Opening Meeting: The inspector should normally meet the management and the key personnel of the company to introduce himself and any accompanying official(s) or specialist(s) and to discuss his inspection plan (of course subject to unannounced modifications).
During the opening meeting the inspector should:
• outline the purpose and scope of the inspection;
• review the management structure of the company (organization chart);
• identify some of the documentation which may be required during the inspection.
During the opening meeting, which normally should take no more than 00 minutes, the company should:
• describe the Quality Management System, when requested;
• explain significant changes in facilities, equipment, products and personnel since the last inspection;
• explain how deficiencies have been resolved if this information has not already been forwarded to the competent authority;
• designate the people to accompany the inspector during the inspection;
• allocate a room for the inspector when requested.