CEN - EN ISO 19011
Guidelines for quality and/or environmental management systems auditing
Organization: | CEN |
Publication Date: | 10 October 2002 |
Status: | inactive |
Page Count: | 44 |
ICS Code (Environmental management): | 13.020.10 |
ICS Code (Product and company certification. Conformity assessment): | 03.120.20 |
scope:
This International Standard provides guidance on the principles of auditing, managing audit programmes, conducting quality management system audits and environmental management system audits, as well as guidance on the competence of quality and environmental management system auditors.
It is applicable to all organizations needing to conduct internal or external audits of quality and/or environmental management systems or to manage an audit programme.
The application of this International Standard to other types of audit is possible in principle, provided that special consideration is paid to identifying the competence needed by the audit team members in such cases.