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Certification scope · SPEC SHEET

Additional Standards and Product Compliance

QSI also supports selected management-system and product-compliance routes where scope, evidence and claims can be defined clearly.

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SPEC 01 · WHAT IT COVERS

The requirements, clause by clause.

01

Scope confirmation first

The exact standard, sites, activities and claim wording are agreed before any audit promise.

02

Accreditation applicability

Which routes run under which accreditation is confirmed per standard, never assumed.

03

Integrated audit options

Where scopes and controls overlap, combined audits can reduce disruption and cost.

04

Bounded product claims

Product-compliance work is tied to defined evidence and documentation, not blanket approval.

ISO 13485ISO 27001ISO 20000-1ISO 50001ISO 37001ISO 22301HalalProduct compliance

SPEC 03 · THE ROUTE

The route to certification.

Five controlled steps, with the certification decision separated from the audit team.

  1. 01APPLICATIONSCOPE AND MAN-DAYS DEFINED UP FRONT
  2. 02AUDITFINDINGS EXPLAINED AS THEY ARE FOUND
  3. 03INDEPENDENT REVIEWYOUR REVIEWER IS NEVER ON YOUR AUDIT
  4. 04DECISIONAN INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATION DECISION
  5. 05CERTIFICATEISSUED, SEALED, ENTERED IN THE REGISTER
  1. 01APPLICATIONSCOPE AND MAN-DAYS DEFINED UP FRONT
  2. 02AUDITFINDINGS EXPLAINED AS THEY ARE FOUND
  3. 03INDEPENDENT REVIEWYOUR REVIEWER IS NEVER ON YOUR AUDIT
  4. 04DECISIONAN INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATION DECISION
  5. 05CERTIFICATEISSUED, SEALED, ENTERED IN THE REGISTER
  6. 06SURVEILLANCETHE RETURN LOOP · YEARS 2 + 3 · RECERTIFICATION AT YEAR 3
FIG. 02 · THE CERTIFICATION ROUTE · ADDITIONAL STANDARDS AND PRODUCT COMPLIANCE
THE ROUTE:01APPLICATION02AUDIT03INDEPENDENT REVIEW04DECISION05CERTIFICATE 06 SURVEILLANCE · YEARS 2 + 3

SPEC 04 · TIMELINE

Certification timeline.

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.

SPEC 05 · WHAT IT PROVES

Scope, evidence and claim wording stay controlled.

  • The audited management system or defined product evidence conforms to the named standard and scope.
  • The claim on the certificate matches exactly what was assessed, no wider.
  • Decisions follow the same independent review discipline as the core QSI standards.

SPEC 06 · MAN-DAY TRANSPARENCY

Man-days are calculated before quoting.

QSI confirms the exact standard, scheme rules, accreditation applicability and claim wording before any certificate promise is made.

SPEC 07 · FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Common questions about scope, timing and the audit, answered directly.

FAQ 01

Are all additional standards accredited?

Do not assume that. Scope and accreditation status must be verified before claims are published.

FAQ 02

Can one audit cover multiple standards?

Integrated audits may be possible when scopes, sites and system controls overlap. Planning confirms this.

FAQ 03

What is product compliance?

It is route-to-market support around defined product evidence and documentation, not a blanket approval.

FAQ 04

Why group these services?

They are important long-tail services, but each needs careful scope confirmation before stronger claims are made.

ANNEX · KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

In Saudi Arabia: SAAC accredited, SFDA approved.

Additional Standards and Product Compliance audits in the Kingdom run under QSI's Saudi accreditation and approval footprint, with auditors based in Riyadh and clients served across the country and the Gulf.

  • SAACSaudi Accreditation Centre recognition for the defined management-system scopes.
  • SFDASaudi Food and Drug Authority approval reference for food-sector certification demand.
  • IASIAS-accredited certification body covering the management-system standards scope.

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