was not discussed during the opening meeting.

Select the three options for how the audit team leader might deal with this situation.