What is Certification?
Certification of a management system is the process of independent verification (audit) that the organisation's management system meets the criteria specified in a relevant national or international standard. The most common the management system certifications are:
- Quality Management Systems (QMS): certified to ISO9001:2008 Quality management systems: requirements.
- Environmental Management Systems (EMS): certified to AS/NZS ISO 14001:2004 Environmental management systems: requirements with guidance for use;
- Safety Management Systems (SMS): certified to AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational health and safety management systems - Specification with guidance for use or OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Requirements Standard.
The elements detailed in a management system standard must be effectively implemented, documented and executed in such a way that an independent third-party certification body can justify certification or registration on the basis of objective evidence that the organisation has implemented a viable management system. These standards are also designed for organisations that wish to declare their conformity to the standard to second parties that are willing to accept self-declaration without the intervention of third parties.
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