Application of requirements of SRPS ISO TS 17021-3:2014
Current eventsSRPS ISO TS 17021-3:2014 Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems – Part 3: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of quality management systems
This Technical Specification underpins ISO/IEC 17021 given that it explains in more detail the competence requirements for persons participating in certification process as defined in ISO/IEC 17021:2011, clause 7 and Annex A. The intention was to ensure that all QMS auditors and other personnel participating in certification-related activities have basic competences as described in SRPS ISO/IEC 17021, and specific QMS knowledge described in this Technical Specification.
Mandatory application of the Technical Specification will commence on 2nd may 2015 and hence all certification bodies are obliged to incorporate the requirements thereof in their management system.
ATS plans and intends to carry out all activities in the next period (changes in the management system documents, training of assessors and persons participating in decision-making) in order to harmonise the CB accreditation procedure as per the requirements of the Technical Specification.
ATS will commence assessing the application of the requirements of the Technical Specification on 1st October 2014 during initial assessments/regular surveillance assessments/reassessments of CBs. Failure to fulfil the requirements of the Technical Specification shall require undertaking of relevant actions as defined in the Rules of Accreditation.
It is important to emphasise that ISO/IEC 17021 consists of the following parts and its general title reads as follows “General requirements — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems”:
- Part 2: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of environmental management systems (Technical Specification)
- Part 3: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of quality management systems (Technical Specification).
Moreover, the following document was published on 30.09.2013:
- Part 4: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of event sustainability management systems (Technical Specification).
The following parts are being prepared:
- Part 5: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of asset management systems (Technical Specification)
- Part 6: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of business continuity management systems (Technical Specification)
- Part 7: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of road traffic safety management systems (Technical Specification).
It was planned that the following revision of ISO/IEC 17021:2011 would become a standard (ISO/IEC 17021-1).