FSSC 24000 Social Management System Certification Scheme Version 1.0
Part 3: Requirements for the certification process – FSSC 24000 Social Management System Certification Scheme Version 1.0

FSSC 24000 Social Management System Certification Scheme Version 1.0 P3-5.1: Certification cycle, stage audits and surveillance coverage

What does P3-5.1 require?

The three-year cycle is kept; stage 1 and stage 2 follow ISO/IEC 17021-1 with no more than six months between them (otherwise stage 1 is repeated); surveillance happens every calendar year, the first within 12 months of the decision or the certificate is suspended; each on-site surveillance covers all PAS 24000 Annex A requirements, the Part 2 additional requirements, internal audit and management review, action on earlier findings, complaints, effectiveness against objectives, improvement progress, operational control, changes, interviews and file reviews and a site tour, with the full scheme covered across the two surveillances; recertification is a full audit completed before expiry. Audits run on consecutive working days at the premises, in an agreed language, with the client flagging local holidays and shutdowns.

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  • 9.3.6 Interval between stage 1 and stage 2
  • 9.6.1 Maintaining certification (ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 9.6)

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