Duration of management system certification audits

Part of audit time (3.16) spent conducting audit activities from the opening meeting to the closing meeting, inclusive Note 1 to entry: Audit activities normally include: — conducting the opening meeting; — performing document review while conducting the audit; — communicating during the audit; — assigning roles and responsibilities of guides and observers; — collecting and verifying information; — generating audit findings; — preparing audit conclusions; — conducting the closing meeting.