Man-day transparency
Audit time must follow the real scope.
Man-days depend on standards, employee count, sites, shifts, activities, risk and exclusions. A credible quotation explains the scope assumptions before the audit is booked.
// certification.process
Five steps. One traceable decision file.
Certification should not feel like a black box. QSI separates audit activity, independent review and the certification decision so clients understand where evidence is tested and where the final seal is controlled.
// route.diagram
The certification route, on one file.
From application to surveillance, with the evidence lane running underneath every stage.
// audit.journey
The whole journey, on one spine.
From application to renewal: what happens, who does it, and what each stage returns. Durations stay honest and qualitative; the dated plan comes at application review.
- 01
Application
PAPERWORK, NOT A PROJECTScope, legal entity, sites, shifts and standard are confirmed, and man-days are calculated from the real operation before anything is priced.
YOU PROVIDE THE FACTS · QSI PUTS THEM ON RECORD - 02
Stage 1
SHORT, SCHEDULED WITH YOUDocumentation and readiness review. Gaps are reported plainly so Stage 2 is planned against a system that can actually pass it.
OUTPUT · A READINESS REPORT, NOT A SURPRISE - 03
Stage 2
MAN-DAYS FOLLOW SCOPEThe certification audit, on your floor. Records sampled, process owners interviewed, findings explained as they are found.
IN PERSON · FINDINGS EXPLAINED ON THE SPOT - 04
Decision
AFTER FINDINGS CLOSEA reviewer who was never on your audit checks the file, then the certification decision is made and the certificate is sealed for the register.
INDEPENDENT REVIEW · THE AUDITOR DOES NOT DECIDE - 05
Surveillance
YEARS 2 AND 3Annual follow-up audits confirm the system still runs. This is what keeps the certificate meaning something after the ceremony.
ANNUAL · THE CERTIFICATE STAYS EARNED - 06
Renewal
BEFORE YEAR 3 ENDSRecertification before expiry restarts the cycle. A well-kept system treats it as routine; a shelved binder treats it as a crisis.
THE CYCLE RESTARTS · NO LAPSE, NO PANIC
// why.it.holds
Two separations that give the seal weight.
Time follows scope, and the decision is separated from the audit. Both are stated before you start.
Decision transparency
The auditor does not rubber-stamp the certificate.
Independent review checks the audit file before the certification decision. That separation is what gives a certificate weight beyond a site visit.
// start.the.file
See the route? Start your application.
Send the scope and a lead auditor confirms sites, shifts and standard before man-days are priced.