ISO refers to International Organization for Standardisation. It is an independent organisation that provides standards in terms of quality, safety, and efficiency of products and services provided by businesses. With the increasing competition among the business, it is important to deliver high quality of goods & services in order to sustain in the market. ISO certification helps to improve your business credibility as well as overall efficiency of the business.
Type of ISO Certification
First of all, you need to choose the type of ISO certification required for your business. There are various types of ISO certification available such as :
- ISO 9001 2008 – Quality Management
- ISO 14001 – Environmental Management
- SO 9001:2008- Quality Management System
- OHSAS 18001 – Occupational Health & Safety Management System
- ISO 37001 – Anti-bribery management systems
- ISO 31000 – Risk Management
- ISO 27001 – Information Security Management System
- ISO 10002 – Compliant Management System
- ISO 14001:2015 – Environment Management System
- ISO 26000 – Social Responsibility
- ISO 28000 – Security Management
- ISO 22008 – Food Safety Management
- SA 8000 – Social accountability
- EnMS EN 16001 ISO 50001 – Energy Management
- SO/IEC 17025 – Testing and calibration laboratories
- SO 13485 – Medical devices
- ISO 639 – Language codes
- ISO 4217 – Currency codes
- ISO 3166 – Country codes
- ISO 8601 – Date and time format
- ISO 20121 – Sustainable events
- SO/IEC 27001 – Information security management
Choosing an ISO Certification Body
It must be noted that ISO itself does not provide certification to the companies. Certification is done by the external bodies. It is very important that you choose recognized and credible certification body. While choosing the ISO registrar, you should keep the following in mind:
- Evaluate several ISO Certification service providers.
- Check if they are following the CASCO standards. CASCO is the ISO committee that works on issues relating to conformity assessment.
- Check whether it is accredited or not. Accreditation is not compulsory but they must meet the requirements of ISO Accreditation bodies.
Advantages of ISO Certification
- International credibility: ISO Certification plays a vital role in helping the organisation to build credibility in overseas business.
- Customer Satisfaction: ISO standards are intended to make organisations to serve their customers in a better way that would simultaneously increase customers’ satisfaction
- Government Tenders: ISO Certification is quite essential to bid for Government Tenders.
- Business Efficiency: Functional efficiency of organisations is improved by obtaining ISO Certification. SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) and work instructions can be developed with the help of ISO Certification Agency. Implementation of ISO in an organisation manages the resources efficiently.
- Product Quality: By obtaining ISO Certification, the product quality matches up the international standards, it will reduce the risk of product order rejections that may occur due to the flawed products.
- Marketability: ISO Certification improves the business credibility, and it helps the business marketing directly.
ISO Certification Processing Time
ISO certification processing time also varies from organisation to organisation. The ISO certification body will notify the details processing time for completion of ISO certification after assessing the size of an organisation.
Process for ISO Certification in India
Create an application /contract- The applicant and the registrar should agree on a contract. This contract usually defines rights and obligations of both parties and includes liability issues, confidentiality, and access rights.
Quality Documents Review- The ISO auditor will view all your quality manuals and documents related to various policies and procedures being followed in the organization. Review of existing work will help the ISO auditor to identify the possible gaps against the requirements stipulated in the ISO standards.
Make an Action Plan- After the ISO auditor communicates the existing gaps in your organization, you should prepare an action plan to eliminate these gaps. Prepare the list of the required tasks to be performed to bring the desired changes in your organization. You may be required to give training to your employees to work efficiently while adapting to new procedures. Make all the employees aware of the ISO standards in terms of work efficiency and quality standards.
Initial Certification Audit- The initial certification audit is divided into two categories- Stage 1 and Stage 2.
Stage 1: The ISO auditor will audit the changes made by you in the organization. They will then try to identify the possible non-conformities in your systems and procedures to the desired quality management system. They will divide these non-conformities into minor and major non-conformities. The applicant must carefully assess all these non-conformities and get it aligned as per the desired quality standards through modification in the techniques and processes used by the organisation.
Stage 2: After all the required changes are done in the organisation, the ISO auditor does the final auditing. The auditor will check whether all the non-conformities have been eliminated or not as per ISO quality standards. If the ISO auditor is satisfied, they will prepare the final ISO audit report and forward it to the registrar.
Completing the ISO Certification- After all non-conformities are addressed and all the findings are put in the ISO audit report, the registrar will grant you the ISO certification.
Surveillance Audits- Surveillance audit is basically conducted to ensure that ISO quality standards are being maintained by the organization.It is conducted from time to time.
Cost involved in the ISO Certification Process-Cost for getting ISO certification is not fixed and varies from organization to organization. The ISO certification agency calculates the cost of ISO certification separately for each organization after considering them on different parameters such as-
- Number of employees
- Number of Processes
- Level of risk associated with the scope of services of the organisation
- Complexity of the management system
- The number of working shifts etc.
FAQs
What is ISO Certification?
ISO certification is a globally recognized standard that ensures that products and services meet specific quality, safety, and efficiency criteria set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Why is ISO Certification important?
ISO certification demonstrates a company’s commitment to quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement. It enhances credibility, increases marketability, and opens doors to new business opportunities.
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