CERTIFICATION

We worked on corrective actions from the stage 1 audit.

We received our ISO 9001 certification and certificate.

quality manual since this would make auditing our systems much easier.

Keeping with the theme of simplicity, we also decided to use technology to help manage our QMS. There are many software systems available that can help companies achieve this, but we opted to use tools already available within the Office365 suite. With a little bit of tweaking, we were able to use SharePoint, PowerApps and Power Automate to handle all the mundane tasks. This was a great benefit for ASFP’s small team.

Having put the structure of our QMS together, it was now time for our next big hurdle: who we should choose to certificate us. The ASFP always advocates the use of UKAS-accredited organisations and also impartiality. After doing some research into UKAS-accredited organisations, we settled on LRQA due to their history of conducting independent assessments and their impartiality in relation to the Association.

We were now ready to have the first independent audit of our systems, according to the ‘check’ part of the ISO 9001 cycle. The stage one assessment of our systems took place in February this year. During this audit our systems were reviewed to see if we had put in place all the requirements specified in ISO 9001 and to identify any gaps. As with any new system, we expected to have a few gaps in our QMS, and this was found to be the case. The first assessment raised five findings that needed further work.

Stage 2 assessment audit was conducted by LRQA, the purpose of this audit was to check how we do things and make sure it matches what our quality processes say.

LRQA reviewed the audit report and considered whether certification should be awarded.

The final part of the ISO 9001 cycle is ‘Act’ and that is what we did, undertaking the necessary work. The stage two assessment took place in May this year. As a result, we are pleased to announce that in June, the ASFP finally achieved ISO 9001 certification.

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On the previous four pages we talked you through our year so far, including the event you may be currently at if you joined us for our Scotland Seminar. Before we move onto the events we have to look forward to, let's take a break to check out the year calendar.

If you have an IFE exam coming up, you may want to pay close attention to our training courses.

Education

Asfp

Council Meetings

Events

Regional Event

Regatta

ASFP AGM

Scotland Seminar

September Seminar

ASFP Awards

Trade Shows

The Fire Safety Event

Location: NEC, Birmingham

Stand Number: 3a/H30 & 3a/J30

Firex International Location: ExCel, London

Stand Number: FI1224

UK Construction Week Location: NEC, Birmingham

London Build Expo

Stand Number to be confirmed