Certification to ISO standards or British standards demonstrates that your organisation operates according to international or national best practices thereby signifying your firm’s credibility and competence to stakeholders and customers. Certifications are legally obligated in some industries, while in other sectors they are often included in tender requirements. The guidelines set forth by the standards are applicable to all types and sizes of organisations and aren’t restricted by industry, risk exposure or geographic reach.
Certification to ISO standards or British standards demonstrates that your organisation operates according to international or national best practices thereby signifying your firm’s credibility and competence to stakeholders and customers. Certifications are legally obligated in some industries, while in other sectors they are often included in tender requirements. The guidelines set forth by the standards are applicable to all types and sizes of organisations and aren’t restricted by industry, risk exposure or geographic reach.
Certification to ISO standards or British standards demonstrates that your organisation works to international or national best practices, demonstrating your credibility and competence to stakeholders and customers. Certifications are legally obligated in some industries, while in other industries they are often included in tender requirements. The guidelines set forth by the standards are applicable to all types and sizes of organisations and aren’t restricted by industry, risk exposure or geographic reach.
Certification to ISO standards or British standards demonstrates that your organisation works to international or national best practices, demonstrating your credibility and competence to stakeholders and customers. Certifications are legally obligated in some industries, while in other industries they are often included in tender requirements. The guidelines set forth by the standards are applicable to all types and sizes of organisations and aren’t restricted by industry, risk exposure or geographic reach.
When a company implement these systems and applies for certification through an ISO certification body, it needs to clear a surveillance audit as well as a certification audit. The certification body audits the company’s system and for adherence to bare minimum requirements mentioned in ISO. On successful completion of an audit, the organisation is ISO certified by the certification body. This cycle is repeated every three years to ensure the effectiveness of the system, along with a surveillance audit every year.
At least three months before the commencement of Stage 1 Audit, our Client Account Manager will send an Audit Agenda. This agenda contains dates and details of the audit plan for confirmation from your side.
Your organisation can opt to perform a pre-assessment audit. This pre-audit identifies any possible gaps of your current framework or processes to meet the requirements of the standard. This increases your chance of successfully passing Stage 2 Audit.
At Stage 1 Audit, we conduct a documentation review – i.e. your existing policies and procedures- which will produce a detailed audit report. The report will confirm whether you successfully pass to Stage 2.
Stage 2 Audit is conducted on-site. The objective is to evaluate your management system implementation and its effectiveness across the business. If you successfully meet the audit requirements, you will move to Step 6.
A follow-up audit will be conducted if major non-conformities are raised during Stage 2. To correct any major non-conformities our auditors will provide a Corrective Action Plan. If you were unsuccessful to complete this Plan, you will move to Step 3. This follow-up audit can be conducted whenever it is required.
If the organisation is compliant with the Standard requirements, a recommendation for certification is made. For minor non-conformities, if a Corrective Action Plan is in place, this will not delay the certificate.
The awarded certificate will have a unique certificate number and seal. The status of given certification can be verified by emailing info@abacgroup.com or online abacgroup.com/verify-certificate/.
Certification Committee will issue the respective Standard certificate.
An audit surveillance is planned over a three-year period and will ensure that the organisation still complies with the standard – the registration period is three years from the date of the certificate.
After the initial registration period is completed, the renewing of our ABAC certification is seamless. For more information regarding re-certification please get in touch with us.
