# PQSS 1.0 self-assessment checklist

Source: https://pqss.ca/self-assessment
Last modified: 2026-11-11
Description: The ten-question PQSS 1.0 self-assessment for organizations that post QR codes in public places. Answer for a period, print it with your records, and use the permitted statement if every answer is yes.

An organization meets PQSS 1.0 for a period if it can answer **yes** to all ten questions for that period, **with records to show it**.

There is no PQSS certification. Nobody, including the publisher, audits or approves an assessment. Your answers stay in this browser and are not sent anywhere.

## The ten questions

1. Is every in-scope placement in the register, with ID, location, expected content and tier, and was every gone placement restored or marked removed within 30 days?   Req. [1.1](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-1-1), [1.2](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-1-2), [3.7](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-3-7)
2. Has the register been checked against reality in the last 12 months?   Req. [1.3](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-1-3)
3. Was every placement inspected in person within its tier's period?   Req. [2.1](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-2-1), [3.1](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-3-1)
4. Was every reported concern and every missed placement inspected within its deadline?   Req. [2.4](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-2-4), [2.6](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-2-6)
5. Did every inspection use an inspection reader, plus a physical check?   Req. [3.2](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-3-2), [3.3](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-3-3)
6. Was every mismatch removed, followed up and reported as required?   Req. [4.1](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-4-1), [4.3](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-4-3)
7. Are missed inspections recorded as missed?   Req. [6.2](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-6-2)
8. Are records kept for 12 months or more?   Req. [6.4](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-6-4)
9. Is there a named PQSS lead, and were inspectors briefed?   Req. [7.1](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-7-1), [7.2](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-7-2)
10. Did the PQSS lead review the program in each quarter?   Req. [7.3](https://pqss.ca/1.0#req-7-3)

## The permitted statement

If every answer is yes for the period, you may say so in these words, and only these:

> We self-assess against PQSS 1.0, the Public QR Security Standard. Last assessed: [date].

Don't call yourself "PQSS certified" or suggest a third party has verified it.

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