Complaints/appeals/claims
Please use the online form Quality Austria Complaint in order to send us your complaint/appeal/claim.
The "Appeals and Complaints" process applies to all qualityaustria services, in particular system certification, product certification, person certification, verification, validation, SURE, CoC audits and assessments.
Appeals
Appeals may only be submitted by individual customers regarding the services provided by Quality Austria, including certification decisions.
Complaints
Complaints may also be filed by third parties. These may concern, for example, the operation of the management system of an organization certified by Quality Austria, as well as individuals certified by Quality Austria.
Furthermore, complaints may also concern very general areas of Quality Austria's activities.
Complaints
A customer complaint regarding Quality Austria services that is not treated as a grievance.
Confidentiality
Complaints and appeals are treated strictly confidentially by Quality Austria and do not have any discriminatory impact on the person submitting the complaint or appeal. Complainants may remain anonymous to the customer if they wish.
Impartiality
When considering appeals and complaints, the independence of those entrusted with this task is ensured.
The submission, consideration and resolution of a complaint must not lead to discrimination against the person submitting the complaint.
Complaint handling
Quality Austria checks to what extent the appeal or complaint relates to its own certification activities.
An investigation is conducted to collect and verify all information necessary to assess the complaint.
If the complaint concerns a customer certified by Quality Austria, the investigation of the complaint must take into account the effectiveness of the certified management system.
Complaints concerning a certified customer are forwarded by Quality Austria to that customer within 14 days.
If Quality Austria deems a short-term customer inspection justified (in the event of a complaint), a corresponding audit must be conducted within 90 days, and the results must be properly documented. QM must engage a suitably qualified independent auditor for this purpose (in the automotive sector, this is a special audit).
Please submit claims and complaints only using the dedicated online form: Quality Austria Complaint
Please send your claims and complaints regarding FSC® CoC by email to office@qualityaustria.com.pl
Einsprüche
Einsprüche können nur von jeweiligen Kund*innen über von der Quality Austria erbrachte Dienstleistungen inkl. Zertifikatsentscheidung erfolgen.
Beschwerden
Beschwerden können auch über Dritte eingebracht werden. Diese können sich zum Beispiel auch auf die Leistung des Managementsystems einer von Quality Austria zertifizierten Organization als auch auf von Quality Austria zertifizierte Personen beziehen. Weiters können Beschwerden sich auch auf sehr allgemeine Bereiche der Quality Austria beziehen.
Reklamationen
Advertisements Kunden an der Dienstleistung der Quality Austria, die nicht als Beschwerde gilt.
Vertraulichkeit
Beschwerden als auch Einsprüche unterliegen der strengsten Vertraulichkeit seitens der Quality Austria und wirken sich auch in keiner Weise diskriminierend auf den*die Beschwerde- als auch Einspruchsführer*in aus. Beschwerdeführer*innen sind gegenüber dem Kunden bzw. der Kundin anonym zu halten, wenn dies von dem*der Beschwerdeführer*in gewünscht wird.
Unparteilichkeit
Bei der Abwicklung von Einsprüchen als auch Beschwerden wird sichergestellt, dass die dazu beauftragten Personen unabhängig sind. Einreichung, Untersuchung von und Entscheidung zu Beschwerden dürfen nicht zur Benachteiligung des Beschwerdeführenden führen.
Beschwerde-Abwicklung
Die Quality Austria prüft, inwieweit sich der Einspruch bzw. die Beschwerde auf die eigene Zertifizierungstätigkeit bezieht. Eine Untersuchung wird durchgeführt, wobei alle erforderlichen Informationen erfasst und verifiziert werden, um die Beschwerde zu bewerten. Wenn die Beschwerde einen von Quality Austria zertifizierten Kunden betrifft, dann muss die Untersuchung der Beschwerde die Wirksamkeit des zertifizierten Managementsystems berücksichtigen. Beschwerden über einen zertifizierte*n Kunden bzw. Kundin werden seitens der Quality Austria innerhalb von 14 Tagen an diese*n weitergeleitet. Ist es aus Sicht der Quality Austria sinnvoll, kurzfristige Überprüfungen beim Kunden bzw. bei der Kundin (Beschwerdefall) durchzuführen, ist ein entsprechendes Audit innerhalb von 90 Tagen durchzuführen und die Ergebnisse sind entsprechend zu documentieren. Seitens QM ist dazu ein*e entsprechend qualifizierte*r unabhängige*r Auditor*in zu beauftragen (dies ist bei Automotive ein Special Audit).
Appeals
Appeals can only be made by the respective customers regarding services provided by Quality Austria, including certification decisions.
Complaints
Complaints can also be submitted by third parties. These may relate, for example, to the performance of the management system of an organization certified by Quality Austria or to persons certified by Quality Austria. Furthermore, complaints may also relate to very general areas of Quality Austria.
Objection
A customer's objection regarding the services of Quality Austria that is not considered a complaint.
Confidentiality
Complaints and appeals are subject to the strictest confidentiality on the part of Quality Austria and do not have any discriminatory effect on the complainant or appellant. Complainants must be kept anonymous to the customer if this is requested by the complainant.
Impartiality
When handling appeals and complaints, it is ensured that the persons appointed to do so are independent and that the submission, investigation, and decision on complaints do not lead to discrimination against the complainant.
Complaint handling
Quality Austria checks the extent to which the appeal or complaint relates to its own certification activities. An investigation is carried out during which all necessary information is collected and verified in order to evaluate the complaint. If the complaint concerns a customer certified by Quality Austria, the investigation of the complaint must take into account the effectiveness of the certified management system.
Complaints about a certified customer are forwarded to the customer by Quality Austria within 14 days.
If Quality Austria considers it appropriate to carry out short-term reviews at the customer's premises (complaint case), a corresponding audit must be carried out within 90 days, and the results must be documented accordingly. QM must commission a suitably qualified independent auditor for this purpose (this is a special audit in the automotive sector).
Please use the online form to send us your complaint/appeal/objection.
All applications can be sent to the following email address: office@qualityaustria.com.pl.
Detailed information on the complaint handling procedure is available in a dedicated document link.
If the complaint is not resolved satisfactorily, it may be referred to Accreditation Services International (ASI) and, ultimately, to the FSC® organization.
All applications can be sent to the following e-mail address: office@qualityaustria.com.pl.
Detailed information on the complaint handling procedure is available in a dedicated document link.
If the complaint is not satisfactorily resolved, it may be referred to Accreditation Services International (ASI) or, ultimately, to FSC ®.



