Internal audit¶
ISO 9001 procedure: QP02 · Welding system reference: WMS-A-08
Shared process
This process serves both disciplines. The controlled procedure belongs to IDM's ISO 9001 system. The welding system references it and adds only what welding requires on top.
The welding system audit runs under QP02. It is not a separate audit programme — it is welding content for the existing one.
The 41-question checklist is at Welding internal audit checklist.
Where it needs maturing¶
No welding-competent auditor is currently named, and there is no welding audit on the QP02 schedule. An auditor must be independent of the activity audited, which for a shop this size usually means the RWC or an external auditor rather than the internal coordinator.
The single most useful audit question is not on any standard's checklist: open the welding activity log and look for gaps. A period with no entries is a non-conformance against the welding manual.