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Free AISC audit-readiness check

Fifteen questions drawn from the general quality system requirements every AISC-certified company has to satisfy. Answer honestly and you get an instant readiness score plus a prioritized gap list. No sign-up, nothing gated — the score appears as you answer.

Questions are paraphrased for preparation purposes. This tool is not affiliated with or endorsed by AISC and is not a substitute for the certification standard or an official audit.

The 15 questions

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  1. 1. §1.5

    Is your quality manual current, approved, and does it describe the quality system you actually run today?

  2. 2. §1.5.3

    Has management review been held within the last twelve months, with minutes covering every mandated input?

  3. 3. §1.5

    Are quality responsibilities and authorities documented, including who deputizes when the quality manager is away?

  4. 4. §1.6

    Is contract and construction document review documented before work is released to the shop or field?

  5. 5. §1.8

    Can you show that only current revisions of drawings, procedures and forms are in use at the point of work?

  6. 6. §1.9

    Are quality records identifiable, retrievable within minutes, and retained for a stated period?

  7. 7. §1.10

    Do you keep an approved supplier list with evidence of how each supplier was evaluated and re-evaluated?

  8. 8. §1.11

    Can you trace material in the shop back to its mill test report through every cutting and processing step?

  9. 9. §1.12

    Are welding procedures current, available at the bay, and supported by qualification records where required?

  10. 10. §1.12

    Is welder continuity tracked so you can prove no qualification has lapsed past six months?

  11. 11. §1.13

    Are inspections defined for each product type, performed to documented criteria, and recorded with results?

  12. 12. §1.14

    Is every measuring and test instrument in a calibration register with a current due date?

  13. 13. §1.15

    Are nonconformances documented, dispositioned, and closed out with evidence rather than handled verbally?

  14. 14. §1.16

    Do corrective actions address root cause and get verified for effectiveness, not just closed?

  15. 15. §1.18–1.19

    Has an internal audit covering every section of your quality system been completed in the last twelve months, with training records to match?

Your readiness score

Answer the questions above and your score, gap list and next steps appear here.

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Optional — your score above is already yours to keep. Leave your details and we will send a written readiness summary with the gap list mapped to the requirement sections and suggested evidence for each.

Turning the gap list into a plan

A score is only useful if it turns into assigned work. SteelQMS holds the full requirements library for your certification scope — every general requirement plus the supplements for your segment and endorsements — with a status of compliant, in progress, gap or not applicable against each one, and the evidence attached where the auditor will look for it.

Open the requirements moduleRead the AISC 207-25 guide

Questions about audit readiness

What is an AISC audit-readiness check?
It is a self-assessment against the general quality system requirements every AISC-certified company has to meet — quality manual and management review, document and record control, purchasing and material identification, process control, inspection, calibration, nonconformances, corrective action, training and internal audit. Scoring yourself honestly against those areas shows where an auditor is most likely to write a finding.
Is this the same as the official AISC audit?
No. This is an informal self-assessment written in paraphrase to help you prepare; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a substitute for an AISC audit or the certification standard itself. Read the current edition of the standard and your program's audit criteria for authoritative requirements.
What score means we are audit-ready?
Treat anything below roughly 70% as needing work before an audit date, and treat any single 'no' in records, calibration, nonconformance or internal audit as a priority regardless of the total — those areas produce findings quickly because the evidence is either there or it is not.
How long does an internal audit and management review cycle take?
Both are expected at least annually. Most companies spread internal audits across the year by section so the workload is manageable and the management review has fresh audit results to draw on.
What are the most common AISC audit findings?
Recurring themes are expired calibration, superseded documents still in use at the point of work, nonconformances handled without records, corrective actions closed without verifying effectiveness, welder continuity gaps, and internal audits or management reviews that slipped past twelve months.