If you are involved in a business, then you must know about
the various types of audits as they are done in the organizations. Audits are
also conducted during the ISO Certification; hence the organization should know
about it to prepare for it to get the ISO Certification in India.
Preparing for the Audit can be the best and easy way to get the ISO
Certification in India.
The audits are done in the organization for analyzing the
working of the processes in the organization, and many different types of audits
are applied in the organizations. Here we will only discuss the system audit in
detail.
System Audit is a type of Audit, and it also has its
sub-types. To know about the system audits we should first know about Audit.
#What is Audit?
An audit is an independent procedure which is conducted
systematically by following the right documentation process. The purpose of the Audit depends on the
criteria and objectives of the Audit. The Audit is conducted to ensure that the
organization is fulfilling the requirements or not.
There are various types of audits, such as process audit,
product audit, Layered Audit, etc. and one of them is system audit. And the
types of System Audit is mentioned below
with detailed information
#Types of System Audit:-
There are only three types of System Audit, and they are:-
First Party Audit:-
The First Party Audit can be said as an Internal Audit. The
organization itself can conduct this internal audits, or it can hire any other
agency for the internal Audit to assess the internal processes of the
organization. In any system such as ISO 9001, 14001, etc., a schedule of annual
internal Audit is made. The frequency of
Audit shall be dynamic.
Second Party Audit:-
A customer conducts this type of Audit on its supplier. It
means the customer performs an audit of his supplier. In this Audit, both
companies or organizations have a business relationship.
Third-Party Audit:-
An external agency conducts this Audit for certification. If
the organization fulfills the criteria, then the organization is certified with
a certificate. The certification can be ISO 9001, 14001 or any benchmark that
the organization awards to the organization. The Certification body and the
organization does not have a business relationship in this Audit, and this Audit
is only conducted for certification.
During the ISO Certification, the Third Party Audit is conducted.
Conclusion:-
The Audit is a process in which the working of the system in
the organization is analyzed. The auditors conduct the Audit. The ISO Certification
bodies also conduct various audits to certify the organization. Getting
knowledge about the audits and types of Audit can be helpful for the
organization to get the ISO Certification.
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