ISO stands for International Organization for Standardisation. It is an autonomous organization that provides ethics in terms of quality, safety, and efficiency of products and services offered by businesses. It has a membership of 162 members, which has it’s headquartered in Geneva (Switzerland) With the growing competition among the industry, and it is imperative to deliver high quality of goods & services to sustain in the market.
ISO certification supports to advance your business credibility as well as the overall efficiency of the business. The ISO certified product and services safeguard that products and services are safe, consistent and of good quality and for business, it acts as a tactical tool that reduces the cost by minimalizing waste, alleviate risk and increase productivity and build trusts.
Benefits of ISO registration
Required Documents For The ISO Registration
The following documents are essential for the ISO registration:
- Address Proof of registered business,
- The copyright or trademark for the registered firm,
- The invoices of the sals and purchase
- The balance sheet of the company for a year to prove the years of completion of the business in the company.
Process for ISO Certification
A summary of the process of getting ISO registration is as follows:-
Essential For ISO Certification
Type of ISO registration and selection thereof:-
There are various types of ISO registration available such as :
· ISO 9001 2008 — Quality Management
· ISO 14001 — Environmental Management
· ISO 27001 — Information security Management
· ISO 22008 — Food Safety Management, and so on.
ISO 9001 registration
A company that fulfils all the requirements given in the ISO 9001 Standard is qualified to receive ISO 9001 registration. ISO 9001 certification is used for a quality management system.
The standards to maintain the uniformity of the products and services so that the customers’ and regulatory requirements are met.
The entrepreneur needs to select the type of ISO registration required for the business. Other than the entrepreneur can choose these various certificates.
Selection of ISO registration Body:-
The point is to be noted that ISO registration does not provide certification as external certification bodies do the same. Hence, you must choose a standard and trustworthy certification body.
While the process of selecting an ISO registrar, the following things should be kept in mind:-
- Appraise several ISO registration service providers.
2. Check if they are following the CASCO standards. CASCO is the ISO group that works on issues relating to conformity valuation.
3. Check whether it is qualified or not. Authorization is not compulsory, but they must meet the requirements of ISO Accreditation bodies.
Process For ISO Certification
Create an agreement.
The applicant, as well as the registrar, should agree on one agreement. This agreement usually defines the privileges and obligations of both parties and includes liability issues, privacy, and access rights.
Quality Documents Review
The ISO Auditor will scrutinize all the documents/agreements. All such documents, including manuals & materials related to various policies & procedures being followed in the organization, will be properly analyzed. Evaluation of existing work will help the ISO auditor to recognize the possible gaps against the necessities stipulated in the ISO standards.
Make a Plan of Action
As reported in the previous step, the ISO Auditor will communicate gaps in the supplied documents for further clarification. Afterwards, an action plan is to be planned to eliminate these gaps. A list of essential tasks to be performed is to be prepared to bring the desired changes in the concerned organization. Training sessions may be required by the employees to work efficiently while adapting to new procedures. Make all the employees informed of the ISO standards in terms of work efficiency and quality standards.
Preliminary Certification Audit
The initial certification audit is divided into two categories i.e.Category 1 and Category 2 as follows:-
· Category 1:
The ISO auditor will assess the changes made by you in the association. They will try to find any discrepancies or non-conformities in your systems and procedures to the anticipated quality managing system. They will divide these discrepancies into minor and major non-conformities. The applicant must carefully evaluate all these non-conformities and get it aligned as per the anticipated quality standards through modification in the techniques and processes used by the organization.
· Category 2:
After all the required changes in the organization, the ISO auditor does the final valuation. The auditor will verify whether all the non-conformities/discrepancies have been removed or not as per ISO quality standards. If the ISO auditor is gratified, they will prepare the final ISO audit report and forward it to the registrar.
Completing the ISO Certification
After all, non-conformities/discrepancies are addressed, and all the results are put in the ISO audit report, the registrar will provide you with the certification.
Investigation Audit
An investigation audit is conducted to ensure that the organization is maintaining ISO quality standards.
Cost of ISO certification
The cost of getting ISO registration is not static and differs from organization to organization. The ISO registration agency calculates the value of accreditation distinctly for each organization after considering them on different constraints such as
· Number of employees
· Number of Processes
· Level of risk associated with the scope of services of the organization
· The complexity of the management system
· The number of working shifts etc.
The time involved in the registration process
Time is taken in completing the entire process of ISO registration also varies from organization to organization. The ISO registration agency can give a reasonable idea after assessing the size of the company.
Generally, the time required to complete the process of ISO registration is approximate
· Minor organizations: 6–8 months
· Middle organizations: 8–12 months
· Big organization: 12–15 months
Conclusion
ISO certification is the business tactic tool that a company must acclimate to grow successfully. The ISO certified product and services safeguard that products and services are safe, consistent and of good quality and for business, it acts as a tactical tool that reduces the cost by minimalizing waste, alleviate risk and increase productivity and build trusts. If you want to have ISO registration, feel free contact Corpbiz.
