ISO9001 Quality Management System Certification Process

Many enterprises choose to certify their ISO9001 Quality Management System when they reach a certain stage of operation. This system is a globally recognized standard for quality management. In China, the national standard GB/T 19001 is implemented. Although the names differ, the content is essentially the same. It can be considered that GB/T 19001 is the Chinese "version" of the ISO9001 standard, and the two are identical.

Many business managers are not very familiar with the process of system certification. Today, we will provide a detailed introduction:

1. Organize personnel to identify and diagnose the enterprise's existing quality control system;

2. Top management makes decisions, appoints a management representative, forms a quality system management team, and establishes quality objectives and incentive measures;

3. Provide necessary quality awareness training and ISO9001 standard knowledge training for relevant personnel at all levels. This step can be assisted by relevant auditing (consulting) agencies.

4. Prepare system documents based on the requirements of the quality system and the enterprise's specific conditions. The basic requirement is to "do what you write and write what you do" in quality management.

5. Promote, train, publish, and trial-run the quality system documents and requirements;

6. Provide specialized training for internal auditors and prepare for internal audits and management reviews. Generally, two internal audits per year and one management review per year are required. Before conducting these activities, relevant training for internal auditors is necessary.

7. Organize internal audits of the quality system to identify issues, solve problems, and implement corrective actions simultaneously.

8. Conduct a management review based on the internal audit. The main content of the management review is a comprehensive evaluation activity organized by the top management to assess the current status, suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness of the management system, as well as the implementation and achievement of policies and objectives. The purpose is to summarize the performance of the management system, identify gaps between current performance and expected goals, consider any potential opportunities for improvement, and evaluate the organization's market position and competitors' performance to determine directions for improvement.

9. Improve and refine the quality management system, gradually enhancing the level of quality management.

10. Select a suitable certification body and apply for certification.

The certification body will inform the applicant of: the scope of certification services, accreditation status; national certification rules; the format of the certification certificate; and regulations for appeals and complaints during the certification process, etc.

11. The company should submit certification materials, the content of which can be seen:

12. Sign a contract with the certification company.

13. The certification body begins the audit process, generally divided into a preliminary audit and a formal audit. The preliminary audit is conducted because the certification body is initially unfamiliar with the company's situation, so it gains a preliminary understanding and verifies specific issues to determine whether the basic conditions for certification are met and whether to proceed with the second-stage formal audit.

The first stage mainly involves understanding: whether the company's actual situation matches the descriptions in the system documents, whether the system has been operational for more than three months, and confirming the company's scale, number of employees, production processes, locations, and applicable mandatory regulatory standards. This stage is exploratory in nature. Only after confirming compliance with certification requirements and verifying the accuracy of the information can the second-stage specific audit work proceed.

Formal audit: The second-stage audit, also known as the on-site audit, is more formal and standardized.

Before the audit inspection, the certification company will notify the materials that need to be prepared.

14. Implement corrective actions for non-conformities identified during the audit and submit evidence of correction;

15. Approval;

16. Registration and issuance of the certificate;

17. Comprehensive after-sales service

18 Others:

According to ISO9001 standard requirements, the ISO standard system must be operational within the enterprise for three months before certification can be applied for in the fourth month.

After obtaining the certificate, surveillance audits are required in the second and third years, and the certificate remains valid for three years. In the fourth year, a recertification audit is required.

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