ISO STANDARDS
Benefits of International StandardsInternational Standards are the backbone of our society, ensuring the safety and quality of products and services, facilitating international trade and improving the environment in which we live in.
Conformity to International Standards helps reassure consumers that products, systems and organizations are safe, reliable and good for the environment.
Economic benefits of standards
Numerous studies have shown that standards boost business and economies. In the UK, for example, standards account for an $8.2bn annual growth in GDP, while in Canada, the use of standards has injected over $91bn into the economy since 1981.
Conformity to International Standards helps reassure consumers that products, systems and organizations are safe, reliable and good for the environment.
Economic benefits of standards
Numerous studies have shown that standards boost business and economies. In the UK, for example, standards account for an $8.2bn annual growth in GDP, while in Canada, the use of standards has injected over $91bn into the economy since 1981.
QMS 9001ISO 9000 - Quality managementThe ISO 9000 family addresses various aspects of quality management and contains some of ISO’s best known standards. The standards provide guidance and tools for companies and organizations who want to ensure that their products and services consistently meet customer’s requirements, and that quality is consistently improved.
Standards in the ISO 9000 family include:
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FSMS 22001ISO 22000ISO 22000 is an international standard intended to be used by organizations within the food chain. It contains traditional quality assurance preventive measures plus preventive food-safety measures. The purpose of ISO 22000 is to provide a practical approach to ensure the reduction and elimination of food safety risks as a means to protect consumers. ISO 22000 is intended to help organizations:
• Embed and improve the internal processes needed to provide consistently safe food • Provide confidence to the organization and the management team that the organization’s practices and procedures are in place and that they are effective and robust • Provide confidence to customers and other stakeholders (through the ISO 22000 certification process) that the organization has the ability to control food safety hazards and provide safe products • Provide a means of continual improvement that ensures that the food safety management system is reviewed and updated so that all activities related to food safety are continually optimized and effective • Ensure adequate control at all stages of the food supply chain to prevent the introduction of food safety hazards |
EMS 14001By completing ISO 14001 certification your organisation can assure stakeholders that your environmental management system (EMS) meets international industry specific environmental standards. Every company large and small; industrial, manufacturing, services, or trade related had an impact on the environment and can therefore benefit from ISO 14001 certification.
Key benefits of the ISO 14001 standard include:
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