FAQs

ISO certification is a seal of approval from a third party body that a company runs to one of the international standards developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

The ISO are an independent, non-governmental international organization that brings together experts to share knowledge and develop international standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.

ISO is the International Organization for Standardizationan, a non-governmental international organisation. ISO has designed a series of standards that are internationally recognised and highly regarded as best practice

Currently, in Ireland, there is no legal requirement to obtain any ISO certification.

The cost of ISO standard implementation and certification is a fixed fee from the beginning of your business relationship with IMSM and it will not change throughout the ISO process. The cost is not as much as you might think and is based on the following variables:

• The standard/s you require
• The number of company sites
• The number of employees
• The amount of support deemed necessary to ensure that your business is prepared and ready for certification.

ISO Certification lasts three years and is subject to mandatory audits to ensure that you are compliant. After the three years to continue with your certification you will be required to do a recertification audit.