Month: January 2017

Audit Timeline

Employees, Training, Working, Learning, Duties, Tasks, DFSS, Innovation, Audit, Auditing

Question

What is the ASQ recommended time frame between an auditee receiving a final audit plan and the audit commencing at the auditee’s site?

Answers

From Charlie Cianfrani:

ASQ does not have a recommendation!

From George Hummel:

This is not an ASQ requirement.  A CB generally sends an audit schedule/plan three weeks before the audit.

From Jim Werner:

Typically, the final audit plan has been agreed to by both the auditor and the auditee and it includes the date(s) the audit is to take place. This means that the audit plan includes the audit schedule in one document.  There are many books written, with examples, on this topic.  The ASQ Audit Division is a good source.

For more on this topic, please visit ASQ’s website.

Is Certification Revocable?

Data review, data analysis, data migration

Question

If a company is ISO 9001: 2015 certified, is it revocable?

Answers

From Jim Werner:

A company can indeed have its certification revoked.  Being certified means the company has established a qualify management system that meets the requirements of ISO9001:2015.  The failure of the company to continue to meet those requirements can result in de-certification.

From George Hummel:

Most CBs will revoke a certificate if the client does not answer an audit non-conformance.  Their contract may define other instances.  The questioner should review his or her organization’s contract.

From Charles Cianfrani:

Certified companies receive surveillance audits periodically. If the company fails to maintain compliance with ISO 9001:2015 requirements, eventually (after a series of intermediary steps related to resolution of nonconformity have been unsatisfactorily pursued) their certification can be voided.

For more on this topic, please visit ASQ’s website.