ISO 12647 CERTIFICATION PROCESS

Philip Thompson

Head of BPIF Business

ISO 12647

CERTIFICATION PROCESS

How is the scheme administered?

International Standards Organisation – ISO - Worldwide body for setting standards

United Kingdom Accreditation Service – UKAS - run the accreditation of certifying bodies in the UK

British Printing Industries Federation – BPIF – owners of the Scheme Certification Requirements

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What is the BPIF’s role is this?

The scheme has been developed by the BPIF’s Technical Standards Committee to help members towards achieving 12647 certification

The scheme is available to all but protected by copyright and publically available for information only

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SunChemical COLOUR GAP ANALYSIS

The first stage towards certification is to undertake a Colour Gap Analysis

This is undertaken by reviewing the company’s workflow processes from copy reception through to the proof and printed product at the completion of the process using check lists specifically designed for the purpose

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CONSULTANCY ADVICE

Any weaknesses in hardware or software indentified by the GAP analysis that could result in non-compliance can be addressed

Any production or procedural weakness identified by the GAP analysis that could result in non-compliance can be addressed

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TEST RUN

Undertake a test run on a selected press (or presses) to 12647 UKAS audit certification standards

Advantage is you will know whether or not there is work to do before auditing the press

Action can then be taken to make any changes before the certifying body undertakes its tests

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DOCUMENTARY PROCEDURES

We have created universal documents which can be adapted to the specific requirements of a company

This ensures the documents needed for Stage 1 of the audit are complete and ready

Licence to use is issued on a site by site basis Updates issued within an annual management fee

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In summary, the BPIF offer the private seminar, the SunChemical GAP analysis, the consultancy services and the documentary procedures are four consultancy functions that the BPIF can provide companies with now.

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What is the purpose of the BPIF services?

The BPIF services are aimed at equipping members to be ready for an audit to the standards of UKAS

This means being ready for a fully independent UKAS audit (as with 9001, 14001 etc)

This is not related to commercial schemes offered by some software and hardware suppliers which cannot be independently audited

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Questions?