ISO Registration
ISO Registration
A certification act as proof of that company’s credibility in tenders and enhances confidence that your promises will be kept. ISO registration is one of them. It certifies that the company’s management system complies with an ISO standard beneficial to your business, your clients, and your team. Contact us and get the ISO Certification done.
Overview of ISO Certification
ISO certificate is a certification that provides standards to the organizations and thus shows the way to innovation and development of trade. ISO Certification is mandatory to form certain standards that ensure the quality, safety, and efficiency of products and services. It also ensures that the products and services of the organization meet the customer and regulatory requirements.
Additionally, ISO Certification helps in demonstrating continuous improvement. It also certifies that the following process has fulfilled all the criteria for standardization and quality check. The certification is issued in various fields and every ISO certification has a different set of criteria.
What are the Benefits of ISO Registration?
- Enhances Business Efficiency
ISO certification plays a very essential role to build credibility in overseas business and in enhancing business efficiency.
- Improves Marketability
ISO Certification widens the market potential of the organization.
- Better Customer Services
ISO helps in improving customer services and satisfaction, to encourage the organization to deliver the best quality services.
- Global Credibility
If the organization wants to expand the business globally; ISO Certification plays an essential role to build credibility.
- Improves Product Quality
ISO Certification improves the product quality i.e., it should match the quality of international standard. If the standard does not match the product it will face non-acceptance on the grounds of quality issues.
- Helpful In Government Tenders
ISO helps the in government tenders and would give your business an advantage over your competitors.
What Documents are Required for ISO Certification?
For documentation, the very first step is to choose the type of ISO Certification required for the business. The basic documents required for ISO Registration/Certification are:-
- Identity and address proof of the Applicant along with the copy of PAN Card and Aadhar card.
- Passport Size Photograph of the applicant
- Utility Bill or Electricity Bill
- Copy of Sale deed in case of owned property.
- If the place of business is a rented property, a Rent Agreement is required.
- In the case of the company, a Certificate of Incorporation and MOA &AOA is also required.
What are the Common Categories of ISO Certification?
The common categories of ISO Certification are given bellow:-
- ISO 9001-2015
- ISO 14001
- ISO 10012
- OHSAS 18001
- ISO 20000
- ISO 22000
- ISO 27001
- ISO 31000
- ISO 13485
- ISO 17025
- ISO 11135
- ISO 26000
- CE MARK
- ISO 50001
- HALAL
What is the procedure for ISO Registration?
- Step-1-Choosing The Kind Of Certification
The very first step is to choose the kind of certification the organization wants.
- Step-2-File An Application
Once the entrepreneur selects the ISO standard; it shall make an application in a respective form based on the ISO registrar. The application shall include the power and responsibilities of the entrepreneur and certification body.
- Step-3-Submission Of Documents
Application shall be filed along with the requisite documents and the same shall be reviewed by the ISO certification body. ISO Certification body will review all the quality manuals and documents related to various policies being followed in the organization.
- Step-4-Initial Review Of The Quality Management System
To identify any significant weakness in the Organization, the Pre-assessment (Initial review) of the Quality Management System in an organization is reviewed by the registrar and will also provide an opportunity to correct the deficiencies before the regular registration assessment is conducted.
- Step-5-Preparing An Action Plan
Once the initial review of the Quality management system is reviewed, the ISO registrar notifies the existing gaps in the organization, and to eliminate these gaps the applicant has to prepare an action plan. The action plan should contain the list of the requisite work to be performed to meet the Quality Management System.
- Step -6-On-Premises Audit By The Registrar
The registrar will conduct a non-premises inspection to audit the changes made in the organization. However, if the registrar finds that the requisite changes do not meet the requirements of the ISO standards, the registrar will categorize the organization into two categories depending on severity.
1. Minor Non-compliances
2. Major Non-compliances
Note-The ISO registration cannot precede until all significant non-compliances are closed by the Registrar while doing a re-audit.
- Step-7-Obtaining ISO Certificate
The registrar will issue the ISO certification when all the non-conformities are resolved and are updated in the ISO audit report.
What are the Primary Elements of ISO 9001:2015?
The primary elements of ISO 9001:2015 are-
- Leadership
- Major focus on customer
- Process approach
- People’s Involvement
- Persistent improvement
- A Structural approach to management
- Fact-based approach to decision making.
- Mutually beneficial supplier relationships
What are the Essential Prerequisites of ISO Registration?
- Getting the right ISO 9001 Certification.
- Finding the best ISO registrar for certification.
- Perception of the customer.
- Improving the outcome and product services.
What Types of Audits are conducted under ISO Registration?
Under ISO Registration, an ISO audit is conducted to check the authenticity of the business’ operation records. The types of audits conducted under ISO Registration are:-
- Internal Audit
Internal Audit is conducted by their staffs that are trained. However, it can also be performed by an external organization.
- Supplier Audit
Supplier audit is performed by lead auditors in the organization. This is done to ensure that whether the suppliers function properly, and the organization is getting the supply of products/services correctly.
- Certification Audit
Certification audit must be carried out by the auditors of Certification Bodies.
- Internal Audit