UKAS Technical Advisory Committee
As Chair of the Federation of Certification Bodies, it was great to attend the UKAS Management System Technical Advisory Committee meeting today with colleagues from a wide range of sectors, all of whom have a vested interest in effective management system audit and accredited certification.
Topics included updates about:
· Potential review and update of ISO 9001
· Publication of ISO 17012 relating to remote auditing of management systems
· Revision of IAF MD 1, 8, 9 and 12 relating to remote auditing aspects
· Revision of ISO 17065
· The IAF international CertSearch database
· Ongoing project for the calculation of audit time for management systems
· Resolution relating to management system certification scopes
Gary Jones
Chair of the Federation of Certification Bodies (FCB)
Director at Atlas Certification Limited
Director at SSIP