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ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System
ISO 9001 is a Quality Management System Standard. It applies to all types of
organizations. It doesn't matter what size they are or what they do. It can help both
product and service oriented organizations achieve standards of quality that are
recognized and respected throughout the world.
The ISO 9001:2008 quality certification is based on the following eight fundamental
quality management principles:
1. Customer focus
2. Leadership
3. Involvement of people
4. Process approach
5. System approach to management
6. Continual improvement
7. Factual approach to decision making8. Mutually beneficial supplier relationships
Customer Benefits
The ISO 9000 series of standards have been developed to enable organizations to have quality
based management systems. This enables them to understand their customer's requirements
and improve customer satisfaction, through the review and improvement of their internal
activities.
Benefits of Implementing ISO 9001
The benefits of using the standards are as follows:
1. Improved consistency of service and product performance
2. Higher customer satisfaction levels
3. Improved customer perception
4. Improved productivity and efficiency
5. Cost reductions
6. Improved communications, morale and job satisfaction
7. Competitive advantage and increased marketing and sales opportunities.
ISO 14001:2004 Environment Management System
ISO 14001:2004 specifies requirements for an Environmental Management System to
enable an organization to develop and implement a policy and objectives which take
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standards bodies and certification bodies (registrars).
OHSAS 18001 is structured the same way as ISO 14001, the environmental
management system standard, and has essentially the same elements. It was
specifically developed to be compatible with ISO 9001, the quality management system
standard, and ISO 14001 to allow companies to develop and register integrated quality,
environmental and occupational safety and health management systems.
Benefits of OHSAS Certification
Organizations that have implemented a system to improve the management of health
and safety practices have reported reduced improved employee safety awareness, fewer
accidents and reduced costs. In addition, OHSAS 18001 provides a structure,
companies can use to integrate quality, environmental and safety and health program
management for increased management efficiencies. Many companies find they need
to address health and safety elements as they implement ISO 14001 management
systems because of the strong interconnection between environmental and safety andhealth programs in areas such as emergency planning and risk assessment.
The elements of OHSAS 18001 include
1. Developing an OHS Policy
2. Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment
3. Identifying Legal Requirements
4. Setting OHS Objectives
5. Establishing an OHS Management Program
6. Training Employees7. Implementing OHS Control Measures
8. Emergency Planning
9. Document and Record Control
10. Internal Audit Programs
11. Corrective and Preventative Action
12. Management Involvement and Management Review.
13. Steps to OHSAS 18001 Certification
Steps to OHSAS 18000 Certification
The process for establishing an OHSAS 18001 management system is essentially the
same as the process used of implementing an ISO 14001 system:
1. Preliminary review of existing programs and systems
2. Identification of hazards and applicable laws and regulations
3. Developing new procedures
4. Training personnel
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5. Implementing new programs such as internal audit and management review
6. Seeking certification of the OHSAS program.