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What will an auditor look for?

ISO 9001 is often summarized as “Say what you do, and do what you say”. (See 12/5/07 post: “Explaining your project…) Auditors are looking to make sure that you are doing what you say. Everyone should be on the same page so that an auditor can walk into your facility and ask anyone”WHY they are [...]

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Step 7 Internal Audits

It is necessary to demonstrate that your ISO 9001 Quality System is effective. During an internal audit you will compare your quality system against the requirements of the standard. You will select a group of internal auditors from within your company to perform the audits. You will begin once your system has been implemented and [...]

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ISO 9001 Auditing without a Procedure

How do you audit when there is no documented procedure to audit against? With the documentation requirements giving the responsibility of determining what documents are needed for control of processes, it will become part of the auditor’s responsibility to determine if the necessary procedures and work instructions have been documented. How can an auditor determine [...]

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