ISO Management Systems Consultancy

Outsourced Internal Auditing

In-House Training Courses

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With offices in Cavan, Dublin, Belfast, England, Scotland and South Africa, Obelisk provide solutions and resources to industries across telecommunications, power transmission and distribution, renewable energy and tower infrastructure.

They are certified to ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 and in 2017, Obelisk asked Asgard Management Solutions to provide internal auditor training to 6 of their staff. We prepared the course content and over 3 days, we ran an in-house training course which included 3 key elements:

  • Overview of ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 – we spent 1 day giving a clause-by-clause overview of the standards to ensure that the attendees had an understanding of the requirements. We included several case studies and scenarios during this element to ensure full understanding and also engagement of the attendees during the session.
  • Auditing skills and techniques (theory) – day 2 involved the theory of auditing (why audit, what attributes are required in an auditor, what tools can be used, what problems can be encountered, how to record findings).
  • Practical auditing - the final day of the course involved the attendees conducting internal audits of their own IMS. This exercise gave the attendees experience in auditing, in a real-life environment. We selected areas for audit that were tangible and familiar, particularly for novice auditors, and this allowed the attendees to apply the skills they had developed over the previous days. We shadowed the auditors through their preparation, auditing and report writing and gave a debrief at the end of the session.

The internal audit team are now equipped with the skills they need to audit their systems, not only fulfilling their ISO obligations but ensuring the IMS remains an effective, relevant and beneficial management system.

 

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Steps to ISO System Certification

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Step 1

Determine the context of the organisation (issues, interested parties and scope)

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Step 2

Determine the processes within the organisation

3

Step 3

Develop the system required to support the processes (procedures, records, instructions etc.)

4

Step 4

Communicate and implement the system

5

Step 5

Conduct an internal audit of the system

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Step 6

Address internal audit findings and prepare the management review

7

Step 7

Undergo your certification audit

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Step 8

Ongoing internal audits and annual external audits

Dunreidy Engineering Limited employed the services of Asgard Management Solutions in 2016 to assist our company in achieving ISO9001:2015 certification. Throughout the process, Darren and the team conducted themselves in a vey thorough, professional manner. Their policy of regular internal meetings ensured that Dunreidy were to the forefront in achieving certification without causing disruption to productivity. We have no hesitation in recommending Darren and the team to potential clients of theirs and we would very much like the opportunity to work with them in the near future.

Eamon Nolan
Quality Manager
Dunreidy Engineering, Kilkenny

Who We Work With

We operate nationwide and across all sectors of business including:

construction

Construction

hvac

HVAC

security

Security

civil engineering

Civil Engineering

Transport and Logistics

Transport and Logistics

plastics

Plastics

print

Print

it

IT

mechanical electrical engineering

Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

telecoms

Telecoms

precision engineering

Precision Engineering

data storage

Data Storage

 

Our Clients