Opportunity for Improvement (OFI)

An Opportunity for Improvement (OFI) is as it sounds. During an audit or business evaluation, we suggest OFI’s as a means to improve the audited system or, if a technical audit, the plant or processes included in the scope of the audit.

Should you act on all OFI’s?

Well this depends, if the OFI is pertaining to a non-compliance against the Act, Regulation or Australian Standard, then yes, you will either need to implement the OFI or, implement some other process to comply with the Act, Regulation or Australian Standard. Other methodologies exist, for example, lets look at an OFI pertaining to an Australian Standard – if you can prove you have a process or system whereby the outcome consistently exceeds the Australian Standard in question, then it is deemed you are satisfying the minimum standard as required by that particular Australian Standard.

This aside, Aloha Consulting don’t suggest OFI’s unless:

It is required by law; or
It is feasible and practical to implement; or
It is reasonably practicable; or
It will improve the system or process to mitigate any risks or hazards.

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More Information:

Audits

Also Of Interest:

Corrective Action Request (CAR)