ISO 9001 • AS9100 • AS9120 • ISO 13485 • ISO 17025

Certification maintenance

After You’re Certified…

Your company will be required to undergo two (2) annual Surveillance audits. At the end of the three-year period, your company will have the opportunity to renew your contract with the Certification Body (CB) that you chose… or continue with a different CB.

AS A MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM WE…

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Track Your Upcoming Audits

  • Monitor the date of your next external audit; and schedule your internal audit(s), and management reviews so that you’re always prepared.
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Perform your Annual Internal Audit

  • Plan and Perform the required Internal Audit prior to your next annual external audit,
  • Generate an “Internal Audit Report”, and
  • Address any nonconformities that were identified.
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Host Your Annual Management Review

  • Host your annual “Management Review” meeting; ensuring that all of the required topics are covered (after completing your Internal Audit), and
  • Generate the required “Management Review Meeting Minutes” record.
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Coordinate and plan each certification audit with the CB

  • Ensure that all company affected personnel are informed of the “Audit Plan” and can accommodate the “Audit Schedule” (e.g., no conflicts exist  such as Trade Shows, Customer Visits, Vacations), and
  • Assist the CB Auditor with logistics (e.g., transportation, hotel, lunches).
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Host the CERTIFICATION Audit

  • Act as the designated official “Guide” for the Auditor(s) by:
  • Introducing the Auditor(s) to the staff that they will need to interview,
  • Assisting the external Auditor(s) in locating the required documentation and records, and
  • Clarifying any misunderstandings that arise during the audit. 
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Address to any issues identified during the Audit

  • Respond to any Nonconformities through the Corrective Action process within the required time-frame (typically due within 21 days from the last day of the audit). 
  • Track the status of the Corrective Action to ensure that it is closed within a timely fashion.
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Ensure that the next Certification Audit is Scheduled

  • Ensuring that any existing, known conflicts (e.g., Trade Shows, Customer Visits, Vacations) are avoided.
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Monitor any changes/revisions to the standard or CB requirements

  • Ensure that any changes to the applicable Standard(s) and/or any changes in requirements from the quality assurance certification are communicated to the affected personnel and incorporated into your Management System.