Technical Committee BAS/TC 3, Quality Management and Quality Assurance has adopted BAS EN ISO 19011: 2019, Guidelines for auditing management systems, by translation method into the BiH standardization system.

BAS EN ISO 19011: 2019 provides guidance on auditing management systems, including the principles of auditing, managing an audit programme and conducting management systems audits, as well as guidance on the evaluation of competence of individuals involved in the audit process. These activities include the individual(s) managing the audit programme, auditors and audit teams.

This standard is applicable to all organizations that need to plan and conduct internal or external audits of management systems or manage an audit programme.

The application of this document to other types of audits is possible, provided that special consideration is given to the specific competence needed.

The main differences compared to the second edition are as follows:

• Addition of the risk-based approach to the principles of auditing;
• Expansion of  the guidance on managing an audit programme, including audit programme risk;
• Expansion of the guidance on conducting the audit, particularly the section on audit planning;
• Expansion of the generic competence requirements for auditors;
• Adjustment of terminology to reflect the process, and not the object (“thing”);
• Removal of the annex containing competence requirements for auditing specific management systems disciplines (due to the large number of individual management systems standards, it would not be practical to include competence requirements for all disciplines);
• Expansion of Annex A to provide guidance on auditing (new) concepts such as organization context, leadership and commitment, virtual audits, compliance and supply chain.