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Specialist area · Management systems & audits

Initial certification, from the target picture to audit day.

Reliable full support for medium-sized industrial companies up to a successful certification audit.

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What it is about

When customers or markets require a system certified to ISO 9001, 14001 or 45001 for the first time, companies usually face a mountain of administrative questions. The support guides you through this entire process in a structured way. From daily experience as a lead auditor, I know exactly why initial certifications fail in practice and where certifiers dig particularly deep.

After the structure has been built and the internal audits carried out, I accompany your company through the actual stage 1 and stage 2 certification audit. The aim is complete risk minimisation, so that the procedure is completed without major nonconformities and you hold the certificate as planned.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common reasons initial certifications fail?

Usually not the technical implementation, but inadequate document control, internal audits that cannot be evidenced or an incomplete management review. These formal criteria block the issuing of the certificate immediately.

Do you guarantee the success of the certification?

A reputable auditor must not guarantee certification. I do, however, guarantee the standard-compliant, complete build-up of the system according to ISO 19011 and systematically rule out all typical audit pitfalls in advance.

Plan your initial certification safely?

Approach the certification process without uncertainty or delays.

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Johann Spies