Audit For Ferroalloys IS 1110, 1171, 1170, 1470 in Lalwani Ferro Alloys Plant

•  09 Feb, 2024
•  BIS Audits

Under the ISI Certification Scheme, an Indian manufacturer is granted BIS certification for his product, to sell in Indian Market. This certification is the guarantee to the consumer that - this product is thoroughly tested by the Indian BIS inspector and meets the quality requirement. That ISI mark, which your product bears, is your ticket into the Indian Market.

In various stages of BIS certification, an audit is a significant step. We are elated to announce that, the ERCS team has successfully concluded a BIS audit for our client in Lalwani Ferro Alloys Plant for their product "Ferroalloys" following  IS 1110, IS 1171, IS 1170, IS 1470  under the ISI scheme. Consequently, the Bureau of Indian Standards has issued a BIS license for  Ferroalloys as per  IS 1110, IS 1171, IS 1170, and IS 1470.

What is BIS?

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is an organization dealing with standards of India and is under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India. The main operations of this national standard body include product standardization, certification, and testing.

ISI Scheme 

After it was first used in 1955, people started associating the ISI mark with quality, safety, and confidence. This ensures that the product complies with standards set by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

Audited Products :

IS 1171 covers specifications, sampling techniques, and testing procedures for   Ferromanganese. The license can be granted for all the particle sizes of the Ferromanganese specified in the specification and applied by the applicant/licensee, provided that the firm has all the necessary manufacturing and testing facilities for the manufacture and testing of all other particle sizes of the Ferromanganese proposed to be included in the license.

IS 1170 Ferrochromium covers the specifications, sampling technique, and testing procedures for Ferrochromium. Particle size tests, all chemical tests, and extraneous contamination can be performed in one day.

IS 1470 covers Silicomanganese's specifications, sampling technique, and testing procedures. The manufacturer shall maintain test records for the tests carried out to establish conformity. Sample Size according to the product manual is 5Kg (for lab sample, Compliance to Cl 6.1.3 of IS 1472 to be ensured).

IS 1110 covers the specifications, sampling technique, and testing procedures for Ferrosiicon. A sample of each grade of any size is to be drawn for independent testing for the requirement of Chemical  Composition only for considering GoL/Inclusion. For the requirement of Size(cl.8.), the manufacturer shall declare the particle size ranges ( bottom size and top size) in which Ferro Silicon is intended to be supplied.

Suggestions to Manufacturers :

To obtain BIS certification for the product, the manufacturer must produce a standard quality product that fulfills the Indian Standard Specifications (ISS). The interpretations of the BIS officials are consistent with Indian standards.

Before exporting products within India with the standard ISI mark, all producers must get a BIS license from the Bureau of Indian Standards.

ERCS Pvt Ltd has established a large industrial network across several BIS divisions to ensure product compliance with IS 1110, IS 1171, IS 1170, and IS 1470.

BIS Audit and the Auditing Process :

An audit is a significant step, in the process of BIS certification under FMCS scheme. The BIS officer inspects the factory and the product to be certified. The BIS inspection should be conducted smoothly without any identified non-conformities. BIS audits examine several management system certification systems in partnership with external auditors.

The BIS officer inspects the factory as part of the certification process. To get good outcomes, the BIS inspection should be simple and without any non-conformities. BIS examines a number of management system certification systems in partnership with external auditors. The recruitment of auditors depends on the qualifications they hold, working experience, training in auditing, and skills.

In this process, the auditors cross-examine the following information with other technicalities : 

1. Does the organization have a dependable mechanism for identifying and updating legal and regulatory obligations, such as:
      i. Manufacturing process.
    ii. List of machinery
    iii. Testing equipment 

1. Whether the organization identified and updated the appropriate statutory and regulatory responsibilities.

1. Whether firms use these legal requirements as process inputs and monitor process outputs to ensure compliance, such as

i. Samples are tested at the plant according to the applicable Indian standards.

ii. Sealing of the samples for independent testing at a BIS-recognized laboratory.

1. Whether the enterprise can comply with the regulatory and legislative obligations; such as—

i. Quality Personnel Competence

Role of ERCS BIS Consultant in Inspection :

Our team will make a pre-visit to your industrial facility to ensure that we make all the corrections where necessary, and all the possible chances of fallibility have been done away with.

We will brief you about the whole process of completing a BIS inspection, including what has to be prepared and readily available during the inspection.

If you have any questions about BIS certification, product testing, compliance, or audits; contact us at +91 9076611770 or info@elitasrcs.com.