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ISO 9001 certification

Optimize your quality processes with an ISO 9001 audit

An ISO 9001 audit shows whether your processes and services are of a high quality. Then, if you attain ISO 9001 certification, the standard challenges you to continually improve. When conducting an ISO 9001 audit for your organisation, DEKRA’s experts focus on your organisation's specific quality processes. This ensures that your ISO 9001 certification is tailored specifically to your organisation.

Risk management and ISO 9001 certification

The ISO 9001 standard is an international standard that demonstrates that the QMSs in your organisation meets specific requirements. One of the most important characteristics of ISO 9001 is its risk-based approach. You will recognise opportunities and risks, identify appropriate risk control measures and then evaluate their effectiveness. This optimises your Quality Management System (QMS)and the corresponding processes, regardless of the size of your organisation, its focus or the sector or industry in which it operates.

ISO 9001 standard with High Level Structure

The ISO 9001 superordinate High Level Structure (HLS) makes ISO 9001 compatible with other ISO management system standards like ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 . ISO 9001 standard also paves the way for economic, market-oriented, sustainable and user-friendly operating procedures.

ISO 9001 certification in 7 steps

1. Introduction meeting (optional)
2. On-site audit
3. ISO 9001 audit report and evaluation
4. ISO 9001 certification and DEKRA Seal
5. First follow-up audit
6. Second follow-up audit
7. Recertification
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The ISO 9001 audit procedure

People Based Auditing

Various certification bodies conduct ISO 9001 audits. What makes DEKRA unique? Our audit process always considers the human factor because experience has taught us how vital people are to the implementation of processes, systems and working methods. We call our approach People Based Auditing. A method that has been highly appreciated by our certificate holders for many years. It is now a standard part within audits where behaviour and awareness of employees play a role, such as in ISO 9001 accreditation.
In this way, we work with you to go one step further than the standard ISO 9001 requirements. You discover whether your organisational culture is aligned to the processes required. Human behaviour is the determining factor for success and People Based Auditing gives you an insight into this factor. This will make the quality management system come to life (even more) within your organisation and among your employees.
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ISO 9001 certification FAQs

What is ISO 9001?
ISO 9001 was introduced in 1987 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has since become an internationally recognized standard for quality management. The current ISO 9001:2015 was published on September 23. The standard defines the requirements for a quality management system.
What are the objectives of a quality management system according to ISO 9001?
What changes were introduced with ISO 9001:2015?
What is the High Level Structure of ISO 9001?
What are the costs of an ISO 9001 certification?