T/CCAA 36-2020 Certification body remote audit guideline

Scope

Scope: This document provides guidelines for certification bodies to conduct remote audits, covering audit principles, audit program management, audit implementation, audit competence, and audit evaluation and improvement. It aims to standardize the conduct of remote audits by certification bodies, reduce the risks of remote audits, and ensure the effectiveness of certification audits. This document is applicable to remote audit activities conducted by certification bodies for management system certification, product certification, and service certification, and can also be used as a reference for other types of audit activities. Main technical content: This document summarizes best practices in the application of information and communication technologies (ICT), providing guidance to standardize and guide certification bodies in conducting remote audits to ensure the effectiveness and quality of remote audits, and manage the risks and opportunities of remote audits. Virtual audits conducted by certification bodies on organizations using online environments for work or service provision are not applicable to this document. This document was developed under the framework of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and serves as an effective supplement and refinement of IAF documents. It not only supplements ISO 19011:2018 Appendix A1 "Remote Audit Methods", but also further clarifies the competencies of personnel involved in remote audits during the certification process as described in GB/T 27021.1–2017/ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Appendix A. Chapters 1 to 3 of this document outline the scope of application, normative references, and terms and definitions of this document. Chapter 4 elaborates on the principles of remote audits, which reflect the core concerns of this document. Chapters 5 to 8 clarify the entire process of remote audits based on the PDCA method, providing certification bodies with an optional approach to ensuring and demonstrating their consist

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