Conditions of accreditation

Conditions for the application and appointment of accredited auditors include:

• Accredited auditors must maintain their capabilities, skills, and knowledge for the duration of their appointment. The accredited auditor must keep records which confirm the maintenance of these capabilities.
• Corporations who are accredited auditors must maintain their capabilities. Personnel associated with the assessment and validation of the safety management systems must also maintain their skills and knowledge.
• A corporation seeking appointment as an accredited auditor must nominate a director of the corporation as the nominee. The nominee will be responsible for assessing and validating the prescribed entity’s safety management system.
• Accredited auditors are subject at other times (following the accredited auditor’s initial audit) to monitoring and review by the Departmental during the performance and/or following an audit to ensure compliance with legislation as well as the accreditation terms and conditions.

More information on the conditions of accreditation is available in section 6.6.1 of the Guide to Safety Management Systems.