STEP: 1 Client information

Client fills in a client information form.

STEP: 2 Quotation & Assessment Application

Based upon the information provided, the zonal manger reviews the scopes available with PCMS and prepares the quotation with the letter for registration service agreement, which will be sent along with the application for registration.
 

STEP: 3 Certification Audit Contract

Once the Application for registration received & reviewed, which confirms the exact way client company name and site address will appear along with the description of scope (products or services) for which registration is sought. The certification audit contract will be made and sent to the client.

Step-4 AUDIT

Step: 4.1 AUDIT PLANNING
Once the certification audit contract received, the technical manager plans the audit on the basis on audit time allocation and audit assignment, which is defined as below and raise the audit plan in duplicate, which should narrate the requirements of the relevant management system standard; size and complexity, name, address and scope of the client, date of audit and the constitution of the audit team and send it to the auditors before fifteen working days. After getting the consent from auditor, audit assignment register will be filled and the statement of confidentiality and no conflict of interest will be obtained. The Audit plan shall be sent to the client there after. The operational manager will confirm the date then about the auditor & technical expert detail with the client.

STEP: 4.2 AUDIT INTIMATION
Audit plan shall reach the client before ten working days of audit. The receptionist shall confirm the dates of audit and the constitution of the auditors and mark the same on the office copy of audit plan

STEP: 4.3 Stage-1 Audits
The stage one audit is performed by lead auditor at client’s premises, to audit the client's management system documentation. To evaluate the client's location and site-specific conditions and to undertake discussions with the client's personnel to determine the preparedness for the stage 2 audit. To evaluate if the internal audits and management review are being planned and performed, and that the level of implementation of the quality management system substantiates that the client is ready for the stage 2 audit.

STEP: 4.4 Stage-1 Audit Report
After the stage one audit the auditor shall submit his finding & advise by written report.

STEP: 4.5 Stage-2 Audits
Stage two audits is an assessment audit, which is carried out after phase one audit’s inadequacies have been removed and the organization is all set to demonstrate the compliance to the selected international standard. Auditors will plan and conduct the assessment audit.

STEP: 4.6 Surveillance audits
Surveillance audits are carried out bi-annually/annually to ensure that the certified management system is in compliance and demonstrates continual improvement in terms of Systems, products and resource management.

Granting Certificate
The technical committee is appointed from the auditors and experts working with PCMS to consider specific recommendations made in relation to granting, maintaining, extending, reducing, suspending and withdrawing certification. Members of the technical committee will be independent from the auditing activity. The technical committee will be made up of three members, whose technical expertise will cover the certification scope being considered. The technical committee will be appointed by the manager technical. The technical committee is impartial & free from commercial or financial pressure.

APPEAL, COMPLAINTS & DISPUTES
Client may appeal, complaint or report the dispute against any decision of PCMS relating to its certification, PCMS personnel or any other issue to the PCMS personnel in writing setting out the grounds for the appeal, accompanied by an Audit Plan, client feedback form or other pertinent document.

 

TRANSFER TO PCMS FROM ANOTHER CERTIFICATION AGENCY

• Firstly call us to discuss.

• Complete our application forms.

• Withdraw from your existing Certification Agency in writing.

• Advise us of your existing scope and audit history and copies of your most recent audit reports.

• PCMS will continue with your existing audit schedule and issue you a new certificate.

Impartiality and Independence declaration of PCMS
The top management of PCMS understands the importance of impartiality when performing QMS/ FSMS certification activities; manages potential conflict of interests and ensures the objectivity of its QMS/FSMS certification activities. PCMS has developed and implemented procedures in compliance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17021:2006 & ISO/TS 22003:2007.

The certification procedures are approved by the Director Technical and are to be abided when applicable and when QMS/FSMS certification is conducted according to ISO/IEC 17021:2006 & ISO/TS 22003:2007.

The technical Manager is responsible for conducting certification services in compliance with PCMS PCMS declares that it does not take part in any consultancy activities regarding development and implementation of any management systems.

There shall be no pressure of any kind (financial, trade, administrative, moral or other) over PCMS and the personnel regarding the execution of their obligations as a QMS/FSMS Certification Body according to ISO/IEC 17021:2006 & ISO/TS 22003:2007.

PCMS identifies, analyzes and documents all possibilities for conflict of interests that emerge from certification processes including any conflicts that emerge from its relations. Presence of relations does not necessarily position the PCMS in a situation of conflict of interests. If some relations create impartiality threats, PCMS documents and eliminates or decreases such threats. This information is presented to the Advisory Board members. It is necessary to cover all possible conflict of interests’ sources that are identified regardless of their origin. PCMS requires from all employees, internal and external, to comply with impartiality rules as well as reveal any situation known to them that may present them or PCMS with a conflict of interests. PCMS shall use this information as input in identifying threats to impartiality raised by the activities of such personnel or by the organization that employ them. Such personnel, internal or external shall not be used unless they demonstrate that there is no conflict of interest. PCMS shall not undertake any action that threatens the impartiality and/or are potential conflict of interests.

When certain relations create unacceptable impartiality threat, then the certification shall not be conducted. PCMS shall not certify another certification body for its activities related to management system certification.

PCMS shall implement corrective actions against irrelevant claims of any consultancy organization declaring that the certification will be simpler, faster or cheaper if specific certification body is used due to the fact it is conflict of interests. Also PCMS shall not state or imply that certification would be simpler, faster or cheaper if a specified consultancy organization were used.

When potential impartiality threat arises PCMS eliminates it or decreases it. This process is also controlled by the Advisory Board.

PCMS shall not certify own group companies (if there are such companies) or organizations that PCMS is a part of or a member.

Personnel, who have provided consultancy (including internal audits) with in two years to the organization seeking certification, are not allowed to take part in audit or other certification activities.

PCMS shall not provide internal audits for its certified clients. PCMS shall not certify a management system for which it has conducted internal audits within two years following the end of the internal audits.

PCMS shall not provide certification services to a client when relations between the Consultancy Company and PCMS could lead to impartiality threat.

PCMS shall not outsource audits to a management system consultancy organization as this poses an unacceptable threat to the impartiality of the certification body. This does not apply to individuals contracted as auditors or technical experts.

PCMS does not receive any financial support different from the invested in it and the fees of its services.

PCMS does not pay any commissions to consultants therefore there can be no pressure exercised on PCMS by consultants.

PCMS shall not allow any pressure from other certification bodies to influence the certification process in the organization. If other certification body declines to provide service for client and the client requests the same service form PCMS than PCMS shall investigate the reasons for declining before performing any other certification activities for the respective client.

PCMS shall not allow pressure from clients and/or consultancy organizations. If there is such pressure than PCMS will apply requirements of ISO/IEC 17021:2006 and internal procedures in order to stop such practice.

PCMS shall not allow pressure from employees and/or related persons.

All employees are obliged to work in compliance with requirements of ISO/IEC 17021:2006 and ISO/TS 22003:2007 and as per agreement of contract.

Top management of PCMS is committed to full compliance with this declaration.