INAQ Consulting

About Us

Founded in 2000, INAQ Consulting has evolved into one of the leading players in the managerial consulting services market. We've established and fortified our position by offering a wide range of services to our clients. Our primary focus lies in training, consultancy, and auditing for management system implementation. Additionally, we provide second-party audit services for major retail chains.

At INAQ Consulting, our utmost priorities are the success of our clients and the value we bring to them. Our consultants and auditors possess the expertise to deliver excellent solutions, fostering a professional relationship built on mutual trust. Trust is cultivated through the competence of our team, our client-centric approach, and our ability to promptly identify their needs. With our dedicated staff and extensive network of collaborators, we ensure a robust geographical presence, enabling us to forge successful partnerships with our clients.

What We Do?

TRAINING

INAQ Consulting offers integrated services for individual and organizational development and competitiveness through tailored, in-house training programs. Our training programs have proven to be effective tools for enhancing performance at all levels.

Quality Management (ISO 9001)

• Introduction to ISO 9001 standards
• Internal auditor training for quality management system

Food Safety Management (HACCP, FSSC 22000)

• Overview of food safety management standards
• Internal auditor training for food safety management system

IFS Standards Training (International Featured Standards)

• General overview of IFS standards
• Internal auditor training for IFS

Management Systems Environment (ISO 14001)

• Introduction to ISO 14001 requirements
• Internal auditor training for environmental management system

Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHSAS 18001 / ISO 45001)

• Overview of OHSAS 18001 / ISO 45001 requirements
• Internal auditor training for occupational health and safety management systems

Other Training Areas:

• Regulatory requirements for medical devices (ISO 13485)
• IFSC standards for timber custody certification (FSC CoC) - Good manufacturing practices in cosmetic products (ISO 22716)
• Risk management (ISO 31000)
• Global GAP standards
• Europe SPA standards
• Information security management (ISO 27001)
• Business continuity management (ISO 22301)
• Specific requirements for quality and competence in medical laboratories (ISO 15189)
• General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025)
• Requirements for aviation, space, and defense organizations (AS 9100)
• Specific requirements for automotive industry suppliers (ISO TS 16949)

CONSULTING

INAQ Consulting's consultancy programs are tailored to meet each client's specific needs and objectives, whether it involves implementing a specific management system, integrating multiple systems, or maintaining/improving existing ones. Our consultancy services cover a wide range of areas, including:

• Quality management (ISO 9001)
• Environmental management (ISO 14001)
• Health and safety management
• Occupational (OHSAS 18001 / ISO 45001)
• Product safety management in the food industry (HACCP / FSSC 22000 / IFS Food)
• Product safety management for household and personal care products (IFS HPC)
• Implementation of standards for auditing logistics services related to product quality and safety (IFS Logistics)
• Implementation of standards for auditing compliance of services provided by commercial agents, importers, and brokers, in relation to product quality and safety (IFS Broker)

• Good manufacturing practices in cosmetic products (ISO 22716)
• Quality management for medical devices (ISO 13485)
• Custody chain management (FSC CoC)

These are just a few of the key areas we cover.

‍The classic stages of implementing a management system include:

System Design Consultancy

• Consultancy for identifying and documenting the organization's processes.
• Consultancy for identifying the organization's activities, products, and services, listing them, and correlating them with the previously identified process list.
• Consultancy for identifying applicable legal requirements for the organization.
• Consultancy for establishing policies in quality/safety/environmental/health and safety domains.
• Consultancy for setting objectives and targets for the management system.
• Consultancy for establishing indicators to monitor the achievement of objectives.
• Consultancy for identifying key control points (HACCP, FSSC 22000, IFS, etc.).
• Consultancy for identifying and evaluating environmental aspects (ISO 14001).
• Consultancy for developing system procedures.
• Consultancy for developing operational procedures, work instructions, job descriptions, and necessary forms for maintaining management system records.
• Consultancy for developing the management system manual.

School Audit

• Preparation and execution of an audit of the designed management system, conducted by INAQ Consulting auditors and any internal auditors of the organization who have completed the training course.
• This audit identifies the degree of implementation of the management system and documentation, verifies records demonstrating this implementation stage, determines the causes of non-conformities, and identifies opportunities for system improvement.

Determination and monitoring of corrective and preventive actions

• Evaluation of non-conformities identified by INAQ Consulting auditors and internal auditors in the previous stage (school audit) and implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrence of non-conformities, as well as any preventive actions.
• Establishment of guidelines for improving and optimizing the effectiveness of the newly established management system.

Precertification Audit

• In this stage, an audit is conducted by INAQ Consulting auditors, independent of the entire consultancy project, to make a final evaluation of the management system before presentation to the certifier.
• This involves audit preparation and execution, audit report elaboration, and identification of any corrective actions.

Improvement Actions

• Implementation of improvement opportunities and resolution of any remaining non-conformities identified in the precertification audit.

AUDIT

In today's ever-changing environment, change is the only constant, and audit, a modern and efficient tool dedicated to organizational management, supports the dynamism of the decision-making process by eliminating identified risks. In this context, INAQ Consulting offers its clients internal and second-party audit services, provided by a unique team of auditors in the Romanian market, distinguished by their high level of qualification, experience, and the complexity of the covered domains.

Our audit services include:

Internal audit in food safety domain for major retail chain stores.

Second-party audit for suppliers of own-brand products for retail companies (food, household, and personal care products).

Audit to assess the level of implementation of IFS Global Markets (basic or intermediate level).

Internal audit to evaluate the implementation status for various management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, HACCP / FSSC 22000, IFS Food, IFS Logistics, IFS Broker, IFS HPC, ISO 22716, ISO 13485, FSC CoC, etc.).