 The initial audit must be conducted within three years of the facility's owner becoming a signatory, and audits to evaluate continuing compliance are conducted on a three-year interval.Operations are certified in compliance with the Cyanide Code based on the auditors’ findings, and a summary of the audit results, as well as the credentials of the auditors, are made available to the public on the Cyanide Code web site.The program's transparency gives stakeholders the ability to judge the rigor of the audit process and the audit findings.