In 1947, the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) came into being to establish global quality standards for businesses. With members from 164 countries, ISO has crafted specifications, guidelines, and requirements governing Quality Assurance (QA) across diverse industries and technologies. ISO Certification serves as a stamp of approval, affirming that a management system, service, documentation procedure, or manufacturing process meets essential standards for standardization and quality assurance. ISO, an independent international organization, focuses on developing standards to ensure the safety, efficiency, and quality of products, services, and systems.

ISO Framework & Controls

ISO has developed various framework designed to aid organisations or companies better manage their business in their particular areas including:

1:Safety;

2:Business Risk;

3:Environmental Impacts;

4:IT Security;

5:Quality;

6:Assets.

Benefits of ISO Certification In India

The following are the benefits of ISO Certification in India:

1:It helps to improve quality management;

2:Provides better information security;

3:Increased customer satisfaction;

4:Improved occupational health & safety;

5:More Environmentally sustainable business;

6:Improves business credibility.

Which ISO Certification is good for any business?

There are different types of ISO Certification Standards as we discussed above which focus on different aspects of business activity. ISO 9001 focus Quality Management System which aids organization to boost customer satisfaction with Company's products & services. Similarly, ISO 14001 focuses on Environmental Management & so on. Before getting ISO Certification, you must check the entire business process thoroughly & analysis which part or parts of the process you want to standardized with ISO Standards. As per this choose the ISO Certification Standards.

Documents Required for ISO Certification in India

Documents required for ISO Certification in India depend on the type of Certification you want. One of the most commonly used Certifications is ISO 9001 Quality Management. Some of the documents are mentioned below:

1: PAN Card of the Company;

2:Company Profile;

3:Address proof of the Company

4:Company Letterhead;

5:Visiting Card of the Company

6:Copy of Sales & Purchase Bill;

7:Certificate of Incorporation, MoA, AoA.

Procedure for Obtaining ISO Certification in India

Following is the step-by-step procedure for obtaining ISO Certification in India:

Step 1: File an Application:

Once the applicant has selected the ISO Standard & ISO Certification Body, then you have to file an application. The application must contain rights & obligations of applicant & certification bodies and includes liability issues, access rights & confidentiality.

Step 2: Examination of all the Documents:

The ISO Certification body will examine all the documents & quality manuals regarding various policies & procedures followed in a company or organization. Scrutiny of existing works will aid the Registrar to know the possible gaps against the requirements prescribed under ISO Standards.

Step 3: Pre-Assessment:

It's an initial review of the QMS (Quality Management System) in a company to know any errors or weaknesses in the system & the registrar will provide the company with an opportunity to rectify such errors before the Registration Assessment.

Step 4: Prepare a Proper Action Plan:

Once the ISO Registrar finds the existing gaps in the Company, the applicant has to prepare a proper action plan to eliminate such gaps and it should contain the list of all the required tasks to be performed to meet the QMS.

Step 5: Onsite Audit:

After above steps, the Registrar will conduct a physical onsite Audit to review the changes made in the company, During the Audit, if the ISO Registrar finds something that doesn't meet with the requirements of the ISO Standards, Registrar finds the severity & issue findings. Audit findings are generally known as non-conformities & fall into one of 2 categories one is Minor Non-Conformance and second is Major Non-Conformance.

Step 6: Final Audit:

The ISO Registration cannot proceed further until all vital non-conformities are closed & examined by the ISO Registrar. This generally includes re-audit of the affected parts and the associated costs.

Step 7: Obtain ISO Certificate:

After all the above steps, non-conformities are addressed & all the findings are updated in the Audit Report, then the ISO Registrar will issue the Certificate.

Step 8: Surveillance Audits:

This Audit will be conducted mainly to ensure that the Company is properly maintaining the ISO Standards and it will be performed from time to time.