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Faz1975
Hi all.
Firstly to the mods, I'm sorry if there's already a thread on this but I have searching and come up with a few results but nothing specific.
We 've achieved Global registration to ISO9001:2000 and I am currently creating this years audit schedule. Since the company has decided to create a Business Management System rather than just a QMS, it has included in great depth written procedures for IT, Finance and H&S+Environment. These, I feel, only come under 6.3 and 6.4, 2 very small sections of the standard so how deep/thorughly do we need to audit them?
Does audit at least once per calendar year mean we need to review every single written document or can we get away with sampling each year, checking the points?
If we already get audited by financial bodies and by ISO14001 auditors for HSE can we just look at these processes at a top level, checking performance measures and records?
I don't want my audit schedule to become a finance audit.
Finance = ~50 procedures & work inst (1 quarter of all written docs on site)
I guess my question could apply to all process audits. How much does the document checking take over when you should be spending time following the actual process, noting how well it flows and is under control, its outputs and what is done with these (analysis and CI etc.)
PS: on another note is there a minimum number of audits a person must complete a year to retain their certificate? (These are site auditors i.e. First party)
Many Thanks!
Fraser
Firstly to the mods, I'm sorry if there's already a thread on this but I have searching and come up with a few results but nothing specific.
We 've achieved Global registration to ISO9001:2000 and I am currently creating this years audit schedule. Since the company has decided to create a Business Management System rather than just a QMS, it has included in great depth written procedures for IT, Finance and H&S+Environment. These, I feel, only come under 6.3 and 6.4, 2 very small sections of the standard so how deep/thorughly do we need to audit them?
Does audit at least once per calendar year mean we need to review every single written document or can we get away with sampling each year, checking the points?
If we already get audited by financial bodies and by ISO14001 auditors for HSE can we just look at these processes at a top level, checking performance measures and records?
I don't want my audit schedule to become a finance audit.
Finance = ~50 procedures & work inst (1 quarter of all written docs on site)
I guess my question could apply to all process audits. How much does the document checking take over when you should be spending time following the actual process, noting how well it flows and is under control, its outputs and what is done with these (analysis and CI etc.)
PS: on another note is there a minimum number of audits a person must complete a year to retain their certificate? (These are site auditors i.e. First party)
Many Thanks!
Fraser