DEKRA Audit Netherlands
Do you want to guarantee and optimize the quality and efficiency of your business processes?
DEKRA Audit Netherlands
Do you want to guarantee and optimize the quality and efficiency of your business processes?
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 Harmonized Structure
The benefits of ISO 9001 certification
- You demonstrate your commitment to quality to your stakeholders.
- You increase productivity and minimize risks.
- Employees are motivated to optimise processes.
- You save costs by a more cost-efficient approach.
ISO 9001 certification in 7 steps
We are happy to visit you or contact you via Teams or telephone. In the meeting, we discuss the ISO 9001 standard. Your organisation will then start to prepare for the ISO 9001 audit by carrying out an internal audit on the effectiveness of your processes.
Our auditors will carry out an audit on-site (at your organisation) to assess and review the effectiveness of your processes and see whether they are implemented as described in your organisation's quality management system. If the ISO 9001 audit reveals any differences, your corrective actions that meet ISO 9001 requirements can be reviewed.
Our auditors will share the results of the audit with you in the form of an audit report.
If you pass the audit, you will receive your ISO 9001 certification, valid for three years.
Within one year of the first audit, we will carry out a follow-up audit to see whether your quality system is still in compliance with the standard.
Approximately one year after the first follow-up audit, we will carry out a second follow-up audit to check again whether your quality system is still in compliance with the standard.
Three years after you obtain ISO 9001 certification, we will schedule a recertification audit. If the audit outcome is positive, we will extend your certification for another three years. You will then have a follow-up audit every year.
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.
- Our auditors take the time to delve into your organization and your specific wishes and needs.
- You will have a single point of contact throughout the entire process.
- We support you in preparing for the certification process.
- There is a greater level of awareness within the organization about the service quality.
Get in touch
Would you like to know how a DEKRA audit takes your organization to a higher level? We are happy to help you. Fill in the form below to get in touch. We are happy to help and discuss the process or answer your questions about the audit.
ISO 9001 certification FAQs
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 version, ISO 9001:2026, was published on 16 September 2026 and replaces ISO 9001:2015. The standard contains requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving a quality management system.
The purpose of a quality management system (QMS) is the sustainable and continuous improvement of the quality of a company's products, processes and services. The certification of your QMS according to ISO 9001 helps you to integrate quality awareness into every operational sub-process of your organization and thus achieve customer satisfaction and business objectives more efficiently. With the new ISO 9001 you update your QMS and make your operational processes economical, market-oriented, sustainable and user-friendly.
ISO 9001:2026 builds on the trusted foundation of ISO 9001:2015. The new edition mainly introduces targeted changes and clarifications. Key topics include:
- more focus on leadership, quality culture, and accountability;
- greater clarity on dealing with risks and opportunities;
- clearer wording and requirements;
- an expanded Annex A with guidance on the intent behind requirements;
- better alignment with other ISO management system standards.
Organizations that already work in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 therefore do not need to completely rebuild their quality management system.
The Harmonized Structure (HS) is a uniform, overarching basic structure for all new, revised and future ISO standards. Through uniform terms and core statements, it facilitates the certification, integration and organization of different standards in a company. The standard therefore fits perfectly with other ISO standards for management systems. Examples of these ISO standards are ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
10 chapters
The ten chapters of the basic structure for all management system standards with HS are:
1. Scope
2. Normative references
3. Terms and definitions
4. Context of the organization
5. Leadership
6. Planning
7. Support
8. Operation
9. Performance evaluation
10. Improvement
2. Normative references
3. Terms and definitions
4. Context of the organization
5. Leadership
6. Planning
7. Support
8. Operation
9. Performance evaluation
10. Improvement
The cost of ISO 9001 certification can vary depending on several factors. For the entire certification process, keep in mind that costs are affected by:
- the complexity of your organization;
- the number of employees;
- possible combinations with other standards. Many companies combine ISO 9001 with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. A combined certification is cheaper than having the processes carried out separately.
Would you like to receive a cost indication that is tailored to your organization and needs? Request an online quote on our website.
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