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HOW TO APPLY FOR ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION IN KUWAIT?

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HOW TO APPLY FOR ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION IN KUWAIT?

Quality is the key to success for any organization. A good quality product is the one that meets all the requirements of the customers. With this in mind, the International Organization for Standardization developed a set of standards, called ISO 9001 for implementing the Quality Management System (QMS) in an organization. Therefore, in order to ensure the success of your businesses, ISO 9001 certification Kuwait is becoming very popular among the organizations here. 

 

IS THE PROCESS FOR ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION IN KUWAIT, DIFFICULT?

 

In order to achieve the ISO 9001 certificate, you will need to improve your business processes, document your progress, and review your system regularly to keep it updated. This requires patience as well as consistency. Therefore, it is necessary for you to understand what needs to be done in order to achieve the certification.

The 3 basic things that are required for ISO 9001 certification are:

  • Organizational process
  • Management Reviews
  • Commitment

In general, organizations have quality processes in place. However, in order to meet the standards of ISO 9001, which is internationally acceptable, organizations are required to update and upgrade. The role of management is very crucial in understanding the practical realities of the organization and identifying the shortcomings in the processes.

 

HOW CAN YOU GET ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION IN KUWAIT?

The following points give an overview of the method of achieving ISO 9001 certification.

  1. Learn the basics of ISO 9001 standard
  2. Implement the standard’s requirements and document them.
  3. Perform an internal audit
  4. Go for management review
  5. Close the gaps through corrective action plan
  6. Invite a certification body and get certified

Once you have implemented ISO 9001 standard for your Quality Management System, you must operate it for a few days and document the processes. Thereafter, you must perform an internal audit followed by management reviews to identify the gaps in your processes as well as the practical realities of your system in terms of applicability of the standard.  By taking corrective actions and documenting them, you can be well prepared for the certification audit.

There are some mandatory steps for obtaining ISO 9001 certification in Kuwait. These include:

  1. Internal Audit- In this, your documentation is verified according to the standard’s requirements.
  2. Management Audit- the administration of your organization conducts a survey to understand the practical realities and identify the applicable clauses of the standard
  3. Corrective activities- After performing the above two steps, gaps are identified and corrective actions are taken in order to close those gaps.

The process of obtaining ISO 9001 certification comprises of two stages:

  1. Stage one (documentation survey) – In this stage, the preparedness of your QMS is checked. The reviewers from the certification body verify your documents as per the standard’s requirements.
  2. Stage two (Primary audit) – At this stage, the auditors investigate reports, records, and company practices to check the consistency of your documentation with ISO 9001 requirements.

If you are interested in ISO 9001 certification in Kuwait, get in touch with SIS Certifications.

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