Requirements for Iso Audit Checklist Documentations

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Every quality manager and auditor relies on the ISO audit checklist in order to track, monitor and verify the progress before, during and after certification. The audit checklist is also used as a reference for both internal and independent auditors for assessing the organization's quality management system. To understand the kind of quality management checks you and your company have to perform, here are criteria commonly found in ISO audit checklists:

Requirements for documentations
This part of the ISO audit checklist details the necessary documents and documentation procedures a company has to complete. These include:

The Quality Manual
This is the document that includes the coverage of the organization's quality management system. It defines the procedures, processes, requirements and justifications in case there are exclusions to the procedures. It also details how the organization intends to control its records, conduct management reviews and generally guarantee that quality management objectives are met.

The Quality Manual can come either as hard or soft copy.

List of documented procedures
This is used to help define the necessary controls to establish, implement, approve and review the actual processes involved in the system.

Records control
The control or regulation of records within an ISO-certified organization is necessary in order to show evidence that the organization conforms to its established procedures. This is an important part of the audit because it helps identify and confirm if the QMS is still effective.

Management responsibility
Another important component of the ISO audit checklist is management responsibility. This checklist is both a declaration of the organization's commitment and a reference regarding their role in the implementation of the QMS. It involves planning, customer focus and internal and external communication. It also details the authority and responsibility rules set by the management.

Human resources
This part of the ISO audit checklist refers to the personnel who will be involved in the processes required for fulfilling the requirements of an ISO standard. It sets the necessary criteria that the personnel must meet in order to be able to guarantee their competence in performing the related processes.

This part of the checklist details the type of training, education, work experience and skills required of each person in order to carry out the tasks while maintaining product and service quality.

Product realization
Product realization is a component of the ISO audit checklist that explains the processes involved in order to produce the product. This is a critical component of the checklist because it must match the criteria detailed in the quality manual. If any inconsistencies are identified, these can be cause for a declaration of non-compliance.

Measurement, analysis and improvement
This is the part of the ISO audit checklist where the organization shows proof of how they measure, monitor, analyze, correct and improve their processes. This is also to show their conformity to the management system that is already in place. The checklist should be able to determine their compliance through easy to understand methods, such as statistical techniques.



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