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There
are several kinds of audits that may be involved with your ISO
9001 quality system. Quest Analytical is available to assist with
many of these audits. Note: Quest Analytical is not a registrar
or affiliated with a registrar and there is no conflict of interest
in our assisting you with our auditing.
Gap
Analysis
The foundation of your implementation program should be a thorough
Gap Analysis. This is an audit of what systems you already have
in place. This gives you a starting point in your planning process.
Supplier Audit
Often you will want to conduct an audit of your suppliers, especially
if they are not ISO registered.
Internal Audits
Regularly scheduled internal audits of your quality system are
required by the ISO standard. These audits are a measure of how
your quality system is working.
Quest Analytical can:
- Train
your internal auditors to perform effective audits
- Conduct
your internal audits for you if you do not wish to train your
own Internal Auditors
- Provide
temporarily internal audit assistance during times of heavy
work loads.
Pre-assessment
or System Audit
When
your system is fully implemented you may want to have internal
auditors from another location of your company, a consultant,
or the registrar come in and evaluate your entire quality system
to see that everything is in reasonable shape for your registration
audit.
Registration
Audit
Once your quality system has been implemented (including internal
audits) for about three months, you will be ready for your Registration
Audit. The Registrar you have chosen will conduct a thorough audit
of your quality system and decide whether it is ready for Registration.
Contact
your registrar for more information detailing your registration
audit. Quest does not perform registration audits, but will assist
you during the audit.
Surveillance Audit
Once you have achieved your ISO 9001 registration, your registrar
will conduct periodic surveillance audits to see whether your
system is still meeting the ISO standard. This is required in
order to maintain your registered status.
Contact
us for auditing assistance
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