ISO 19011 is the new auditing guideline for Quality Management Systems and Environmental Management Systems that will replace ISO 10011, ISO 140011, 14010, and 14012
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ISO 19011 was developed in order to have one general approach for auditing QMS, EMS and other management systems. It also serves as a guideline to improve the Audit Program.
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ISO 19011 provides general audit guidelines for different management systems. It can therefore be easily applied to management systems other than ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
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ISO 19011 can be used to conduct internal and external audits.
