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How to get iso certification Singapore?

Types of certification in Singapore

By isabella macPublished 4 years ago 4 min read
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ISO certification in Singapore is issued by an independent certification body to an organization. ISO is a Nongovernmental organization that produces standards and is not directly involved in certification. The accredited certification body is the one issuing the ISO certificate. Depending on the industry, there are different types of certification. Some of the general certifications are ISO ISO9001: 2015 for Quality Management System ISO 14001: 2015 for Environment Management System, ISO 45001: 2018 for Occupational Safety Management System, ISO 27001: 2013 for Information Security Management System, ISO 22000: 2018 for Food Safety Management Systems, AS9100 D for the Defense and aerospace industry, IATF 16949: 2016 for the machine industry, ISO 13485: 2016 for the medical device industry. Determine the certification required for you

Determine the certification required for you

Organizations are classified according to their activities. The organization determines what kind of certification is required for them.

How IAS can help in obtaining various certification in Singapore

IAS is an organization dedicated to the ISO certification process with its roots in India. IAS is an accredited certification body providing ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 27001, ISO 22000:2018 and more. It has the experience in the Management system audit with competent auditors involved in continuous training. The process involved in the certifications are kept transparent and fast.

General steps in obtaining ISO

Obtaining an ISO certifications is a process concerning the following steps defining the process of the business, recording the process and deploying the following the process, conduct the Internal audit and approach a certification body for the certification process. The certification body after reviewing the application it comes up with the contract. After mutual agreement the process of audit starts in two stages. The stage 1 audit involves in finding the gaps in fulfillment of the ISO standard. The stage 2 audit involves in the confirmation of effectiveness of the implementation.

Derive the processes of your business

Largely, process can be classified into Customer oriented process, Supporting process and Management oriented process. It is the requirement of the ISO to outline each process that is being followed out in an organization. Each process must be distinct with a clear input, activity, output and a performance measures used to control the process.

Documenting the ISO process

All the process which are being carried out by the organization will have to be documented to standardize the process. ISO Clauses in the Standardsupports the organization to Regulate each process and make sure each of the process is checked at a regular interval.

Derive an Action Plan

When the organization has decided to get an ISO certification, it is best technique to formulate an action plan for the Implementation and audit of the ISO certification. IAS Helps you out to frame the action plan in getting the ISO certification by the process of audit.

Train your staff

The success of an organization in obtaining the ISO certification depends upon its employee and the top managements involvement. The major part is to get the employees aware of the Systems in place. ISO requires the employees of an organization to be trained and evaluated based on the skills

Conduct the Internal audit

The organization shall performperiodic internal audit to verify that all the systems defined in the process are being carried out or there are any deviations observed. The main purpose of conducting the internal audit is to find the gaps in the organization against the ISO standard

Apply to the certification body like IAS

The First Step in the process of certification is to apply to a certification. The application to the ISO certification may contain basic information about the organization, physical address, number of employees working the organization, scope of the organization that is being applied and the ISO standard that is required.

Cost of ISO certification in Singapore

The cost of ISO certification to an organization is not the same for all the organization. It may differ from organization based upon the complexity of the process or scope of the organization, ISO standard required, No of Employees, No of Sites to be audit.

The cost Incurred in acquiring the ISO certification is Direct and Indirect cost. The direct cost involved in the audit will include the certificate registration cost payed to the certification body, cost of Audits (Certification, Recertification, Surveillance), costs incurred in travel and food for the auditors. The indirect costs involved in the certification may include the training, resource requirement, infrastructure upgradation, consultation & implementation depending upon the organization and skills of the employees.

Complete the audit and get your organization certified

Once the Organization decides taking the ISO certifications, we strongly recommend the organization to apply to a certification body. The certification body prepares the Quotation based on the relevant information given in the application and comes upon with an Agreement containing the Costs incurred, Non-disclosure agreement and the terms and conditions involved in the certification

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