What is the procedure for ISO Registration?

• Step-1-Choosing The Kind Of Certification

  The very first step is to choose the kind of certification the organization wants.

• Step-2-File An Application

  Once the entrepreneur selects the ISO standard; it shall make an application in a respective form based on the ISO registrar. The application shall include the power and responsibilities of the entrepreneur and certification body.

• Step-3-Submission Of Documents

  Application shall be filed along with the requisite documents and the same shall be reviewed by the ISO certification body. ISO Certification body will review all the quality manuals and documents related to various policies being followed in the organization.

• Step-4-Initial Review Of The Quality Management System

  To identify any significant weakness in the Organization, the Pre-assessment (Initial review) of the Quality Management System in an organization is reviewed by the registrar and will also provide an opportunity to correct the deficiencies before the regular registration assessment is conducted.

• Step-5-Preparing An Action Plan

  Once the initial review of the Quality management system is reviewed, the ISO registrar notifies the existing gaps in the organization, and to eliminate these gaps the applicant has to prepare an action plan. The action plan should contain the list of the requisite work to be performed to meet the Quality Management System.

• Step -6-On-Premises Audit By The Registrar

  The registrar will conduct a non-premises inspection to audit the changes made in the organization. However, if the registrar finds that the requisite changes do not meet the requirements of the ISO standards, the registrar will categorize the organization into two categories depending on severity.

  1. Minor Non-compliances

  2. Major Non-compliances

  Note-The ISO registration cannot precede until all significant non-compliances are closed by the Registrar while doing a re-audit.

• Step-7-Obtaining ISO Certificate

  The registrar will issue the ISO certification when all the non-conformities are resolved and are updated in the ISO audit report.