You are conducting a third-party Stage 1 audit at ABC Ltd, a single-site organisation that manufactures wooden furniture. You interview the Technical Director to learn more about the organisation. The Technical Director explains that they have had a successful year and that obtaining ISO 9001 certification will support the further growth of the business. You ask for an overview of the organisation's structure and its interrelationships with external interested parties.
The Technical Director shows you a document detailing all business processes and interrelationships. You notice in this document that another organisation called Teak Ltd manufactures wooden furniture on behalf of ABC Ltd. The Technical Director confirms this capability has been accounted for in the scope of the quality management system. You learn that the furniture manufactured by Teak Ltd has accounted for 40% of the sales revenue over the previous 12 months.
Which two of the following options best describe how you would plan the audit of the interrelationship with Teak Ltd during the Stage 2 audit at ABC Ltd?
In the context of a third-party certification audit, it is very important to have effective communication. Which is not the responsibility of the audit team leader?
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Which two of the following work documents are not required for audit planning by an auditor conducting a certification audit?
According to the ISO 9001 standard, which one of the following is a defined responsibility of top management?
Consultancy ABC, which is a subsidiary of a certification body called ABC-CERT, provided consultancy services regarding the implementation of a QMS based on ISO 9001 to an organization. Considering this, can ABC-CERT provide certification services to the organization which obtained consultancy services from Consultancy ABC?
You are carrying out an audit to ISO 9001 at an organisation which offers consultancy services on the implementation of ISO 9001 quality management systems to manufacturers of cosmetics.
You are interviewing the Technical and Quality Director (TQD), who manages a team of biochemists responsible for providing ISO 9001 consultancy services to customers.
You: “How do you ensure your team’s competence concerning regulatory and ISO 9001 requirements?”
TQD: “We subcontract a part-time lead consultant who has years of experience working as a biochemist in the cosmetics industry. She is responsible for ensuring the team’s competency.”
You: “Do they retain any documented information on the individual competency of each consultant?”
TQD: “No. The lead consultant is a dedicated individual with lots of contacts in the sector. We rely on her decision on the consultants’ competency. She says that she thought that it was not necessary to keep documented information; however, after the event two weeks ago, which could not be solved due to the lack of documentation, she may consider in the future to plan which information we may need to keep.”
You: “How does the organisation enable the consultants you employ to maintain updated their competence on ISO 9001 and regulatory requirements?”
TQD: “As I said before, we leave that up to the lead consultant. She tells us when we need to employ more young consultants and when changes are introduced in the applicable regulations. Our regular survey shows that customers are quite satisfied with our consultants; last year’s objective of customer satisfaction was achieved. We gave a salary increase to consultants when they knew that the objectives had been achieved.”
You decide to raise a non-conformity.
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You are an auditor and are in dialogue with the quality manager and the managing director of a small business that supplies specific IT
hardware and software for manufacturers of medical equipment.
You: "I would like to look at how you manage the design and development of your products.
Auditee: "We have made some strategic changes, the main one being that since last month we no longer produce the software of our
products in-house."
You: "What has been the impact of that?"
Auditee: "We now subcontract the provision of the software needed for our hardware. This allowed us to concentrate our efforts on
the hardware and let specialised organisations develop the software. For the time being, we have subcontracted our software
requirements to three different organisations.
You: "What were the reasons for making the change?"
Auditee: "Our IT software section was a small operation, and we struggled to cope with new technologies. During busy periods, we
found it hard to meet lead times, and in quiet periods, we had staff with little to do. This was having an impact on customer
satisfaction."
You: "How did you go about the change?"
In relation to the auditor's question about how the change was managed, the auditee mentions the actions listed
below. Match the ISO 9001 clauses to show which action the requirement applies to.
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ISO 9001 clauses listed below. Alternatively, drag and drop each clause to show which clause the action applies to.
You are conducting an ISO 9001 audit of a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF). The organisation processes
waste plastics into raw materials for plastic bottle manufacturers. You reach the manual picking line where operators are removing contaminant materials from incoming products, such as plastic bags, plastic film and badly contaminated items that would compromise the recycling process. You interview the line supervisor.
You: "Why are these plastic items being rejected at this stage?"
Auditee: "They do not meet our processing standards."
You: "What is the reason for that?"
Auditee: "These items are likely to damage the machinery down the line. They can also compromise our
quality standards. We need to protect our reputation for good quality output materials."
You: "What happens to the rejected items?"
Auditee: "Some get melted down in another process later on and some are disposed of as waste products that cannot be recycled."
You: "What happens to the waste products?"
Auditee: "I'm not sure. I suppose they go to landfill."
Which two. of the following actions would you take to investigate further?
TESTED 24 Feb 2026
