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My company recently underwent a preassessment audit. One of the elements we were written up on concerned auditor independence. I am the Quality Manager and Management Rep./Lead Auditor. The auditors I am using are my Receiving Inspector and the Document Control Specialist. I was told that since Document Control was under my jurisdiction, I could not have him audit quality/inspection.
4.17 states "audits shall be carried out by personnel independent of those having direct responsibility for the activity being audited." Although Document Control is my responsibility, D/C is not directly responisble for quality areas such as inspection (receiving through shipping), calibration, etc. I think it should be OK for him to audit these areas. Are there any thoughts on this issue? We are a company of approximately 60 people and finding those qualified, able and having time is limited.
What could I do to solve this problem?
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My company recently underwent a preassessment audit. One of the elements we were written up on concerned auditor independence. I am the Quality Manager and Management Rep./Lead Auditor. The auditors I am using are my Receiving Inspector and the Document Control Specialist. I was told that since Document Control was under my jurisdiction, I could not have him audit quality/inspection.
4.17 states "audits shall be carried out by personnel independent of those having direct responsibility for the activity being audited." Although Document Control is my responsibility, D/C is not directly responisble for quality areas such as inspection (receiving through shipping), calibration, etc. I think it should be OK for him to audit these areas. Are there any thoughts on this issue? We are a company of approximately 60 people and finding those qualified, able and having time is limited.
What could I do to solve this problem?
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