Flash Naegee Heer ih Mack ISO Audit & Certification Process Overview ‘An ISO audit is an activity that companies conduct to evaluate, confirm, and verify processes related to the quality, security and safety of products and services so thot companies are able to ensure the management system has been effectively implemented. ~ “Types of Audit Peasy Internal Audits What is Internal /ist Party Audit? Who Can perform an Internal oudit? + An organization auditing its own © Cocipetent staff systems, o self-assessment + Trained stofF not directly responsible for Used to measure the strengths & whet is being audited weaknesses against requirements, ond Competent Consultent if no one else is its own standards Customer audit ofa capper | or a potential supplier i What is External /tnd Party Audit? Sua + Also known cs Supplier Auditing Comprehensive evaluation performed by a Who Can perform an 2nd i + Competent stlf trained in conducting. | external audits | customer fo ensure that supplier i , internal Audits and External Audits operating under a state of control One organization cuditing another with which if either has, oF is going te have, 2 contract or agreement for the supply of goods or services dit by an independent third] porty | ea ee What is External / 3rd Party Audit? Who Can perform an Srd Party Audi + Audit carried out by a certification body * Third-party certification audits are independent of the cient and the user, for typically conducted by audit teams of the purpose of certifying the client's those bodies providing cerification of monagement system conformity to the requirements of monagement system standards Authorize to Issue quite different in approach and techniques and scope + Competent externol consultant Certificate Audit Initially and on submit report to Apex ole” The Certification ia ™, “@ Certification Review & Decision Recommendation Stage 1 8 for Certificat Stage 2 Certification Acheived n This Initial Assessment This Second determines if the f va | | | i ' | Assessment Initial | endear | H At this point in the | Assessment determines | process we review any | | The organizations file are reviewed by an independent and impartial panel & the certification decision is requirements of the corrective action token Successful to address finding raised at stage 1 & 2 Certification may be recommended. the effectiveness of certification is standard are being met & if the management system is capable of proceeding the system & seeks to confirms that the management system is implemented & operational. made to stage 2 \ J A certification audit occurs when accompany | The Surveillance eudit is scheduled in yeors1&2 | The Recertification audit will be undergoes an audit ky an ISO Registrar to | certification, and recertification audits and covers the | _ performed every 3 years from eneure compliance of cll elements of a specific | entire scope of Specific ISO stds. It is a “snapshot in original certification. He stondard. An ISO certificate references the | time of the auditor's review to ersure the company is | conducted by CBs to ensure thot scope of the registration issued to the sill meeting the key elements of the ISO standard | your organisation is still compliant company & includes @ 3 expiration date cond less intensive than certificetion audit with specific ISO standard.