• Any logistic service provider (on its own initiative or on the request of a chemical company) may decide to have a Gulf SQAS assessment performed.
    • The company to be assessed selects a certification body from the list of Certification Bodies. The certification body will assign an accredited Gulf SQAS Assessor. The assessors’ location of work is defined on the Gulf SQAS website.
    • The company to be assessed downloads a blank Pre-Assessment Document (PAD) from the Gulf SQAS website.
    • The company to be assessed fills in the PAD with all the applicable information necessary for the assessor to identify the scope of the assessment.
    • The filled in PAD has to be sent to the assessor by the company to be assessed
    • The accredited assessor enters a planned assessment pre-notification in the system at latest three weeks before the start of the assessment. This prenotification contains the contact name and e-mail of the assessed company. GPCA may verify the pre-notification is in conformity with the Gulf SQAS process.
    • The agreement is sent to the company contact for electronic approval and signature by the authorized manager from the company to be assessed (or his representative), who acknowledges and electronically signs the agreement to authorise the inclusion of the assessment report in the electronic Gulf SQAS database.
    • The assessor carries out the assessment
    • If you want to know more details of the assessment process go to the section 4.1 of the “GPCA SQAS General Guidelines”: https://www.gulfsqas.com/Company/Download.aspx

    • You are requested to authorize the electronic agreement. Please click on the hyperlink in the auto responder e-mail to authorize the assessment. In case the hyperlink doesn't work please follow this alternative procedure:
    • Open the Gulf SQAS web site: http://www.gulfsqas.com
    • Click on ‘Planning’ in the top menu bar
    • Click on 'Sign agreement' in the left hand menu.
    • The system will now ask you to fill in your Pre-notification code
    • Click on the Enter button to authorize the assessment.
    • Please be aware that the assessment cannot take place without your authorization.

    • Firstly, your Company has to be Gulf SQAS assessed.
    • Then send a request to GPCA, at gulfsqas@gpca.org.ae.

    • There are two Committees associated with the Gulf SQAS Program; GPCA Supply Chain Committee and the Technical and Accreditation Committee. A summary of their accountabilities with respect to Gulf SQAS are as follows:
    • Supply Chain
    • Propose and implement policy and strategy
    • Ensure system integrity and principles
    • Consider and approve changes to the Guidelines and Accreditation Manual
    • Consider and approve proposals from the T & A Committee
    • Propose the cost structure and funding (GPCA Board decision)
    • Technical and Accreditation Committee
    • Develop revisions of Gulf SQAS questionnaires and guidelines
    • Manage Database and Developer Interface
    • Manage training, accreditation and monitor Gulf SQAS assessors
    • Manage system processes, documentation and system promotion