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System Certification Procedure

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Procedure for system certification

01

Inquiries and suggestions for certification.

Organizations can receive counseling through the certification body on the overall process or method of implementing certification audit.

02

Apply for certification.

After sufficient consultation with the certification body, the organization enters the organization's information through the website or direct application form and submits it to the certification body. The certification body reviews the application system, range of examination, number of people(scale), and target items. Once the application is officially received, the certification body makes a contract with the organization for direct management system certification.

03

Notification of the audit schedule.

The certification body organizes the audit team for each specialized field and notifies the organization of the review plan for the audit schedule. At this time, the audit schedule can be discussed with the organization.

04

Preliminary audit.

Before conducting this examination, you can have the opportunity to check the organization's system through preliminary audit at the request of the organization. However, it costs money and will only be carried out at the request of the applicant company.

05

Stage 1 audit.

The first-stage audit conducted in the initial audit is a document audit to confirm the suitability of the organization's basic management system. If nonconformity is found in the first stage of the audit, the second stage schedule of the audit may be changed.

06

Stage 2. audit.

The second-stage audit conducted in the initial audit is an on-site audit to confirm that the organization's standards and the organization's management system match all requirements related to the scope of certification. If a nonconformity is found in the second-stage audit, certificate issuance can be recommended after appropriate corrective action.

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Corrective measures for nonconformity.

If a result of the audit finds a nonconformity, the organization requires objective corrective action, and the results of the corrective action are evaluated through written confirmation or on-site audit if necessary.

08

Certification audit.

The Certification Decision Committee evaluates the appropriateness of the entire process of the audit and decides whether to certification register and certification issue.

09

Certificate issuance.

Only organizations that have been certified after deliberation will be issued a certificate and delivered to the organization.

10

Surveillance -management audit.

Post-audit is conducted periodically every year to maintain and improve the management system of the certificated organization. The audit will be conducted at least once in a year after the certificate is issued. The first Surveillance-audit period after the initial audit should be within a year.

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Renewal audit.

Certification organizations must renew their certificates every three years. It is with the same procedure as the initial certification review.