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Internal Audits

ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 45001, ISO/IEC 27001

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Internal Audit Services

Industry benchmark data shows that over 50% of organizations outsource or co-source their internal audit activities, particularly when preparing for ISO certification audits.

Companies choose external internal audit providers to gain independent, standard-specific expertise, increase audit objectivity, and identify certification gaps early, reducing the risk of nonconformities during Stage 1 and Stage 2 certification audits.
Keep your management systems effective and audit-ready—without adding headcount. DEKRA executes your internal audits (per ISO 19011) as an extension of your team and delivers clear, risk-ranked findings you can act on.

What Is an Internal Audit?

An internal audit verifies the effectiveness and conformity of your management system against ISO requirements using ISO 19011 methods. It focuses on performance and improvement—no certificate is issued.

Typical Scopes

  • Annual internal audit program for ISO 9001/14001/50001/27001/45001.
  • Integrated audits with multiple standards (shared sampling, shared interviews).
  • Pre-certification/re-certification readiness (with a certification body other than DEKRA Certification Inc.).
  • Post-incident or change-driven internal audits (new process, site, product line).
  • Management Review inputs: KPIs, trends, and closure status.
Service Packages

How We Work

  1. Scope & risk focus: Standards, sites, processes, and known pain points; map clauses to processes.
  2. Plan & evidence list: Integrated plan, sampling strategy, and secure evidence portal.
  3. Audit execution: Interviews, records, and sampling (hybrid onsite/remote).
  4. Findings & prioritization: Conformities, nonconformities (NCs), and OFIs; risk-ranked actions.
  5. Closure support: Corrective-action coaching and verification notes.
  6. Management Review inputs: KPIs/trends, risk heatmap, and progress against objectives.

Deliverables You Receive

  • Executive summary with risk heatmap.
  • Clause-by-clause conformity matrix.
  • NC/closure log (owners, due dates, verification).
  • Evidence register and audit trail.
  • Management Review slide pack (optional bundle).
Who We Serve

Eligibility & Impartiality

To protect independence and avoid conflicts of interest, DEKRA does not offer internal audit (second-party) services to organizations certified by DEKRA Certification Inc., nor to organizations intending to pursue certification with DEKRA for the same scope. If you are a DEKRA Certification Inc. client, we can refer you to independent partners.

FAQs

Can you combine 9001, 14001, 50001, 45001 and 27001 in one internal audit?
Do you offer remote internal audits?
What do your internal audit reports include?
Can you perform internal audits if we are certified by DEKRA Certification Inc.?
How soon can we schedule?