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  • BS EN ISO/IEC 17021:2011

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    Conformity assessment. Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-07-2015

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-03-2011

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Principles
    5 General requirements
    6 Structural requirements
    7 Resource requirements
    8 Information requirements
    9 Process requirements
    10 Management system requirements for certification
       bodies
    Annex A (normative) - Required knowledge and skills
    Annex B (informative) - Possible evaluation methods
    Annex C (informative) - Example of a process flow for
            determining and maintaining competence
    Annex D (informative) - Desired personal behaviours
    Annex E (informative) - Third-party audit and certification
            process
    Annex F (informative) - Considerations for the audit programme,
            scope or plan
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    Specifies principles and requirements for the competence, consistency and impartiality of the audit and certification of management systems of all types (e.g. quality management systems or environmental management systems) and for bodies providing these activities.

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    Committee CAS/1
    Development Note Supersedes BS EN 45012 and 04/30037050 DC. (10/2006) Supersedes 09/30199026 DC. (03/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS TICKIT GUIDE : ISSUE 5.5 A GUIDE TO SOFTWARE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION AND CERTIFICATION TO ISO 9001:2000
    BS 8848(2007) : 2007 SPECIFICATION FOR THE PROVISION OF VISITS, FIELDWORK, EXPEDITIONS, AND ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITIES, OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM
    14/30298953 DC : 0 BS 76000 - MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VALUING PEOPLE IN ORGANIZATIONS - REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDANCE FOR USE
    09/30209269 DC : 0 BS 5911-6:2004+A1 - CONCRETE PIPES AND ANCILLARY CONCRETE PRODUCTS - PART 6: SPECIFICATION FOR ROAD GULLIES AND GULLY COVER SLABS
    BS PAS 2050(2011) : 2011 SPECIFICATION FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE LIFE CYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OF GOODS AND SERVICES
    CNG FUEL INSPECTOR RESOURCE PACKAGE : 2013 CONSISTS OF ANSI NGV 1-2006/CSA NGV 1-2006, COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS VEHICLE (NGV) FUELING CONNECTION DEVICES; ANSI PRD 1-2013, PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES FOR NATURAL GAS VEHICLE (NGV) FUEL CONTAINERS; ANSI NGV 2-2007, COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS VEHICLE FUEL CONTAINERS; ANSI NGV 2A-2012, ADDENDA 1 TO ANSI NGV 2-2007, COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS VEHICLE FUEL CONTAINERS AND ANSI NGV 2B-2012
    13/30270871 DC : 0 BS 8848 - SPECIFICATION FOR THE PROVISION OF VISITS, FIELDWORK, EXPEDITIONS, AND ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM
    BIP 0139 : 2013 AN INTRODUCTION TO ISO/IEC 27001:2013
    BS PAS 51215(2014) : 2014 ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT - COMPETENCE OF A LEAD ENERGY ASSESSOR - SPECIFICATION
    BS 76000:2015 Human resource. Valuing people. Management system. Requirements and guidance
    BS 5911-6(2004) : 2004 CONCRETE PIPES AND ANCILLARY CONCRETE PRODUCTS - PART 6: SPECIFICATION FOR ROAD GULLIES AND GULLY COVER SLABS
    BS PAS 7(2013) : 2013 FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - SPECIFICATION
    BS PAS 2070(2013) : 2013 + A1 2014 SPECIFICATION FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OF A CITY - DIRECT PLUS SUPPLY CHAIN AND CONSUMPTION-BASED METHODOLOGIES
    BS PAS 2031(2012) : 2012 CERTIFICATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURE (EEM) INSTALLATION SERVICES
    BS 8848:2014 Specification for the provision of visits, fieldwork, expeditions and adventurous activities outside the United Kingdom
    BS 22475-3:2011 Geotechnical investigation and testing. Sampling methods and groundwater measurements Conformity assessment of enterprises and personnel by third party
    BIP 2206 : 2012 QUALITY IN MARKET RESEARCH FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
    BIP 2221 : 2013 IMPLEMENTING AND IMPROVING AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: HOW TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ISO 50001
    BS PAS 777(2013) : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION AND LABELLING OF USED AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES AND ANY RELATED TRANSMISSION UNITS
    BS 8500-2(2015) : 2015 CONCRETE - COMPLEMENTARY BRITISH STANDARD TO BS EN 206 - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR CONSTITUENT MATERIALS AND CONCRETE

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO/IEC 17000:2004 Conformity assessment Vocabulary and general principles
    ISO 19011:2011 Guidelines for auditing management systems
    ISO/IEC 27006:2015 Information technology — Security techniques — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of information security management systems
    ISO/IEC 17030:2003 Conformity assessment General requirements for third-party marks of conformity
    ISO/TS 22003:2013 Food safety management systems Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of food safety management systems
    ISO 10002:2014 Quality management Customer satisfaction Guidelines for complaints handling in organizations
    ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
    ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
    ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary
    ISO/IEC Guide 28:2004 Conformity assessment Guidance on a third-party certification system for products
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