Americas Aerospace Quality Group Witness Audit Outcomes/Office Audit Results Auditor Workshop July 22, 2016

What is the purpose of any audit? To gather sufficient objective evidence to make a determination of compliance.

Why does the AAQG perform oversight? To gather sufficient objective evidence to make a determination of compliance.

Compliance to What? AS9104-1, -2, -3 ISO 17021 AS9101 Accreditation Rules IAQG Resolutions IAF MD2 IAF MD1 AB Manual CB Manual

What organizations get audited? Accreditation Bodies Certification Bodies Auditor Authentication Bodies Training Provider Approval Bodies Sector Management Structures OASIS

Who performs these audits? OP Assessors

How does that fit with ICOP? I ndustry C ontrolled O ther P arty

We want to concentrate on the CB Office and Witness Assessments as that is what you are closest to The office assessment

What is the most frequent NCR? AS9104-1; paragraph 8.5 Audit Team Conclusions and Reporting Why do you think this is? The certification is the product. The report, the NCR’s, the conclusions all support the product.

AS9104-1; 8.2 Minimum audit duration Other Frequent OA NCRs AS9104-1; 12.5 OASIS data AS9104-1; 8.2 Minimum audit duration 17021; 8.2.3 The certification document 17021; 9.1.11 Cause analysis of nonconformities Why do you think this is high? What can you do as an auditor to improve this?

4.2.2.5 Identifying and Recording of Audit Findings NCRs from AS9101 4.2.1 Audit Planning 4.2.2.5 Identifying and Recording of Audit Findings 4.2.4 Nonconformity Management

The Witness Assessment (WA)

What is the purpose of the WA? To assess the CB’s process for performing the on-site audit of an organization. This is accomplished by sampling the auditors that are performing these audits. The WA starts before the on-site audit and continues after.

What is the most frequent NCR ? 17021; 9.1.9.5.1 During the audit, information relevant to the audit objectives, scope and criteria (including information relating to interfaces between functions, activities and processes) shall be collected by appropriate sampling and verified to become audit evidence.

Other frequent NCRs from 17021 9.1.9.2 The opening meeting 9.1.2.3 Preparing the audit plan 10.3.3 Control of documents Control of documents – The forms required by 9101 or those by the CB

Other frequent NCRs from AS9104-1 8.2 Minimum Audit Duration 12.5 OASIS data correctness

Other frequent NCRs from AS9101 4.2.1 Audit Planning 4.3.4 Surveillance Audit The surveillance cycle must assure coverage of all clauses. Can be risky when surveillance is handed off from one auditor to another.

Audit plan including duration OASIS data and certificate accuracy Themes Audit plan including duration OASIS data and certificate accuracy

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