European Union Agency for Railways

Observer

person who accompanies the audit team (3.13.14) but does not act as an auditor (3.13.15) Note 1 to entry: An observer can be a member of the auditee (3.13.12), a regulator or other interested party (3.2.3) who witnesses the audit (3.13.1).
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ISO
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SMS Safety Culture Human and Organisational Factor
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ISO 9000:2015(en) Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary

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