Three Standard Certifications For Successful Business
In our business we often need to describe our policy and practice regarding quality of service
, responsibility towards environment and employees health to our clients. There are three set standards i.e. ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 accepted globally.
ISO 9001 is the internationally recognised Quality Management Standard for all types of organisations. Its all about managing your processes and continually improving the way you do things. It doesnt require you to change any of your operating procedures or do anything that isnt good practice. It simply asks you to Say what you do, and do what you say.
ISO 9001 is by far the worlds most established quality framework, currently being used by over million organizations in 161 countries, and sets the standard not only for quality management systems, but management systems in general.
Having ISO 9001 certification demonstrates that your organisation is well managed, knows where it is going and has a plan to get there. Also, having a plan means you are far more likely to succeed.
Certification to the ISO 14001 Standard demonstrates your Green credentials to the world at large and your customers in particular. It gives them the confidence to know that behind the certificate there is an organisation that is aware of its environmental responsibilities and is doing everything it can to minimise any adverse impact.
ISO 14001 standard is applicable to any organization that wishes to:
implement, maintain and improve an environmental management system
assure itself of its conformance with its own stated environmental policy (those policy commitments of course must be made)
demonstrate conformance
ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations
seek certification of its environmental management system by an external third party organization
make a self-determination of conformance
OHSAS18001 sets out the requirements for an Occupational Health & safety Management system that enables organisations to control physical, work related risk, protect employees health and improve business performance. It requires the creation of a relevant Management System and has been developed to promote best practice in this field.
Obtaining OHSAS 18001 demonstrates that you have:
procedures for risk assessment, risk control and hazard identification
structured health and safety training and required competences
emergency procedures and response mechanisms
formal communication channels for disseminating health and safety information
performance measures and improvement plans
Achieving ISO compliance and certification can take significant amounts of time but should prove valuable for companies interested in successful global networking and high levels of customer satisfaction.
Equas SmartPro Ltd have helped hundreds of organisations from both the public and private sectors to achieve ISO and OHSAS certification, as well as to effectively manage their ongoing compliance.
by: Jim Strange
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