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Many organisations did not login and now their account has been shown as inactive, their customers have also been notified if they had them on their watchlist.  This is also preventing Certification Bodies from doing any work on their account such as upload reports.  This would result in them becoming removed from the scheme due to non-maintenance of the OASIS Database.

In order to remove this you need to login to the OASIS database, if you have forgotten your password then there is a link to request it to be sent to your email address.  Certification Bodies do not know these and have not got access to them, if you are having problems you need to contact the IAQG directly, their number is on the website.  https://www.sae.org/?PORTAL_CODE=IAQG&WORKAREA=FORGOTPASSWORD .

                          

There are various points within the Aerospace Scheme standards that refer to ensuring the Management System takes into account customer and regulatory requirements (4.1-The organisation’s quality management system shall also address customer and applicable statutory and regulatory quality management system requirements) is an example.  This implies that when applying the management system requirements the organisation needs to include customer and regulatory requirements.

One of the concerns being identified is that the internal audit plans and processes are not identifying applicable customer and regulatory requirements and being audited accordingly.  Many organisations are performing their internal audits against the Aerospace Standard clauses but not considering the other standards which may be applicable to them.  As an example, the internal audits should review compliance with customer specifications which may be referenced within contracts.  This could also include CAA, EASA and FAA requirements etc. The “note” within the internal audit clause states “Planned arrangements include customer contractual requirements” when making reference to the internal audit plans.

With this in mind, IMS Auditors will be reviewing internal audit plans in greater detail to ensure that customer, regulatory and statutory requirements have been planned and audited sufficiently.  Auditors will need to see that the Audit Plan/Schedule covers all requirements and the internal audit records cover the above.

                          

It’s important to remember that UKAS is the United Kingdom Accreditation Service and other countries have their own equivalent accreditation bodies, just because the certificate doesn’t display the UKAS logo doesn’t mean it isn’t valid.

The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) is the world association of Conformity Assessment Accreditation Bodies and other bodies interested in conformity assessment in the fields of management systems, products, services, personnel and other similar programmes of conformity assessment. Its primary function is to develop a single worldwide program of conformity assessment which reduces risk for business and its customers by assuring them that accredited certificates may be relied upon.

The IAF Signatories have all signed up to a Multilateral Agreement by which they all abide by the same set of rules and accept each others existence in terms of the services they supply.  By reviewing the Accreditation Body shown on the certificates in question against the IAF membership list you are able to ensure that the certificate you are viewing is from an accreditation body the equivalent of UKAS or ANAB (USA) etc.

There are other accreditation bodies in existence which are not necessarily on the list but by using a certification body who is accredited by a body on the list then you can guarantee that the same rules are being applied to each and every one of them and you should therefore have a consistent level of service.

To review the list of IAF Signatories, please click here.

                          

As a requirement to be members of the scheme, IMS International were required to present their UKAS Accreditation Certificate for Health and Safety Management Schemes to prove that we have competent auditors and manage our clients in a certain manner.

If you would like to know more about the SSIP or OHSAS 18001 then please visit our main website or contact our Head Office on 01376 500068.

                          

Many clients already have OHSAS 18001 certificates unaccredited, if you would like to receive a quotation for this to become accredited then please contact the head office www.imsworld.org

If you would like to know more about OHSAS 18001 then please follow the link

                          

The BIS website is now showing us as an approved body, if anyone would like any further information or would like any Toys approved to be sold within the EU, please do not hesitate to contact us.

                          

Please contact IMS directly if you would like further information or would like to book a place on the course.