A management system certification issued by an accredited certification body, not a government licence. Accreditation is what separates a certificate that counts from one that does not.
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9001 for quality, 14001 for environment, 45001 for occupational health and safety, 27001 for information security. The standard follows the business need, not the other way round.
Current practice is assessed against the standard and the missing processes and records are built.
The system must operate for a period and generate real records, including at least one internal audit and management review, before an audit can succeed.
An accredited body conducts Stage 1 documentation review and Stage 2 implementation audit, then issues the certificate.
ISO certification is a private certification market, not a government licence, and it is largely unpoliced at the cheap end. Certificates issued by bodies with no recognised accreditation are widely sold, arrive within days, and are rejected the moment a serious customer, tender authority or auditor checks the accreditation chain. If the certificate is being obtained to satisfy a customer or bid requirement, verify that the certification body carries accreditation recognised under the International Accreditation Forum before paying anyone. A cheap certificate that fails at the tender stage costs more than doing it properly.
No. It is voluntary, but it is frequently made contractually mandatory by customers, tender authorities and export buyers.
It depends on what you are being asked to demonstrate. Quality management is the most commonly requested, information security is standard for IT and data handling businesses.
Typically three years, subject to annual surveillance audits. Failing a surveillance audit can suspend the certificate.
Because accreditation status varies. Accredited certification involves real audit days by qualified auditors. Non accredited certificates involve neither.
Yes. Audit duration scales with size and complexity, so a small business carries a proportionately smaller cost.
Tell us who is asking for it and we will confirm the right standard and scope.
