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[WorkingFromWork]

Hi,

 

What happens and what to expect when moving to a new location? It is a completely different address, building, around 25km away.

 

Our reaudit for BRCGS is going to be less than 1 month before we move. Is this considered a new initial audit or is there some kind of transfer process? Will the records from our old site be audited as part of the new site?

 

We are audited annually with the 3rd audit to be unannounced. Next year would have been the unannounced audit, but will that count be reset?

 

I know we need to contact the certification body, and we have already told them we have this plan but I do not have much information beyond that they will come to the new location for an audit. I would be happy to peel away some records and start fresh on some things if possible (still retaining the records).

 

Is there any info/advice? Thanks

[Scampi]

The certificate is attached to a physical location, not a corporation name

 

There is NO POINT in having you're recert audit, when the cert will expire as soon as you move locations

 

You will be starting  from scratch  see the link below

 

https://www.brcgs.co...ion-process.pdf

 

 

And from the lack of proper communication from your CB, perhaps now is a good time to find a new one

[G M]

New physical location, new certificate.

 

You will be expected to fully reassess and revalidate all of your programs to make sure they are appropriate and applicable to the new facility too.

[GMO]

I know it's super tempting to start from scratch with every system when you build a new facility but my only words of caution are, make sure you resource that work. I absolutely would do the same but I've worked on too many new build and major change projects which haven't been fully resourced and it's pretty painful to both maintain what you have and build new while you've got everything else going on with a new site as well.

So questions of BRCGS aside, I'd see if you can get some extra resource so you can release a couple of key people from their day to day jobs to build up better.

[SHQuality]

If it was my choice, I would have aligned the move in such a way that this years audit would be done on the new site. When you have a new site, risks, processes and zones all change, which means that you will have to make changes to your processes and document before you are audited.

 

That said, you will need to retain certain records, anything that pertains to a product that is still within shelf life could be relevant for a complaint investigation or root cause analysis (even if you moved) and whoever is working on the new site still needs to be qualified and trained. (Did you bring all the old workers with you, or do you need to verify the training of loads of new staff?) Of course, any staff still needs to be trained on the things that will be different for the new site.

 

You need to go through your documentation with a fine-tooth comb and re-evaluate your risks. Do you have a floor plan of the new site. Are the walking paths secure? Do you have a new cleaning plan in place? What about TACCP? Is your new site secure against bad actors?

 

There are probably more things you need to check, but those come to mind immediately.

Edited by SHQuality, A minute ago.