ANSI PSC.2-2012 pdf download Conformity Assessment and Auditing Management Systems for Quality of Private Security Company Operations
4.1 General The principles in this Standard give guidance necessary to provide transparency, confidence, and trust in the auditing, conformance assessment, and certification processes. Conformity assessment provides confidence to internal and external stakeholders that the requirements of the ANSI/ASIS PSC.1-2012 standard are being met. Stakeholders that have an interest in attestation to conformance include, but are not limited to:
a) PSCs;
b) Current and prospective clients of the PSCs;
c) Supply chain partners, subcontractors, and insurance providers;
d) Local and affected communities;
e) International, non-governmental, and human rights organizations; and
f) Local, national, and international government authorities and bodies.
4.2 Impartiality
Confidence in the auditing and conformity assessment process is dependent on an independent and impartial evaluation of the management system. Impartiality requires both the actual and perceived presence of objectivity. Certification bodies need to implement measures to assure and monitor impartiality to demonstrate to internal and external stakeholders that there is a credible auditing and conformity assessment process.
4.3 Competence
Competence is the ability to apply knowledge and skills to achieve intended results. Competence of the personnel supported by the management system of the certification body in the fields of risk management, security functions, quality assurance, and principles of law directly associated with the preservation or promotion of human rights is necessary to deliver certification that provides confidence.
4.4 Responsibility
Conformance to the requirements of the ANSI/ASIS PSC.1-2012 standard is the responsibility of the PSC organization implementing the standard. It is the responsibility of the auditing team and certification body to objectively evaluate conformance to the criteria of the ANSI/ASIS PSC.1-2012 standard by collecting and documenting evidence of conformance or non- conformance to the ANSI/ASIS PSC.1-2012 standard’s requirements. Sufficient documented evidence is necessary for a declaration of conformance.
4.5 Openness and Transparency
The certification body needs to provide appropriate access to, or disclosure of, non-confidential information about the conclusions of specific audits to specific documented interested parties.