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HR Processes for ISO, IATF and ESG Standards
Auditors don't check for a folder of documents. They check for working people-management processes.
International standards — ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, 45001, 50001, ASI and ESG requirements — set specific requirements for people management: competencies, training and its effectiveness, employee awareness, occupational safety, working conditions and social responsibility.
I prepare the company's HR processes and policies for these requirements and support the HR side during the audit. Experience implementing ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ASI and IATF 16949; at a manufacturing site with 1,400+ employees I prepared the HR side for IATF 16949, ISO 14001, 45001, 50001 and ESG audits.
Discuss audit preparationWhat's included
What's included
- 01Analysis of the standard's HR requirements and the gap with the current state
- 02Policies and regulations: training, competencies, assessment, onboarding, HR aspects of occupational safety
- 03Competency matrices and training plans with effectiveness evaluation
- 04Records and evidence base for the audit
- 05Preparing the HR team and managers for auditors' questions
- 06Support of the HR side during the audit and closing findings
Result
What the business gets
HR processes that comply with the standard and still work for the business, rather than existing separately "for the auditor". The audit goes without a last-minute scramble.
When it's relevant
You need this service if
- Certification or a surveillance audit is coming
- A customer requires IATF or ISO compliance
- The company is preparing ESG reporting
- The last audit raised findings on personnel
- Policies are written but the processes don't work
Questions
Common questions about this service
What HR requirements do ISO and IATF contain?
The standards require defining necessary competencies, providing training and evaluating its effectiveness, keeping records, maintaining employee awareness of the quality policy, and in IATF 16949 also onboarding, motivation and employee empowerment processes. ESG adds working conditions, safety, equal opportunities and social responsibility.
Do you prepare only documents, or processes too?
Processes first. Auditors immediately see documents that don't reflect real practice. So we first set up training, competency assessment and records so that they work, and then fix this in policies.
How much time does preparation take?
It depends on the standard and the starting point: from a few weeks if the processes largely exist and need to be aligned with the requirements, to several months if the training and assessment system has to be built. We start with a gap analysis, after which the timeline becomes clear.
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Leave your contact details and I will get in touch within a day. I'll ask a couple of questions about the company and tell you where I would start. The first conversation is free of obligation.