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ISO 9000
links
Useful addresses, ISO 9000:2000
overview, buying ISO Standards
Useful addresses
United Kingdom Accreditation Service lists UK
Certification Bodies http://www.ukas.org
International Standardisation Organisation
http://www.iso.ch
The ISO Committee responsible for Quality
Standards http://www.tc176.org
European Foundation for Quality
Management http://www.efqm.org/
Investors in People Standard
http://www.investorsinpeople.co.uk/IIP/Web/default.htm
Ethical Management Standard SA8000
http://www.sa-intl.org/
Institute of Quality Assurance
http://www.iqa.org/
International Register of Certificated
Auditors http://www.irca.org
ISO 9000: 2000 series
ISO 9000:2005
makes no changes to the basic principles of quality management stated in ISO 9000:2000 edition.
15 definitions
and explanatory notes have been expanded or added to align ISO 9000
with more recent ISO Standards.
What changes have been made to
ISO
9000:2005 ?
ISO 9001:2000
is now
the only assessable part of ISO 9000.
ISO 9001 is now fairly easy to understand
- an overdue break from the MoD tradition. The resulting systems tend to be more
practical, less bureaucratic. There
is more reliance on trained, competent people, less emphasis on procedures for
their own sake
All companies will now comply with ISO 9001.
Some
exclusions are permitted but the exclusions are
limited
to the Product Realization requirements
(ISO 9001:2000 Section 7).
Exclusions are
only permitted
where an element of Section 7 is genuinely
not relevant to the company.
ISO 9004:2000 reproduces the full requirement of ISO 9001, which is backed up with useful
guidance and makes you think about other, wider, quality standards like
Six-Sigma and Business Excellence.
ISO 9004 is thoroughly recommended. It
costs £100 but it’s worth every penny.
Also see ISO 19011:2002 guidance for all quality and environmental auditors.
Buying ISO Standards
http://www.bsi-global.com/
Cheaper in Australia
http://www.standards.com.au/catalogue/script/search.asp
Also see a free (PDF format)
ISO 9001 work book for SME's from the
Association of British Certification Bodies
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