Due to the outbreak of pneumonia pandemic, some of our services had been affected. CAHK has established contingency measures, based on IAF ID 3:2011, for auditing and certification activities as follows:
- First Surveillance Visit
If sufficient evidence has been collected to provide confidence that our certified client’s management system is effective, a 6 months extension may be granted, otherwise its certificate has to be suspended / withdrawal or the scope reduced.
- Subsequent Surveillance Visits
Normally a maximum 6 months extension may be granted if justification provided by our certified client, which also required to promptly inform CAHK to conduct the audit once the situation permitted.
- Recertification Audit
Providing that sufficient evidence has been collected to provide confidence that our certified client’s management system is effective, a 6 months extension may be granted. Otherwise a new initial audit should be performed.