List FAQ RMS
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19 June 2020
18. Have the requirements for ‘restoration’ within 6 months of certificate expiry been expanded to 12 months after expiry?
Yes. The temporary alleviation between 6 months and 12 months after expiry is called ‘reinstatement’. -
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17. Can a CB perform up to 100% of surveillances and recertification audits remotely?
Yes, for the calendar year 2020 and during this IAF-ID3 situation. This is subject to change. -
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16. Can an initial certification audit Stage 1 for 9120 be completed remotely?
Yes, there is no change to the existing requirements. -
19 June 2020
15. Can a pre-assessment (an assessment completed before the start of the initial certification audit) be completed remotely?
Yes. -
19 June 2020
14. Is there any relief on shift coverage?
No. -
19 June 2020
13. The capture of remote audit evidence in OASIS could be useful if the system can for example accommodate downloads, video, images, interviews etc. Is this possible?
No need to capture nor record in OASIS the evidence of conducting the remote audit (e.g., video files). CB auditors... -
19 June 2020
12. Are there going to be contingencies for an update to OASIS software to avoid that all those companies that have their cert expire. Can we stop that?
No change to OASIS is needed, certificates will expire. The IAQG OPMT OASIS team has provided guidance on appending [IAF-ID3]... -
19 June 2020
11. Are the annual requirements (purchasing, interview with top management, etc.) being waived if it is determined that they cannot be audited remotely?
No. -
19 June 2020
10. Doing a full re-certification audit with 100% off-site auditing for a company with lots of manufacturing processes where there is no ability to have cameras in the production area etc. is very challenging especially without both customer and auditor buy in. What guidance and direction can be provided on what can and what cannot be done off-site given the level of ICT available, complexity of processes, products, etc.?
Each CB and Lead Auditor will need to assess the objective evidence that can be obtained and determine if it... -
19 June 2020
9. What does a CB do about a facility that is in any form of ‘lockdown’ where all the employees are dispersed to their homes? Does the audit team audit the Quality Director and President on clauses 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 for a few hours then defer the rest of the audit to the following year? At what point in time is it no longer a viable audit? Is there any difference for surveillance 1, surveillance 2, re-certification audits?
It depends. This scenario is very specific and such scenarios should be evaluated with CB audit planning actions determined on...