The Company
EQA IMS Certification Pte Ltd was set up for the purpose of providing professional and independent third party certification services in Singapore and parts of Asia. Managed by personnel with more than 20 years of experience in the certification business, EQA IMS is well versed with customer’s requirements, capable of managing and maintaining a team of professional and independent auditors, as well as complying with the respective Accreditation Bodies’ strict requirements. In line with the accreditation requirements, EQA IMS Certification Pte Ltd is governed by an independent Assessment Committee to ensure that all audits performed are impartial and independent.
EQA IMS Certification Pte Ltd have been accredited by the Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC) for a number of standards for a wide range of services. To provide a more comprehensive range of certification, we do collaborate with other certification bodies to offer certification audit(s) for other standards such as AS9100, ISO13485, etc. To fulfil global demand, we have been directly accredited by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia & New Zealand. For more details regarding our accreditation, please refer to SAC and Jas-ANZ websites.
Policy Statement
- EQA IMS Certification Pte Ltd, Singapore (“EQAIMS”) is committed to provide professional and independent certification/auditing services to the different management systems.
- EQAIMS believes in providing value added audits and highest standard of services to customers yet maintaining impartialities.
- EQAIMS operates in accordance with the requirements as set out in the latest ISO 17021 standard, current International Forum Guides and respective Accreditation Bodies’ specific requirements.
- EQAIMS firmly believe that “Cohesion” is the key factor to achieve successful business in the certification/auditing industry.
Code of Ethics
Acceptance and Offer of Advantage /Benefit /Gratification
All EQAIMS personnel shall not solicit or receive any advantage to any person or organization. All the certification activities undertaken shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the accreditation standard(s) and EQAIMS documented management.
Gift and Entertainment
All EQAIMS personnel shall not accept any gift or entertainment offered by customer or related party. In the event that it is unavoidable, EQAIMS personnel shall report to the management on any gift or entertainment received.
Confidentiality of Information & Conflict of Interest
As part of EQAIMS documented requirement, all EQAIMS personnel shall sign the Confidentiality & Conflict of Interest & Impartiality Agreement as a commitment not to disclose any confidential information relating to EQAIMS, the customer and/or any other related party. It is the responsibility of each individual EQAIMS personnel to declare any potential conflict of interest that may arise when undertaking the assigned task.
Act Honestly, and In Good Faith, Due Diligence to Fulfill Work Function
All EQAIMS personnel shall perform their work function professionally with the highest level of integrity. EQAIMS does not accept falsification of any kind and shall be responsible for the accuracy and completeness of any audit document produced.
Relationship with Subcontractors or Agents
As part of the effort to alleviate the risk of the certification business, in the event that EQAIMS engage any agent(s) to conduct audit(s), EQAIMS shall ensure that the prospective party is a legal entity and a legally enforceable agreement shall be incorporated. All EQAIMS subcontracted auditors are treated as fulltime EQAIMS personnel and shall strictly carry out certification activities in accordance with the accreditation standard(s) and EQAIMS documented management system.