// the.clock
The clock, stated honestly.
End-to-end timing depends mostly on your readiness and how fast findings close. QSI gives a dated plan at application review instead of promising a certificate by a date no audit has earned yet.
01 · Application review
Scope, sites, shifts and man-days confirmed before anything is quoted.
02 · Stage 1
Documentation and readiness review. Gaps are reported before Stage 2 is planned.
03 · Stage 2
The certification audit, on your floor, against the running system.
04 · Findings closure
Correction and corrective action evidence within agreed timescales.
05 · Decision
Independent review of the file, then the certification decision and certificate.
06 · Surveillance
Annual follow-up audits in years 2 and 3, then recertification before expiry.