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What has changed? 2021 July Update on IATF Sanctioned Interpretations

On 21July 2021, IATF has revised and reissued a number of Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) related to the IATF 16949 scheme. Two revised SIs on SI 3 and SI 10 Two new SIs numbered SI 21 and SI 22 The revised SI 3 is related to 6.1.2.3 (Contingency Plans) and is effective November 2021 SI 3 …

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Remote Audit is Now Allowed by IATF

The fifth Revision of the IATF Measures Against Covid-19 document dated 30 October 2020 introduces the option of remote auditing. Remote audit can be applied for Initial, surveillance and re-certification audits. The primary key points are summarized below. IATF requires that audits due from 1 January 2021 onwards be conducted onsite or remotely. This would …

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IATF 16949 Sanctioned Interpretations is Updated – August 2020!

Last week, IATF published additional updates on the Sanctioned Interpretations document. An additional SI #19 on section 8.4.2.4 for Supplier Monitoring is put up. This updates solves a decade-old of an issues related to premium freight for suppliers. For years, many organizations implementing the IATF 16949 scheme has always raise this question: ‘why do i …

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Covid-19 Guidance for Certification Added IATF Monitoring Process

IATF has just updated the Covid-19 measures guidance for certification audit. It’s now at revision 2 dated 27 April 2020 with a new section for IATF16949 monitoring. IATF has clarified that the IATF16949 monitoring is NOT a remote audit like what other ISO-related schemes are performing. Instead, it is a temporary measure for ‘surveillance’ purpose …

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for IATF16949 Certification Measures Against Covid-19

With the Covid-19 lock-down period extended for most countries around the world, some impending questions begin to rise as we work from home. Below we have compiled some of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for reference. If you have other situation not addressed here, contact us at [email protected]. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Q1:         With …

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Certification To ISO Schemes Allowed to Defer Due to Covid-19

As everyone stays at home for respective countries’ lockdown, be it Movement Control Order in Malaysia or Circuit Breaker in Singapore, some of us may find ourselves working from home. The longer the lock down period stretches, the more worries we have over impending deadlines. One of them is next certification audit dates for our …

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