ASQ Pittsburgh Section ISO Audit Group

The ISO Audit Group helps local area companies by performing a base line ISO-9000:2000 audit with the help of certified volunteers.

The Lead Observing Auditor is an RAB/ANAB certified Lead Auditor who can officially witness the performance of various Team Auditors for their applications to various grades of Audit certifications with RAB/ANAB.

The Team Auditors are either ASQ Certified Quality Auditors or RAB/ANAB certified Provisional Auditors, Auditors or Lead Auditors.

The Auditee organization gets an economical base line audit examining its compliance with ISO 9000:2000 standard and the auditors get the audit experience necessary for maintaining or upgrading their certifications.

The cost to the Auditee organization is the fee for the Observing Lead Auditor, a donation of a hundred dollars to the Section and the travel and meeting expenses for the Audit Team. The Audit Team usually has a planning meeting in which the Audit Plan is developed prior to submission to the Auditee. The total cost comes in around $750. In addition, the auditee organization provides lunch during the audit days and copying facilities and an office etc during the audit.

The documentation, audit report and other details are kept confidential and shared with the Auditee and, if required by, the RAB/ANAB board for certification purposes.

This activity was pioneered by the Pittsburgh Section in the early 90’s and was the reason for a special recognition award by ASQ to the Pittsburgh Section at the Quality Congress held in Dayton in the mid-90’s. There are a number of other Sections that have embarked on similar programs based on the Pittsburgh model.

Should a member wish to volunteer for the Audit Team or an organization desire a base line audit, they should contact the co-chairs: Dick Kish (rakish113@aol.com) or Sailesh Kapadia (skapadia@nauticom.net).