Knowing that sometimes companies require support from external and competent personnel to detect areas of opportunity in their companies, International Premium Registrar offers the performance of second party audits, which will allow you to validate your level of maturity in the implemented management systems.
Advantages of the second party audits:
- It allows to analyze in an objective and fresh way the operation of a management system implemented based on the corresponding standard.
- Provides an objective assessment to clients of process and / or service control.
- Provides a frame of reference for the operation of the system based on the market.
- It is an exercise that allows the development of internal staff.
- Brings value and experience regarding the implementation of the system.
Objectives of an ACS Registrars / IPR Audit
Stage 1 Audits
The objectives of a Stage 1 Audit are to:
- Assess your Documented Management System
- Evaluate your Locations and any site-specific conditions
- Assess your understanding of the requirements of the standard
- Agree the scope of your Documented Management System, processes and location(s) and related statutory and regulatory aspects and associated risks
- Plan the Stage 2 Audit and establish your planning arrangements for Internal Audits and Management Reviews
- Determine your readiness for a Stage 2 Audit
- Identify any areas for potential Improvement of the Management System
Stage 2 Audits, Re-Audits and Transfer Re-Audits
The objectives of a Stage 2 Audit are to:
- Evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of your Management System
- Assess your performance against key performance objectives and targets (monitoring, measuring, reporting and reviewing)
- Evaluate your legal compliance, operational control of processes, Internal Audits, Management Reviews and Policies
- Evaluate links between the normative requirements, policy, performance objectives and targets, responsibilities, competence of personnel, operations, procedures, and performance data.
- Identify any areas for potential Improvement of the Management System
Surveillance Audits and Surveillance Takeover Audits
The objectives of a Surveillance Audit are to:
- Ensure your Management System has continued to fulfil requirements between Audits
- Ensure Internal Audits and Management Review have been performed to programme
- Review actions taken on nonconformities identified during previous Audits
- Evaluate your handling of any complaints
- Evaluate the continued effectiveness of the management system, with regard to achieving your objectives
- Evaluate your legal compliance and performance
- Evaluate your progress of planned activities aimed at continual improvement
- Ensure continuing operational control
- Review any changes to your organisation since the previous Audit
- Ensure that ACS Registrars and the Accreditation Body marks are being used correctly
- Identify any areas for potential Improvement of the Management System
Validation Audits The objective of a Validation Audit is to:
- Ensure your Management System has continued to fulfil requirements between Audits
- Ensure Internal Audits and Management Review have been performed to programme
- Review actions taken on nonconformities identified during previous Audits
- Evaluate your handling of any complaints
- Evaluate the continued effectiveness of the management system, with regard to achieving your objectives
- Ensure continuing operational control
- Identify any areas for potential Improvement of the Management System