Quality audits are used to determine your compliance with specified requirements. These requirements may be expressed by customers, written in your procedures, found in government regulations, or stated in the applicable quality standards.

We can perform a gap analysis, referred to as a baseline audit, to determine the current state of your quality system and suggest the appropriate implementation plan for compliance.

You can have us train your internal auditors, as well as, participate in your internal audits for improved assessments of your quality management system.

A pre-assessment by one of our auditors will evaluate your readiness for the registration audit and help you make the necessary corrections to your quality system.

We can provide the audit procedure, forms, and checklists for use at your organization. We can even help you select the best Registrar to meet your unique business needs.

Click on one of the auditing selections below for more information:

• Gap Analysis

• Internal Audits

• Pre-Assessments

• Auditor Training

• Audit Procedure

• Proposal Request

• Auditor Credentials

Independent, third party auditing firms conduct registration assessments to verify the conformity of your organization to the requirements of the applicable standard. These accredited auditing bodies are called Registrars (Certification Bodies) and issue certificates to indicate your scope of certification.

Your Registrar should be selected months before you want or need your registration certificate. These auditing companies are very busy and may have a backlog of assessment requests due to the ongoing surveillance audits of their current clients.

Picking a Registrar for your organization is an important decision. Be careful when comparing costs. Their different packaging of services may make it difficult to evaluate prices. Also, consider their experience, reputation, attitude, and geographic coverage. Negotiate the best possible price based on your company size, business complexity, the selected standard, and the number of sites included in your registration scope.

We have listed Registrars below that use our auditors on a contract basis. You may contact them and request a package that describes their company and services. You can use this information to narrow your search and request price quotes for your scope of registration.

• British Standards Institute (BSI)
  800-862-4977  
• Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI)
  800-937-9300 
• KEMA Registered Quality USA
  800-768-5362 
• National Quality Assurance (NQA)
  800-649-5289

A full list of accredited Registrars (Certification Bodies) can be viewed at:

• ANSI/ASQ National Accrediation Board
  800-606-5394

We are committed to providing effective training. If you have any questions about the public or on-site courses, please call us at 770-517-7944. You may also contact us by fax at 770-517-7945 or by e-mail to Larry@WhittingtonAssociates.com