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We just went through our recertification audit to AS9100. We are a small company. Being small, Auditor objectivity and impartiality is difficult to prove. To cover this we hire an outside contractor to perform our internal audits. I received a finding that I never considered and I am not convinced that it follows the intent of the standard. It does however follow the letter of the law. The finding is:
Not in all cases has the organization ensured that the selection of auditors ensure objectivity and impartiality of the audit process and that auditors do not audit their own work. The organization contracted with an outside consultant to conduct various audits of the processes, this consultant also audited the Internal Audit process; which resulted in her auditing her own work.
Using AS9101 as an example for question counts: The criteria used during this audit said of the 410 questions in AS9101, if an auditor asked 1 question other that the 8 questions listed under 8.2.2, the auditor has audited his own work.
Not in all cases has the organization ensured that the selection of auditors ensure objectivity and impartiality of the audit process and that auditors do not audit their own work. The organization contracted with an outside consultant to conduct various audits of the processes, this consultant also audited the Internal Audit process; which resulted in her auditing her own work.
Using AS9101 as an example for question counts: The criteria used during this audit said of the 410 questions in AS9101, if an auditor asked 1 question other that the 8 questions listed under 8.2.2, the auditor has audited his own work.