There are some 15,000 standards available, most of which are related
to products. IMSM offers its services in the area of management systems,
not products. The following is a summary of those applicable.
ISO 9001:2000
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Is probably the most important quality
management standard in use today. In any organization and in particular
small businesses, it controls quality and brings clear financial benefits.
It also gives customers a high degree of confidence and assists in
keeping the organization ahead of its competitors. This is a Standard
that is used and respected throughout the world and is the principal
offering of IMSM. |
ISO 14001:2004
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The environmental management standard
applicable to any organization wishing to introduce or improve an
existing system. It addresses legal compliance, deals with potential
liabilities and exploits environmental opportunities. It is similar
in structure to the ISO 9000:2000and can be smoothly integrated with
this standard and the OHSAS 18001 health and Safety Standard. |
ISO 13485:2003
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This medical devices standard is a not
a product standard but a process standard based on ISO 9001:2000.
It is organised in the same way, uses the same numbering and most
of the requirements are taken directly from ISO 9000:2000. However,
since ISO 13485 is about medical devices there are requirements specific
to this industry. |
ISO/TS 16949:2002
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This standard is applicable to the quality
system requirements for the design, development, production, installation
and servicing of automotive related products. It is written in the
format of ISO 9001:2000 and applies only to sites where automtive
parts are in production. The standard has been accepted as a replacement
for QS 9000, VDA 6.1 (Germany) AVSQ (Italy) EAQF (France). |
AS9100
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A standard regulating the quality management
requirements of the aerospace industry. It establishes common requirements
for use at all levels of the supply chain for organizations around
the world. It is based on ISO 9001:2000the key aspects being airworthiness,
safety, product conformity and reliability. Areas impacting on safety
and reliability would be configuration management, design, purchasing,
product realisation and product monitoring and measurement. |
OHSAS 18001
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The Health and Safety Management standard
has been developed for international use and is based on the ISO 9001:2000
standard. It enables an organization to control its health and safety
risks and improve its performance. An effective H & S management system
will reduce the risk to employees and other interested parties and
aid the compliance with legislation. It provides a recognized way
of telling interested parties that health and safety holds priority
status within the organization. |
ISO 15161:2001
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Is aimed at organizations involved in
all sectors in the food industry. It includes sourcing, processing
and packaging products and is based on the ISO 9000:200 standard.
It will assist in the incorporation of the principles of HACCP within
an organizations quality management system. It is auditable and offers
customers a high level of reassurance. |
ISO/IEC 17799:2000
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Is an internationally recognized standard
offering a comprehensive set of controls comprising best practice
in information security. The basic components of the standard are
confidentiality, integrity and availability and these are applied
to ten defined catagories within an organization. It is based on ISO
9000:2000 and offers an auditable management system to reduce the
risks to the organizations information assets. It also gives both
customers and suppliers the confidence to trust an organization with
the safe keeping of their information. |
BS 7499
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Are codes of practice for static site
guarding and mobile patrol services. It gives recommendations for
the managing, staffing and operation of the organization and is generally
applied with BS 7858:1996 covering key-holding and response services
on a contracted basis. The standard does not apply to cash in transit,
secure parcels, private investigation, bodyguard, store detectives
or door supervisors of licensed premises. |
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