Accreditation bodies manage and register the scopes in association with the standard.

Indeed, applicable lists of scopes vary according to the standard: e.g. the classical 39 IAF scopes for ISO 9001 and 14001, and the A to H food chain categories applicable to ISO 22000.

Thus, logically, the scopes are managed within the standard in the ViaSyst platform.

And it is 100% custom, even for generic standard like 9001. This allows to address the requirements of some ABs that require more detailed scopes lists.

Once embedded in the standard, the scopes are then available and tickable, at the specific detail level at several places within the ViaSyst platform:

  • auditor qualification: to manage a fine-tuned qualification per (sub)scope,
  • organisation page: to be retaken in the planning, the audit folder and the certificate,
  • planning module: to short-list the auditors qualified for the organisation’s scope,
  • audit folder: retaken from the organisation page and editable as necessary,
  • certificate data: retaken from the organisation page and editable as necessary.

This works for any set of scopes, irrelevant whether MS or product certification.

And, of course, multiple scopes are possible, according to the organisation’s profile.