SZNS ISO/IEC17021-2:2016 Conformity assessment —Requirements for Bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 2: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of environmental management systems

L109.46

1 Scope

This document specifies additional competence requirements for personnel involved in the audit and certification process for environmental management systems (EMS) and complements the existing requirements of ISO/IEC 17021-1.

Description

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Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. v

1 Scope ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 1

2 Normative references …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1

3 Terms and definitions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1

4 General requirements …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3

5 Structural requirements ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4

6 Resource requirements ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5

7 Process requirements ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8

7.6 Complaints and appeals process ……………………………………………………………………………………… 10

8 Management system requirements …………………………………………………………………………………….. 11

Annex A (normative) Independence requirements for inspection bodies …………………………………….. 15

Annex B (informative) Optional elements of inspection reports and certificates ………………………….. 17

Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18

 

 

 

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