Duration

2 days

Course Description

As ANSI/TIA-942 has become the data centre standard of choice for many organisations across the globe, it is imperative

for these organisations to verify the correct implementation of the standard via a stringent audit process in line with the

ISO guidelines for auditing. This two-day intensive course builds further on the technical understanding of the standard acquired in the CTDC® (Certied TIA-942 Design Consultant) course. It enables participants to develop skills and knowledge

to conduct an internal audit program by applying widely recognised audit principles, procedures and techniques which are aligned with the ISO-19011 auditing guideline.

Audience

The primary audiences for this course are quality directors and quality assurance managers, managers responsible for the governance of an enterprise and management of its risks, technical experts, project managers and consultants, internal auditors, compliance ocers and virtually anybody involved in ANSI/TIA-942 compliance certication related projects either from an end-user or vendor perspective.

Prerequisites

Participants must hold a valid CTDC® certicate in order to be able to register for the CTIA® class.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Understand the relationship between the ANSI/TIA-942 audit system, including risk management, controls and compliance with the requirements of different stakeholders of the organisation
Prepare the organisation for an audit to ANSI/TIA-942 including preparation of the required documents, resource planning and management of the audit process itself
Conduct an Internal audit to ANSI/TIA-942 following ISO-19011 guidelines
Facilitate and support the external audit to ANSI/TIA-942
Manage the ‘after the audit’ process with respect to CAR (Corrective Action Reports), gap closing and final certification
Facilitate surveillance and recertication audits.

Course Outline

Fundamental concepts and process of an internal audit to ANSI/TIA-942

Terms and definitions
Difference between an internal and external auditor
Principles of auditing
Auditor competence requirements

Managing an audit programme

Establishing the audit objectives
Establishing the audit programme

Planning the audit to ANSI/TIA-942

Planning the schedule
Resource planning
Tools/equipment required
Document requirements
Design documents
Process documents
Declarations

Conducting the audit to ANSI/TIA-942

Conducting an opening meeting
Document review
Facility review
Typical non-conformities
Architectural
Electrical
Mechanical
Telecommunications
Interviews
Communication during the audit
Identifying and documenting audit findings
Preparing audit conclusions
Conducting the closing meeting

Preparing and distributing the audit report

Audit report requirements
Classification of non-conformity
Typical format of an audit report

Following up on the audit

The CAR – Corrective Action Report
Evaluation of CAR action plans

Issuing a conformity certificate

Requirements of the certificate

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