Observation
What is Observation?
A finding noted during an audit that does not constitute a nonconformity but represents an area where improvement is recommended. Observations may indicate emerging risks or opportunities to strengthen the management system.
Terms that appear alongside observation
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as observation. The number is how many controls name both.
- audit 7 shared controls
- policy 6 shared controls
- nist 5 shared controls
- incident response 4 shared controls
- access control 4 shared controls
- cybersecurity 4 shared controls
- compliance 4 shared controls
- integrity 3 shared controls
Frameworks that govern observation
What the standards actually require on observation
Requirements naming observation across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Cameras are chosen for scene identification or general observation, recognition or action identification, or personal identification.
ansi-asis-pap-1-2012-physical-asset-protection::B.6.6 · B.6.6 Camera selection by observation category →A field monitoring process to ensure SOTIF in operation is defined before release and executed afterwards. Expectations depend on the automation level, complexity and criticality of hazards: market observation may suffice at lower levels, while higher levels m...
iso-21448-2022::13.3 · 13.3 Operation phase: topics for observation →After the experience, learners are given time and a structure to observe and reflect on it from several perspectives, individually and in conversation with others, before drawing conclusions.
kolb-experiential-learning-cycle::C2 · Reflective observation: organise structured reflection on the experience →The planned work is not satisfied by enquiry alone: it has to combine asking questions of people inside the business, comparing figures and trends through analytical work, and directly watching or examining how things operate or are recorded.
asa-315-identifying-and-assessing-the-risks-of-material-misstatement::14 · Cover enquiry, analysis, and direct observation →To catch physiological deterioration, clinicians must write an individual plan for which vital signs to watch and how often, follow it, and chart agreed observations graphically so trends show.
australia-national-safety-and-quality-health-service-nsqhs-standards-second-edition::8.04-8.05 · Clinicians document individualised vital sign monitoring plans, monitor patients accordingly and graphically track observations to detect physiological deterioration; and for deterioration in mental state they monitor at-risk patients including for delirium, record known early warning signs, assess causes when changes are observed or reported, determine observation levels, and document and communicate changes →Unauthorised people are prevented from observing systems, in particular workstation displays and keyboards, within facilities.
ISM-0164 · Preventing observation by unauthorised people →Questions people ask about observation
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