Certification Process

Certification process  focuses on the requirement for bodies providing audit and certification of management system which includes the following steps:

 

The first three-year certification cycle begins with the certification decision. Subsequent cycles begin with the re-certification decision.

Initial Certification decision:  The audit team analysis all the information and audit evidence gathered during stage 1 and stage 2 , review the audit finding and agree on the conclusion.

Surveillance audits:  surveillance audits in the first and second years following the certification decision. Surveillance audits will be conducted at least once a calendar year, except in re certification years. Date of the first surveillance audit following initial certification shall not be more than 12 months from the certification decision date.

Re-certification audits: Re-certification audit is conducted  in the third year prior to expiration of certification. The EISPL will make decisions on renewing certification based on the results of the re certification audit, as well as the results of the review of the system over the period of certification and complaints received from users of certification