AS 3911.1-1992

1 - AS 3911.1-1992 GUIDELINES FOR AUDITING QUALITY SYSTEMS - AUDITING
4 - Preface
5 - Foreword
6 - Contents
7 - 1 Scope
7 - 2 Normative reference
7 - 3 Definitions
7 - 3.1 quality audit:
7 - 3.2 quality system:
8 - 3.3 auditor (quality):
8 - 3.4 client:
8 - 3.5 auditee:
8 - 3.6 observation:
8 - 3.7 objective evidence:
8 - 3.8 nonconformity:
8 - 4 Audit objectives and responsibilities
8 - 4.1 Audit objectives
8 - 4.2 Roles and responsibilities
8 - 4.2.1 Auditors
8 - 4.2.1.1 Audit team
9 - 4.2.1.2 Auditor’s responsibilities
9 - 4.2.1.3 Lead auditor’s responsibilities
9 - 4.2.1.4 Independence of the auditor
9 - 4.2.1.5 Auditor’s activities
10 - 4.2.2 Client
10 - 4.2.3 Auditee
10 - 5 Auditing
10 - 5.1 Initiating the audit
10 - 5.1.1 Audit scope
10 - 5.1.2 Audit frequency
10 - 5.1.3 Preliminary review of auditee’s quality system description
10 - 5.2 Preparing the audit
10 - 5.2.1 Audit plan
11 - 5.2.2 Audit team assignments
11 - 5.2.3 Working documents
11 - 5.3 Executing the audit
11 - 5.3.1 Opening meeting
11 - 5.3.2 Examination
11 - 5.3.2.1 Collecting evidence
11 - 5.3.2.2 Audit observations
12 - 5.3.3 Closing meeting with auditee
12 - 5.4 Audit documents should be retained by
12 - 5.4.1 Audit report preparation
12 - 5.4.2 Report content
12 - 5.4.3 Report distribution
12 - 5.4.4 Record retention
12 - 6 Audit completion
12 - 7 Corrective action follow-up
13 - Annex A - Bibliography

Provides guidelines for establishing, planning, carrying out and documenting audits of quality systems as well as establishing basic audit principles criteria and practices. It allows users to adjust the guidelines described to suit their needs. This Standard is identical with and reproduced from ISO 10011-1:1990. Identical with NZS 10011.1:1992 and produced as a Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard.

This part of ISO 10011 establishes basic audit principles, criteria and practices, and provides guidelines for establishing,planning, carrying out and documenting audits of quality systems.It provides guidelines for verifying the existence and implementation of elements of a quality system and for verifying the system's ability to achieve defined quality objectives. It is sufficiently general in nature to permit it to be applicable or adaptable to different kinds of industries and organizations. Each organization should develop its own specific procedures for implementing these guidelines.

In Australia First published as AS 3911.1(Int)-1990.
Revised and issued as AS 3911.1-1992.
In New Zealand First published as NZS 10011.1:1992.