Complaints & Appeals

Risk Associates is an accredited ISO/IEC 17021:1-2015 certification body offering ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certifications.
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Comments and Feedback

It is imperative to Risk Associates that impartial and transparent assessment and certification services are provided to each client. We highly appreciate and encourage comments and feedback from concerned parties on the performance of applicant and certification body in order to improve services.

You may provide your feedback by completing the Feedback Form.

We vow to address all esquires including suggestions, complaints, appeals and misuse of certification status or Risk Associates logo with equity, in an appropriate and timely manner.

Complaints

Expressions of grievance or dissatisfaction with a certification, service or performance of Risk Associates (ra) or staff that require a response is managed as a complaint.

Upon receipt of a complaint, ra acknowledges the complaint within 5 business days of receipt, and immediately initiates an internal complaint management process to investigate, analyse and assess the complaint
All complaint responses are provided to the client within 30 business days of receipt of the complaint. Complaints about certification decisions are treated as appeals, while all other issues involving complaints are treated as business disputes (as applicable).
Application

For Complaints and Appeals

All requests must be submitted in writing to certification@risk-associates.org

You may also file a complaint or appeal a decision through the Contact Us page on the website.

Appeals

An appeal is a request for ra to reconsider a certification decision, the customer can contest the findings by making an appeal in writing.

All appeals will be dealt as complaint and upon receipt of a complaint, acknowledgement will be provided within 5 business days of receipt. The Appeal is reviewed by personnel independent of the certification decision maker.

All appeals responses are provided to the client within 30 business days of receipt of the appeal.