Designation:E2159−15AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardGuideforSelection,Assignment,andMonitoringofPersonsToBeUtilizedasAssessors/AuditorsorTechnicalExperts1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2159;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesguidancetoorganizationsthatneedtoutilizepersonstoperformassessments/audits(assessingbodies)ofotherorganizations(assessedbodies)forpurposesofrecognition,accreditationorothertypeofapprovaltoperformafunction.1.2Anassessingbodyshouldconsiderthecontentsofthisguideandapplyitaccordingtoitsuniquesituation.Theelementsofthisguideshouldbeapplicabletotheselection,assignment,andmonitoringofassessors,auditors,andtechni-calexpertswhethertheyarecontractorpermanentstaffmembers.2.Terminology2.1Definitions—Thefollowingdefinitionsapplytothetermsusedinthisguide.2.1.1assessmentteam—agroupoftwoormorepersonsconsistingofacombinationofassessors,auditorsandtechnicalexperts,asrequiredbythespecificassessmenttobeperformed.2.1.2assessor/auditor—anindividualwhohastheskillsnecessarytoperformacomprehensiveassessmentofanotherbodywhichincludesassessmentofthequalitymanagementsystem,policiesandprocedures,etc.2.1.3technicalexpert—atechnicalexpertisanindividualwhohasextensivetechnicalexpertiseinaspecificarea(s).3.SignificanceandUse3.1Inasituationwhereanorganizationisperforminganevaluationofanother,eitherformallyorinformally,thesinglemostimportantelementintheevaluationmaywellbetheselectionandassignmentofaproperlyqualifiedassessor/assessmentteamtoperformanon-siteassessment.Thereforeitisimperativethattheperson(s)performingtheassessmentbeselectedandassignedwithcarebytheassessingorganization.Twobasictypesofindividualsnormallyparticipateinanon-siteassessment:assessors/auditorsandtechnicalexperts;eachperformseparatefunction...
