MEETING STANDARDS: A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE ISO REGISTRATION PROCESS (DEMO)
Within the process of ISO registration lies the complex work of moving all measurable production and management systems up to standards. When exactly does the registration process begin? Chris Anderson of BizManualz.com, clarifies: “The ISO Registration Process comes after your company’s ISO 9001 audit. The purpose of registering your company is to show that you’ve met the requirements.”
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Businesses looking to register their companies need to go through several steps to ensure a smooth ISO 9001 registration. Here’s a quick step-by-step overview of the entire process.
Step One: Finding and Choosing a Registrar. Organizations should choose the right registrar they can work with, including issue about fees and scheduling. Applicants can get a hold of a professional registrar by checking the Registrar Accreditation Board’s website (www.rabnet.com). You can only work with a registrar with auditing experience in your specific industry.
Step Two: Initial Document Review. Once a registrar is chosen, an initial document review of your company’s quality and procedures manual will determine if the basic requirements in them are met. This process takes about two to four weeks. .
Step Three: Pre-Assessment Period (Optional). Consider this as some sort of dress rehearsal, where the applicant company is allowed to speak freely with the auditor and discuss all concerns related to the certification process. During this period, significant weaknesses and nonconformities are identified and the client is given leeway to address them before the actual audit.
Step Four: Auditing Proper. There are two stages for this: The auditor in stage one does an initial review of the company’s existing systems and provides a gap analysis report identifying the shortcomings which need to be addressed to meet the standards. Once the issues have been taken care of, the auditor in stage two, assesses the overall effectiveness of the management system as measured against the parameters. If the requirements have been satisfied, and the final auditing process accomplished, the applicant-company as an ISO 9001 conformant can then formally push forward its ISO 9001 registration, for which it can also advertise itself as listed in the register.
Step Six: Management System Maintenance. Companies should maintain their management systems to ensure they get to keep their ISO 9001 certification. Professional auditing firms like ISA Registrar get to conduct regular surveillance— one full registration audit, and two partial audits—every three years.
(Source: 8 Steps to the ISO Registration Process, BizManualz.com, November 23, 2004)
Businesses looking to register their companies need to go through several steps to ensure a smooth ISO 9001 registration. Here’s a quick step-by-step overview of the entire process.
Step One: Finding and Choosing a Registrar. Organizations should choose the right registrar they can work with, including issue about fees and scheduling. Applicants can get a hold of a professional registrar by checking the Registrar Accreditation Board’s website (www.rabnet.com). You can only work with a registrar with auditing experience in your specific industry.
Step Two: Initial Document Review. Once a registrar is chosen, an initial document review of your company’s quality and procedures manual will determine if the basic requirements in them are met. This process takes about two to four weeks. .
Step Three: Pre-Assessment Period (Optional). Consider this as some sort of dress rehearsal, where the applicant company is allowed to speak freely with the auditor and discuss all concerns related to the certification process. During this period, significant weaknesses and nonconformities are identified and the client is given leeway to address them before the actual audit.
Step Four: Auditing Proper. There are two stages for this: The auditor in stage one does an initial review of the company’s existing systems and provides a gap analysis report identifying the shortcomings which need to be addressed to meet the standards. Once the issues have been taken care of, the auditor in stage two, assesses the overall effectiveness of the management system as measured against the parameters. If the requirements have been satisfied, and the final auditing process accomplished, the applicant-company as an ISO 9001 conformant can then formally push forward its ISO 9001 registration, for which it can also advertise itself as listed in the register.
Step Six: Management System Maintenance. Companies should maintain their management systems to ensure they get to keep their ISO 9001 certification. Professional auditing firms like ISA Registrar get to conduct regular surveillance— one full registration audit, and two partial audits—every three years.
(Source: 8 Steps to the ISO Registration Process, BizManualz.com, November 23, 2004)