Advantages of Quality, Environment and Safety Certification

Certification helps the Organization in various ways, with the new Quality ISO 9001:2015, Environment ISO 14001:2015 and Safety ISO 45001:2018 standards being aligned it is easier for Organization to streamline their operations meeting the business requirements.

Certification helps in Marketing the Organization, It also allows your organization to work with major reputed organizations and take part in the tendering process. Without certification this would not be possible, Certification is also a requirement for all Government tenders.

Quality Certification, ISO 9001:2015 lets the Customers know that the final product has gone through the ISO 9001:2015 requirements and gives the Customer confidence in dealing with your Organization.

Safety Certification, ISO 45001:2018 , helps the Statutory and Regulatory bodies know that you have adequate safety processes to meet all compliance requirements as well as keeping the Workers, Visitors safe. This certification is also required if you have to take part in tenders or work with reputed organizations.

Environmental Certification ISO 14001:2015, helps the Organization to minimise their environmental impact while conduction their business operations, the environmental standard also requires organizations to look at the end of life cycle of their products. Environmental Certification lets your customers know that you are committed to the environment and are a responsible global citizen.

This certification is also required if you have to take part in tenders or work with reputed organizations.

Some of the main areas which the Standards focus on are as follows

Context of the Organization

Identifies the reason why the Organization exists, the Values, Mission, and Ethos, of the Organization the technological innovation aspects, the Safety training and awareness provided to its workers, the Environmental training and awareness provided to its workers. The Certification process helps the Organization in clarifying and meeting the Quality, Environment and Safety aspects of the Context of the Organization.

Needs and expectations of the interested parties

The Quality, Environment and Safety Certification Process helps in identification of the Needs and Expectation of all the Stakeholders in the business, Stakeholders are defined as Internal and External Stakeholders, Internal Stakeholder include the Owners of the business, Employees of the business.

External Stakeholders include Customers, Statutory and regulatory bodies, Suppliers, Sub Contractors.

Both the needs and expectations of the stakeholders should be identified and plans put in place to meet the needs and expectations of the stakeholders.

The plans are regularly reviewed at the time of Management Review Meetings and changes made to the plans if the objectives are not met.

The Quality, Environment and Safety Certification look at if the Needs and Expectation of all the Stakeholders are met with respect to the Quality, Environment and Safety requirements. Read More...

Brief Description of ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018

 

There a few major differences between ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015, Same with ISO 14001:2015. For the First Time a Safety Standard ISO 45001:2018 has been introduced.

These 3 standards Quality ISO 9001: 2015, Environment ISO 14001:2015 and Safety ISO 45001:2018 follow the same framework which includes mainly identifying the:

Context of the Organization:

The Internal and external stakeholders for the Organization - Examples of Internal Stakeholders are Employees and Owners of the Organization while External Stake Holders are Customers, Suppliers, and Sub- Contractors.

The Standard wants you to meet the Needs and Expectations of all Stakeholders both Internal and External.

This requires Identifying all the Needs and Expectations and then putting in place plans to meet these Needs and Expectations.

Risk and Opportunities:

This is where you identify all the Business Risks and Opportunities and then put in place mitigation factors to reduce the impact of Risk and increase the Opportunity.

The standard places a lot of Importance on Leadership and wants the Involvement of the Top Management to drive the standards within the Organization.

This includes providing resources, Developing and Sign on the Quality, Safety and Environmental Policy.

The Top leadership should be an integral part of the Management Review Meetings.

Organizational Knowledge:

Captures all the knowledge within the Organization, this capturing of core knowledge helps the organization for succession planning.

Life Cycle Assessment

For the First time the Environmental ISO 14001:2015 has introduced Life Cycle Assessment where the Raw material , the Finished Product, the Waste produced all require to be assessed from the view of Life Cycle Assessment with the ultimate goal of reducing waste going to landfill and reducing environmental impact.

Workers

The Safety Standard has introduced a term “Worker” this covers the Managerial as well as non Managerial staff of the Organization. All Sub Contractors employees who work under the guidance and control of the Organization are also considered as Workers. Read More…

Why Environmental ISO 14001 Certification for Businesses

 ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Certification

The environment around us is very important, our survival as a human race depends on the environment. It supports us, giving us food, shelter, drinking water and habitable conditions. The effects of global warming and how it is affecting the way we live and work is well documented. Environmental Certification ISO 14001:2015 is the way for Organizations to reduce their environmental footprint.

There are many ways to help the environment, one of them being the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Certification standards for businesses and organizations of any kind. The ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Certification is a family of ISO standards that are related to environmental management that exists to help businesses and/or organizations minimize how they negatively affect the environment while conducting their business activities, comply with applicable laws, regulations and other environmentally oriented requirements and to improve over time on their approach to minimize how they negatively affect the environment. The certification has grown in popularity due to the reason that it can be applied to any organization or services. It can be applied to manufacturing, construction, pharmaceuticals, food, and service industries.

The standards for ISO were finalized in 1996 and they are updated every five years to remain relevant in the ever changing business landscape, the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Certification standard is compatible with other management system standards namely ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Standard, ISO 45001:2018 Safety standard, ISO 27001, Information security Standards, ISO 13485, Certification to Medical Devices.

These standards are also recognized internationally. Governments and local authorities place a lot of importance on ISO 14001:2015 Environmental certifications, which leads many companies to undergo the certification because it gives them a greater chance of winning tenders from the government or local authorities. The certification also helps companies gain a competitive advantage and the trust of both internal and external stakeholders. The last update made to ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Certification was in 2015. Read More…

Quality, Safety, Environment Standards

 

There a few major differences between ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015, Same with ISO 14001:2015. For the First Time a Safety Standard ISO 45001:2018 has been introduced.

These 3 standards Quality ISO 9001: 2015, Environment ISO 14001:2015 and Safety ISO 45001:2018 follow the same framework which includes mainly identifying the

Context of the Organization:

The Internal and external stakeholders for the Organization. Examples of Internal Stakeholders are Employees and Owners of the Organization while External Stake Holders are Customers, Suppliers, and Sub-Contractors.

The Standard wants you to meet the Needs and Expectations of all Stakeholders both Internal and External.

This requires Identifying all the Needs and Expectations and then putting in place plans to meet these Needs and Expectations.

Risk and Opportunities:

This is where you identify all the Business Risks and Opportunities and then put in place mitigation factors to reduce the impact of Risk and increase the Opportunity.

The standard places a lot of Importance on Leadership and wants the Involvement of the Top Management to drive the standards within the Organization.

This includes providing resources, Developing and Sign on the Quality, Safety and Environmental Policy.

The Top leadership should be an integral part of the Management Review Meetings.

Organizational Knowledge:

It captures all the knowledge within the Organization. This capturing of core knowledge helps the organization for succession planning. Read More…