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IQA3
IQA3
DEFINITION
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6.0 PROCEDURE
Internal Quality Auditing is one of the most important aspects of the Quality System because, Internal Quality
Auditing affords an opportunity to both the person being audited, i.e. the auditee, and for the auditor to consider
ways of improving the organizations operations.
6.1 AUDITORS
All Auditing is conducted by qualified and experienced auditors. The internal auditor should have attended at least
one training programme on ISO 9001:2000 Awareness and Internal Quality Audit. The auditor shall be chosen for a
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particular audit based on qualified internal quality auditor list and preferably auditors shall be selected from
departments independent of the activity being audited.
6.2 PLANNING OF INTERNAL QUALITY AUDITS
Management has a comprehensive plan for Internal Quality Audits which embraces all the organizations activities
and ensures that audits are carried out at least twice each year on all areas of its activities. Some areas of work,
which are the key to the organizations business may undergo Internal Quality Audits at more frequent intervals.
During the implementation of the Quality System Internal Quality Audits were carried out as soon as an activity was
considered to be ready for an Audit. Proper records of findings are made of all audits, including the preliminary
ones. The overall Schedule for Internal Quality Audits throughout the organization is given on the Internal Audit
Schedule, Form SI/QSF/002. The Programme shows the dates when Internal Audits shall be conducted on different
areas of operation throughout the organization. Audits can be delayed or postponed in exceptional circumstances,
but only with the approval of the Management Representative and the Managing Director.
6.3 INTERNAL AUDIT REGISTER
The Register of Internal Audits, Form SI/QSF/003 , enables the status of internal audits to be readily determined at
any given time. The Management Representative is responsible for maintaining the Register at all times. The
Register shall be filed before the Internal Audit Schedule.Prior to any audit, the Management Representative
records the date of the audit in the Register and allocates the next sequential number, the Audit Number, to the
Audit. All subsequent documents associated with the particular Audit is given this Audit Number. The activity being
audited is stated on the Register.
6.4
Based on the scope of audit circulated to all auditees, auditor shall audit quality system and its effectiveness by
direct interaction with the auditees and concerned departmental heads.
6.5 FINDINGS OF INTERNAL AUDITS
Whenever an auditor discovers that there is a discrepancy between what should be taking place and what is taking
place in an area of work, the discrepancy shall be recorded on an Non-conformance/Corrective & Preventive Action
Report, Form SI/QSF/004... The auditee shall also sign the form, thus indicating his or her agreement with the
findings. If the auditor, or the auditee, makes Observations with a view to improving the Quality System
documentation and/ or preventing the possibility of Nonconformance being raised in the future.
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SI/QSF/002 ..
SI/QSF/003 ..
SI/QSF/004.
8.0 ENCLOSURE
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