Audits
Audits take many forms, first, second and third party, acredited & non-accredited.
First Party Audits – An internal audit of your systems, sometimes carried out as an impartial check of your operations, or maybe as an internal audit prior to your accreditation audit for certification purposes. Perhaps your company doesn’t have an in-house internal auditor, or requires an independent systems check for compliance verification.
Second Party Audits – Usually carried out on your suppliers or prospective suppliers and may be paid for by them to assure you that their systems are in place to satisfy your company’s needs. Everything may be OK while things are running smoothly, but can they cope if something goes wrong, can they trace back to how and why, can they recall affected products, if not it may be your company that suffers. We can perform an independent audit of their systems for your peace of mind. For this service we travel all over the world, or maybe we are closer to them than you are.
Third Party Audits – An accreditation audit for certification purposes. All our auditors are accredited and able to carry out accreditation audits for certification purposes. Our areas of expertise cover Quality (ISO 9001:2008), Environmental (ISO 14001:2004), Information Security (ISO 27001:2005), and Health & Safety (OHSAS 18001:2007).
* We can perform your assessments and/or audits for your chosen standard/s.
* First party audits (internal audits) can be undertaken anywhere on your behalf.
* Second party audits (audits of your suppliers) can be undertaken on your behalf to ensure supplier competence (usually paid for by the supplier who wants your business).
* Third party audits (external audits) can be undertaken for assessment/certification purposes.
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ABOUT THE ISO/IEC INFORMATION CENTRE
The ISO/IEC Information Centre is jointly operated by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, and IEC, the International Electrotechnical Commission. Its objective is to provide stakeholders with information about standardization, standards and related matters. This site of the ISO/IEC Information Centre serves as a portal to the main information given on various pages of the ISO and IEC Web sites e.g. the ISO and IEC Catalogues, provides an enquiry service for users and gives access to the Web sites of national standards organizations via WSSN, the World Standards Services Network. The Web site also provides information on the relationship between WTO, ISO and IEC with regard to world trade and on standardizing bodies which have accepted the WTO TBT Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of standards. In addition, the site contains and provides access to reference publications on standards development, distribution and use and on information sources.
Essential reading in today's globalized world
ISO International Standards offer significant benefits to business, government and society in today's globalized world.
Because understanding and knowledge of ISO and its work therefore add value to the skills portfolio of leaders, managers and other actors in both public and private sectors, ISO Focus+ magazine is destined to become essential reading.
The magazine was launched in January 2010, distilling the best features of two magazines, ISO Focus and ISO Management Systems, which it replaced. ISO Focus+ is published in English and French editions, 10 times a year (single editions for July-August and December-January).
ISO Focus+ covers the complete range of ISO International Standards: technical, management, good practice and conformity assessment, and for products, services, processes, systems, materials and professionals.
ISO Focus+ presents ISO standards “at work” and the benefits they bring to users and stakeholders.
The ambition of ISO Focus+ is to become regular reading for those who understand the importance of being well informed on ISO and International Standards, including business people, scientists and engineers, regulators academics and students, consumer representatives and other stakeholders.
Because understanding and knowledge of ISO and its work therefore add value to the skills portfolio of leaders, managers and other actors in both public and private sectors, ISO Focus+ magazine is destined to become essential reading.
The magazine was launched in January 2010, distilling the best features of two magazines, ISO Focus and ISO Management Systems, which it replaced. ISO Focus+ is published in English and French editions, 10 times a year (single editions for July-August and December-January).
ISO Focus+ covers the complete range of ISO International Standards: technical, management, good practice and conformity assessment, and for products, services, processes, systems, materials and professionals.
ISO Focus+ presents ISO standards “at work” and the benefits they bring to users and stakeholders.
The ambition of ISO Focus+ is to become regular reading for those who understand the importance of being well informed on ISO and International Standards, including business people, scientists and engineers, regulators academics and students, consumer representatives and other stakeholders.
Hot topics
ISO International Standards provide the international community with practical tools for tackling global challenges such as energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, climate change, health, safety, security and the dissemination of innovative technologies.
This section presents topics of international concern and highlights published ISO standards, standards under development and ongoing standardization initiatives that are relevant to these concerns and that can contribute to resolving them.
This section presents topics of international concern and highlights published ISO standards, standards under development and ongoing standardization initiatives that are relevant to these concerns and that can contribute to resolving them.
Publications and e-products
Visit our A-Z index to discover the wide range of subjects covered by ISO's publications and e-products. Our publications are available in several formats , including handbooks, packages, checklists, magazines and databases.
ISO Standards Handbooks bring together the complete collections of ISO Standards on subjects like Environmental Management, Piston Rings and Pins, Freight Containers, Paper, Board and Pulps and many others...
The Standards Packages have been developed to better answer the needs of our customers. Choose the standards package which is best suited to the needs in your field of activity.
Checklist provide a step-by-step approach to assist users in developing a detailed understanding of the requirements of the relevant standard, diagnose the state of readiness of their organization to implement the standard and help them identify main areas of improvement.
Learn more about ISO Focus and ISO Management Systems magazines and benefit from the wealth of knowledge of some 50'000 experts who help develop ISO standards.
ISO standards also come in database formats and cover many areas of interferes such as country codes or graphical symbols. They are available in various formats including Microsoft Access databases, PDFs and on DVDs
This section includes the ISO Catalogue, information brochures on ISO, publications on conformity assessment and a wide range of products on management standards.
ISO Standards Handbooks bring together the complete collections of ISO Standards on subjects like Environmental Management, Piston Rings and Pins, Freight Containers, Paper, Board and Pulps and many others...
The Standards Packages have been developed to better answer the needs of our customers. Choose the standards package which is best suited to the needs in your field of activity.
Checklist provide a step-by-step approach to assist users in developing a detailed understanding of the requirements of the relevant standard, diagnose the state of readiness of their organization to implement the standard and help them identify main areas of improvement.
Learn more about ISO Focus and ISO Management Systems magazines and benefit from the wealth of knowledge of some 50'000 experts who help develop ISO standards.
ISO standards also come in database formats and cover many areas of interferes such as country codes or graphical symbols. They are available in various formats including Microsoft Access databases, PDFs and on DVDs
This section includes the ISO Catalogue, information brochures on ISO, publications on conformity assessment and a wide range of products on management standards.
How to use the ISO Catalogue
The online ISO Standards listing integrates both the ISO Catalogue of published standards and the ISO Technical programme of standards under development. From within the listing, the user can choose to display, as required, Published standards and/or Standards under development and/or Withdrawn standards and/or Projects deleted.
By default, the ISO Standards listing presents the complete listing of Published standards AND Standards under development. The user chooses whether to access the listing By ICS (classified by subject in accordance with the International Classification for Standards) or By TC (sorted according to the ISO technical committee responsible for the preparation and/or maintenance of the standards).
International Standards and other deliverables
The terms International Standards and ISO standards used in these listings denote all standards-type documents, including guides, international standardized profiles, recommendations, technical reports, technical trends assessments, etc. The document type is indicated in its reference number. The following bibliographic information is given for each document:
Reference number - consists of a prefix, a serial number and the year of publication. The prefix will usually be "ISO" to indicate that the publication is an ISO International Standard.
The prefix ISO/IEC denotes a joint ISO and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) publication. ISO/IEC International Standards are most often developed by Joint ISO/IEC Technical Committee JTC 1. IEC International Standards with the prefix IEC, but which carry both the ISO and IEC logos, are also included in the catalogue. Such standards either belong to JTC 1, or have been developed in close cooperation with an ISO committee.
The following prefixes similarly denote joint international standards:
ISO/ASTM joint ISO and ASTM (American Society of Testing and Materials) International Standard
ISO/CIE: joint ISO and CIE (International Commission on Illumination) International Standard
ISO/HL7 joint ISO and HL7 (Health Level Seven) International Standard
ISO/IEEE: joint ISO and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) International Standard
ISO/OECD joint ISO and OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) International Standard
The prefix may also contain an indication of the type of document:
Amd. denotes an Amendment - a normative document, developed according to consensus procedures, approved according to the procedures relevant to the document being amended, and which changes the technical normative elements of that document.
Cor. denotes a Technical corrigendum - a document issued to correct a technical error or ambiguity in a normative document or to correct information that has become outdated, provided the modification has no effect on the technical normative elements of the document it corrects.
Guide - redefined as an informative document only. Previously ISO and ISO/IEC Guides were developed as either a document dealing with non-normative matters relating to international standardization or a normative document developed by a structure other than a TC/SC, e.g. a policy development committee. A number of such guides are still valid.
ISP denotes an International Standardized Profile - an internally agreed, harmonized document which identifies a standard or group of standards, together with options and parameters, necessary to perform a function or set of functions.
IWA denotes an International Workshop Agreement
PAS denotes a Publicly Available Specification
R denotes a Recommendation. This designation was used up to 1972, when ISO began to publish International Standards. Since then, as they have been revised, ISO recommendations have gradually been republished as International Standards. A very limited number of ISO recommendations still remain valid and available.
TR denotes a Technical Report
TS denotes a Technical Specification
TTA denotes a Technology Trends Assessment - a document published to respond to the need for global collaboration on standardization questions during the early stages of technical innovation and which gives the state of the art or trend in emerging fields. TTAs are typically the result of prestandardization work or research
The prefix is followed by a serial number which may include a part number, separated by a hyphen from the main number. The serial number of a published standard is followed by the year of publication separated from the serial number by a colon.
Title of the standard including, if relevant, the number and title of a specific part of the standard
Current stage - to allow the monitoring of a standard's development and life cycle in a systematic way, a four-digit stage code is used, which indicates the standard's current status. The current stage code is given for each standard or project. The code is linked to a stage code chart giving the explanation for each stage code.
TC/SC - Technical committee/subcommittee - refers to the ISO technical committee and subcommittee responsible for the development and maintenance of the standard. Certain documents are developed and maintained by other ISO organs or by other international organizations. A link leads to information about the committee or organization concerned.
Language - the official languages of ISO are English, French and Russian. ISO International Standards and standards-type documents published by the Central Secretariat are usually in separate (monolingual) English (en) and French (fr) editions and, less frequently, in Russian (ru). Some standards, especially those containing terminology, are published as a bilingual (any two of the official languages), or trilingual (English/French/Russian) edition. The ISO Central Secretariat also publishes certain official translations in non-official languages. To date, these include standards in Spanish (es) and Arabic (ar).
NOTE: It is possible for standards - and notably terminologies and vocabularies - to include some content in non-official languages. Where applicable, information on the non-official language content is usually given in the standard's abstract in the bibliographical data.
A number of International Standards developed by ISO technical committees require, with a view to their updating or implementation, a competent body which has the requisite infrastructure for ensuring they are used effectively. Information on these bodies, designated by ISO to serve as maintenance agencies or registration authorities, is accessed through the link Maintenance agencies and registration authorities.
By default, the ISO Standards listing presents the complete listing of Published standards AND Standards under development. The user chooses whether to access the listing By ICS (classified by subject in accordance with the International Classification for Standards) or By TC (sorted according to the ISO technical committee responsible for the preparation and/or maintenance of the standards).
International Standards and other deliverables
The terms International Standards and ISO standards used in these listings denote all standards-type documents, including guides, international standardized profiles, recommendations, technical reports, technical trends assessments, etc. The document type is indicated in its reference number. The following bibliographic information is given for each document:
Reference number - consists of a prefix, a serial number and the year of publication. The prefix will usually be "ISO" to indicate that the publication is an ISO International Standard.
The prefix ISO/IEC denotes a joint ISO and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) publication. ISO/IEC International Standards are most often developed by Joint ISO/IEC Technical Committee JTC 1. IEC International Standards with the prefix IEC, but which carry both the ISO and IEC logos, are also included in the catalogue. Such standards either belong to JTC 1, or have been developed in close cooperation with an ISO committee.
The following prefixes similarly denote joint international standards:
ISO/ASTM joint ISO and ASTM (American Society of Testing and Materials) International Standard
ISO/CIE: joint ISO and CIE (International Commission on Illumination) International Standard
ISO/HL7 joint ISO and HL7 (Health Level Seven) International Standard
ISO/IEEE: joint ISO and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) International Standard
ISO/OECD joint ISO and OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) International Standard
The prefix may also contain an indication of the type of document:
Amd. denotes an Amendment - a normative document, developed according to consensus procedures, approved according to the procedures relevant to the document being amended, and which changes the technical normative elements of that document.
Cor. denotes a Technical corrigendum - a document issued to correct a technical error or ambiguity in a normative document or to correct information that has become outdated, provided the modification has no effect on the technical normative elements of the document it corrects.
Guide - redefined as an informative document only. Previously ISO and ISO/IEC Guides were developed as either a document dealing with non-normative matters relating to international standardization or a normative document developed by a structure other than a TC/SC, e.g. a policy development committee. A number of such guides are still valid.
ISP denotes an International Standardized Profile - an internally agreed, harmonized document which identifies a standard or group of standards, together with options and parameters, necessary to perform a function or set of functions.
IWA denotes an International Workshop Agreement
PAS denotes a Publicly Available Specification
R denotes a Recommendation. This designation was used up to 1972, when ISO began to publish International Standards. Since then, as they have been revised, ISO recommendations have gradually been republished as International Standards. A very limited number of ISO recommendations still remain valid and available.
TR denotes a Technical Report
TS denotes a Technical Specification
TTA denotes a Technology Trends Assessment - a document published to respond to the need for global collaboration on standardization questions during the early stages of technical innovation and which gives the state of the art or trend in emerging fields. TTAs are typically the result of prestandardization work or research
The prefix is followed by a serial number which may include a part number, separated by a hyphen from the main number. The serial number of a published standard is followed by the year of publication separated from the serial number by a colon.
Title of the standard including, if relevant, the number and title of a specific part of the standard
Current stage - to allow the monitoring of a standard's development and life cycle in a systematic way, a four-digit stage code is used, which indicates the standard's current status. The current stage code is given for each standard or project. The code is linked to a stage code chart giving the explanation for each stage code.
TC/SC - Technical committee/subcommittee - refers to the ISO technical committee and subcommittee responsible for the development and maintenance of the standard. Certain documents are developed and maintained by other ISO organs or by other international organizations. A link leads to information about the committee or organization concerned.
Language - the official languages of ISO are English, French and Russian. ISO International Standards and standards-type documents published by the Central Secretariat are usually in separate (monolingual) English (en) and French (fr) editions and, less frequently, in Russian (ru). Some standards, especially those containing terminology, are published as a bilingual (any two of the official languages), or trilingual (English/French/Russian) edition. The ISO Central Secretariat also publishes certain official translations in non-official languages. To date, these include standards in Spanish (es) and Arabic (ar).
NOTE: It is possible for standards - and notably terminologies and vocabularies - to include some content in non-official languages. Where applicable, information on the non-official language content is usually given in the standard's abstract in the bibliographical data.
A number of International Standards developed by ISO technical committees require, with a view to their updating or implementation, a competent body which has the requisite infrastructure for ensuring they are used effectively. Information on these bodies, designated by ISO to serve as maintenance agencies or registration authorities, is accessed through the link Maintenance agencies and registration authorities.
ISO eServices and IT Tools
The development of standards in ISO is completely reliant on IT tools, both for the drafting of standards and for support of the process. Key to the use of IT in the development process is the Internet, on which hosting environments exist for all ISO committees and working groups (so called "electronic committees").
For all IT applications in ISO, user guides have been prepared, which are also used as training materials. These guides can be found in this section.
For all IT applications in ISO, user guides have been prepared, which are also used as training materials. These guides can be found in this section.
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