ISO issues long awaited auditing standard: ISO 19011:2002
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ISO issues long awaited auditing standard: ISO 19011:2002
Earlier this month ISO formally issued ISO 19011:2002, a new
standard for auditors. This standard combines the auditing guidelines
for quality management systems (ISO 10011) and environmental
management systems (ISO 14010, 11 & 12) into one document.
The standard is intended to act as a guide to all auditors,
including those who audit internally within their own organization.
The certification criteria against which IRCA evaluates all
auditors are based on these internationally recognized auditing
guidelines. ISO 19011 has incorporated some changes (over ISO
10011), which have been incorporated into the IRCA criteria
for; QMS 2000, QMS, EMS and OH&S. These criteria have now
been issued and all applicants evaluated against the revised
criteria.
The article entitled ISO
develops unique standard for auditing ISO 9000 and ISO 14000
systems will uncover the development of ISO 19011 by Dick
Hortensius, who serves as Secretary of the JWG responsible for
the development of the standard. The article is reproduced by
kind permission of the journal, ISO Management Systems.
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- International Organization for Standardization website.