Hi Friends,
ISO Stands for International Organization For Standardization.
It contains many standard: few of them are as below
1. 9001:2008
9001 stands for the number given to quality parameters & 2008 stand for the year, when standard has been revised, earlier it was 2000, but now it is 9001:2008. It is also known as QMS, i.e Quality Management System, Where all the quality related parameters and their compliances are inspected by the auditors.
2. 14001:2004
14001 stands for the number given to Environmental parameters & 2004 stand for the year, when standard has been revised.It is also known as EMS, i.e Environmental Management System, Where all the environmental aspect and impacts and their compliances are inspected by the auditors.
3. 18001:2007
18001 stands for the number given to Health & Safety parameters & 2007 stand for the year, when standard has been revised.It is also known as OHSAS, i.e. Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series. and even known as OH&S, where all the Health & Safety related parameters and their compliances are inspected by the auditors.
Group Risk Assessment, Minutes of Safety Meetings, reports of Mock drill and results of emergency preparedness are the important doc's for OHSAS Audit.
Who Do the ISO Audits:
External Audit is done by the ISO Agencies like BVQI, QS and many more...
Internal Audit is done by the company personnel, which include Management Representative, Head of Quality Assurance Department, and other dept. head if required.
HR Documents:
1. Employee Details file
2. Attendance Registers
3. Competency Matrix
4. Training Need Identification
5. Annual Training Calander (Scheduled)
6. Training Effectiveness Evaluation
7. Unsheduled Training reports
8. Re-training records
9. Internal & External Communication File
10. Compliance to legal evaluation
11. Contract agreements for vendors
12. Pest Control records
13. Housekeeping records
14. Canteen records etc.
When auditors do inspection for any deficiency they give Non-Confirmity reports, i.e. N.C.R, for ISO Audits, the closure period for the NCR is 90 Days.
If the deficiencies are related to documents then it can be close by mail evidences, but if they are operational then reaudits is been conducted by auditors.
Type of NCR
1. Minor - where their is no direct impact on human being, quality, environment, health and safety.
2. Major - where their is direct loss of human being, quality, environment, health and safety.
Minor deficiency if not close within 30 days then it becomes major NC for next audit.
Certification:
ISO certification is valid for 3 years.
But every year auditors visit the company and conduct the audit to check continual improvement of the systems and company.
and then they continue the certification for next year.
for consistent 3 years you have to be with 1 agency only. once the 3 years complete you can change the certification agency if required for any reason.
Pls revert back for any query.
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Regards,
Siya.