Choosing a Registrar - What Should We Look For in a Registrar?

Registrar/Auditor Sample questionnaire:

Al D.

Descargué su cuestionario del secretario. Eso trae el número de sus
referencias a seises. Una pregunta me ha sorprendido. Los
secretarios cargan generalmente al cierre fuera de nonconformances?
Apreciaría su respuesta en español. Tenga una poca diversión!
Guarde en acarrear!

[HFowler]

Raffy,

At my previous company, the auditor actually wrote a minor finding against us because his company was not on our approved suppliers list. After that, I started treating them just like any other supplier. I would definitely keep evidence of supplier evaluation for the certifying bodies that you evaulate.

Have a happy weekend,
Hank

[Raffy]

Hi Al,
Thank you for the questionnaire.
It helps.
best regards,
Raffy

Many companies require that their vendors are registered to ISO 9001 as part of the approved vendor criteria. How many of you are using a Registrar that is registered to ISO 9001? Just curious.

Carl-

[gpainter]

We do not require registration from any of our vendors. Our registrar is accredited by the RAB and RvA, but is not registered to any standard.

[Aaron Lupo]

I think the better question is how many Registrars/Notified bodies are ISO Certified/Registered. I know that the RAB, RvA, JAB, etc... will audit the Registrars/Notified Bodies to make sure they are complying with the Standards.

ISO guy,

I am not so sure about your comments about RAB, RvA etc. auditing the Registarars. What kind of audit are the registrars subject to? How do they insure they are complying with the standard if they are not auditing them to it? They must have some standard they go by. Has anyone ever seen a registrars corrective and preventive action system? Read their Quality Manual? And if they are audited by some other means, so what? There are plenty of industries that are subject to various audits for compliance issues and they take the initiative to ALSO be ISO 9001 registered.

To my knowledge, there are NO registrars that are registered to ISO 9001. Why not? After all, we are supposed to be using the standard for continuous improvement of our goods and services, right?

I have worked in a facility that the criteria stated to be an approved vendor required a registration to ISO 9001, or an audit performed by me (the Quality Manager). Every audit by the registrar looked at the approved vendor list with their name on it and they never said a word.

Sounds pretty much like the fox gaurding the henhouse to me.
Oh well, just some food for thought.
In the meantime I am in the market for a registrar for my new Company. Think I will be able to find one that is registered?

Carl-