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How to get started: ISO 9001 Certification simplified

  When speaking with clients these are some of the things I hear: 1. It would be a great idea to get ISO 9001 Certified 2. We would like for our company to be ISO certified but we don’t know where to start 3. We need ISO certification but don’t know what’s involved 4. Where do we begin? 5. How much does it cost? 6. How quickly can this be done? 7. What are the steps? 8. When can I get audited? 9. What do we need to do? And any combination of these. It’s interesting to find that there are a number of companies out there who are geared to providing the auditing and certifying for any business. You place a phone call and book an appointment. This in my estimation is the easiest transaction available. An auditor comes to your facility or provides a remote audit and provides you an assessment of your company’s conformance to the ISO 9001:2015 standard. Easy enough. Then they go away and wait 90 days for you to provide evidence that you’ve corrected the minor non-confor...

Accredited vs. Non-Accredited ISO Auditor

I've had this question raised by people in the past. What is the difference between getting certified by an accredited vs. non-accredited Certification body? To be clear, a non-accredited body is not necessarily an incompetent organization. There can be some very good organizations within those ranks. The problem is, to be a non-accredited organization is easy. Anyone can self declare themselves as a competent certifying body. As a consumer how does one gauge or rate their services? A company wishing to become ISO 9001 certified will be paying money to achieve this certification. They need to spend their money wisely. It's important to note that many organizations including Governments are making it mandatory now that certifications are from accredited certifying bodies. So the choice becomes very clear when confronted by these type of mandatory requirements. When a certifying body states that it's accredited by an orgainzation such as the IAF (International Accreditation F...

What is an ISO Audit

What is an ISO Audit? Well, there's nothing really tricky about what an ISO audit is. Simply speaking, it's the process which an organization undertakes to audit their compliance to the relevant tenets of the ISO 9001:2015 standard. It is performed by a certified ISO 9001:2015 Lead auditor. Depending on the complexity of the audit, it can require one of more auditors. This requirement is always discussed in advance with the client company.This is the general statement to what is an ISO Audit. CoVid 19 has forced the industry to re think its needs with respect to ISO auditing. ISO auditors are performing more remote or online audits to support the needs of many organizations now. ISO Certification Consultants Inc, with its partnership certification body, has auditors who are ready to perform these necessary audits for your organization.

ISO Certification Consultants Inc.

  ISO Certification Consultants Inc. is a Canadian provider of ISO Certification, ISO Consulting, ISO auditing and ISO Training.  ISO Certification Consultants Inc. supports the implementation of its user friendly QMS compliance software and solutions designed to follow the ISO approach to Quality  systems.  Our QMS software was designed using the PDCA approach to auditing and verification.  We provide “boots on the floor” support and solutions to help Companies implement robust Quality systems.  We can help you prepare for ISO Certification.  ISO Certification Consultants Inc. provides service in a number of ISO certifications such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 , ISO45001 , ISO 22000 , HAACP, GMP, ISO 27001 , ISO/IEC 27017 , ISO 55001 , ISO 50001 .  We provide 1st party audits (internal) and 2nd party audits (supplier). In addition, we provide unique services such as Franchise audits, Healthcare accreditation audits, School safety audits, Halal a...