For a successful business the foremost thing is goodwill
. Now people will ask what goodwill is. Goodwill means a reputation of a business in a market. And this reputation is depending on the services and product provided by the business. If you are an owner of a business and providing the best services and product in the market compare with other competitors then this will sure you that all crowd will come to you for hiring services or use product.
Now reputation of a business is depending on other factors also like-is your business is ISO certified or not. Being an ISO certified (International Standards Organisation certified) business has its own reputation in both government and customer"s eyes. To gain a true competitive advantage or goodwill in this era of market every business must have the capability to meet legislation.
ISO certification truly adds value to their customers and stakeholders. It also reduces the risk of losses due to product or service failures, accidents and other incidents. The management systems supported by ISO provide a frame work for you and your organisation to achieve these goals and confidence to all customer and stakeholders that you are maintaining standards.
The areas of a business which are covered by the ISO standards include:
"ISO 9001- For quality management.
This standard work on how to improve the quality of the business. If a business is ISO 9001 certified then it means this business quality is approved by the government.
"ISO 14001- For environmental management.
This standard works for the safety of the environment. As many industries are being responsible for the pollution and other kinds of hazards.
"OHSAS 18001- For health and safety management.
This standard take cares of the health and safety management. If a organization is OHSAS 18001 certified then it means the government is aware about the health and safety management of that organization.
Each of the ISO standards is based on a system of 'Plan-Do-Check-Act which means that these essential areas for any business can be managed individually or integrated to suit the needs of a business.