INITIAL AUDIT FLOW-CHART
PROCESSⓐ Application made on specified form.

CLASS NK

CLIENT ORGANIZATIONⓐⓑ Details confirmed. Application
accepted.

Application for audit and registration

Application confirmed and acceptedⓑConfirmation

Selecting the audit team memberⓒStage 1 audit (document)ⓕConfirmation

Report of Stage 1 audit (document)ⓖDocuments revised (if necessary)

Revised documents audited (if necessary)ⓘConfirmation

Audit plan notification of stage 1 audit (visit)ⓒ Selecting the audit team membersⓓ Investigation of outline of theOrganization ,outline of thebusiness, schedule for establishmentof the management system, ifdeemed necessary by the SocietyⓓⓔInitial Investigation (if necessary)

Documents to be submittedⓔ Documents to be submitted(System documents, supplements)ⓕ Confirmation of the conformities
with the requirements of theapplicable standardsⓖ The results of the stage 1 audit(document) are to be notifiedⓗ If the nonconformities with therequirements of the applicablestandards are found, the Society
requests to correct and to besubmitted.
ⓘ Auditing to the corrected documents
and the results of audit are to benotified.
ⓙ To make a plan for the stage 1 audit(visit)and notice to the organizationⓗStage 1 audit (visit)ⓙⓚⓚ Confirmation of preparedness for themanagement systems of clientorganizationⓛ The results of the stage 1 audit (visit)
are to be notified.
ⓜ When there is any findings that could be classifi
as a nonconformity during stage 2, organization
should resolve them by the stage 2 audit.
ⓝ To make a plan for the stage 2 audit (visit)
based on the results of the stage 1
and notice to the organization.

ConfirmationⓜConfirmationⓞ Confirmation for the level of implementationof the management systems of client organization
including its effectiveness(conformities with requirements of thestandards, conformities with policy, achievementof policy, etc,)ⓟ The results of the stage 2 audit are
to be notifiedⓠ If nonconformities are found out during
the audit, correction and corrective action shall b
taken by the organization and the results of them
are to be submittedⓡ confirmation of contents andeffectiveness of the correctiveactionⓢ The results of follow-up audit are tobe notified.

Audit plan notification of stage 2 audit (visit)

Stage 2 audit (visit)

Confirmationⓠⓛ

Report of Stage 1 audit (visit)

Findings to be resolved (if necessary)ⓞⓟ

Report of Stage 2 audit (visit)

Corrective action (if necessary)

Follow-up audit (if necessary)

Confirmationⓣ Completion of auditⓡⓢReport of Follow-up audit

Completion of auditⓣⓤ The results of audit is deliberated
by the Certification Panel and registration
is pproved by the Society.

Deliberation and approved by committeeⓤⓥ Registration formalities(JAB, RvA, Registration, etc.)ⓦ Registration certificate is preparedand issuedⓧ To be announced the contents ofregistration in the website of theSociety.

Registration formalitiesⓥⓨ Maintaining certification
After registration, annual audit shall becarried out in the first and secon years, andrenewal audit shall be carried out in the third
Occasional audit(s) will be conducted asnecessary by the Society.

ⓝReceipt

Registration certificate prepared Receiptⓦ

Registration announcedⓧMaintaining certification
No.1 annual audit (First year)*Note 1
No.2 annual audit (Second years)
Renewal audit (Third years)
Same cycle will be repeated after renewal audit.

ⓨ*Note 1: The date of the first annual audit following initi
certification shall not be more than 12 months from the