Oil and gas - ISO 29001

ISO 29001 certification is aimed at suppliers, engineering companies and organisations involved in extraction and production within the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries that require industry-specific quality management systems. This certification is intended for organisations that want to demonstrate their competence in the development, production, installation and maintenance of products and services in accordance with the precise requirements of the international oil and gas industry.

The certification offers an improvement of processes and products in detail. Quality is assured in the long term and can be documented externally through testing by neutral experts. Scattering and rejects are reduced and the consequences of malfunctions that can be caused by products and services are avoided. Once a company has successfully passed certification, it also benefits from simplified market access.

The certification process is the same as an ISO 9001 audit and involves five steps:

• Information meeting
• Determination of eligibility for certification
• Certification audit
• Non-conformity management (if required)
• Issue of certificate

After the certificate has been issued, regular annual surveillance is carried out. These are carried out in the form of surveillance audits and documented in annual quality reports. The certificate is valid for three years.