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There are some 15,000 standards available, most of which are related to products. IMSM offers its services in the area of ISO management systems, not products. The following is a summary of those applicable.

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ISO 9001:2008

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What are the benefits to me and my organisation?

In these days of world-wide market recession, more and more major organisations are looking to companies to have ISO 9001 certification to do business with.

ISO 9001 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.

How can it help me to gain business?

ISO 9001 ensures your company stands out from those without ISO certification.

ISO 9001 will enable you to gain entry to preferred contractor status

ISO 9001 supports you in gaining new business when contracts are put out to tender

ISO 9001 supports you internationally.

ISO 9001 not only supports your company as whole, but also enhances your reputation in your own market area.

ISO 9001 will enable you to become more profitable.

What are the internal benefits for my business?

ISO 9001 allows you to manage your business successfully.

ISO 9001 allows you to monitor and improve all aspects of your business performance.

ISO 9001 allows you to identify training needs and use of resources thereby increasing staff involvement and motivation.

ISO 9001 allows you to look after your existing client base.

ISO 9001 allows you to concentrate on providing the best possible delivery of your service and products.

ISO 9001 allows you to minimise errors

ISO 9001 allows you to obtain the best possible price when looking for insurance quotations.

 

ISO 14001:2004

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Environmental Impact
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What are the benefits to me and my organisation?

ISO 14001:2004 "Good for the Environment, Good for your Business"

The environmental management standard is 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 9001 and can be smoothly integrated with this standard and the OHSAS 18001 Health and Safety Standard.

How can it help me to gain business?

ISO 14001:2004 recognises the actions of responsible businesses in controlling and managing their environment.

ISO 14001:2004 is fast becoming a requirement for companies who wish to tender for new business and become preferred suppliers.

ISO 14001:2004 demonstrated that your company is legally compliant.

ISO 14001:2004 allows you to support key customers own environmental policies.

ISO 14001:2004 allows you to gain competitive advantage in your own marketplace.

ISO 14001:2004 enhances your reputation.

What are the internal benefits for my business?

ISO 14001:2004 reduces wastage of raw materials and resources.

ISO 14001:2004 can provide you with significant savings on your utility bills.

ISO 14001:2004 allows you to review and improve your processes on an ongoing basis.

ISO 14001:2004 shows your workforce that you are not only concerned about your business's carbon footprint, but are actively seeking to reduce it.

ISO 14001:2004 can assist with reducing public liability insurance.

 

ISO 13485:2003

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What are the benefits to me and my organisation?

ISO 13485:2003 is a medical devices standard not a product standard but a process standard based on ISO 9001 It is organised in the same way, uses the same numbering and most of the requirements are taken directly from ISO 9001. However, since ISO 13485 is about medical devices there are requirements specific to this industry.

Why do I need ISO 13485:2003?

ISO 13485:2003 demonstrates your ability to supply medical devices and related services that meet customer expectations and complies with regulatory requirements.

ISO 13485:2003 evaluates how well your organisation is able to meet customer expectations.

 

ISO 22000

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What are the benefits to me and my organisation?

This International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000:2005 Standard Requirements for a Food Safety Management System; demonstrates an organization's commitment to food safety, and provides a means to demonstrate that an organization is taking the necessary steps to control food safety hazards.

ISO 22000 extends the scope of ISO 9001.

ISO 22000 demonstrates compliance across sectors

ISO 22000 emphasises an organisation's concern for food safety

ISO 22000 identifies risks and controls sanitary hazards

 

ISO/TS 16949:2002

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 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
A standard regularising 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 the 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.
BS OHSAS 18001:2007

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The Health and Safety Management standard has been developed for international use and is based on the ISO 9001 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 recognised way of telling interested parties that health and safety holds priority status within the organization.
ISO/IEC 27001:2005

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ISO27001 website ISO27001 Impact 1ISO27001 Impact 2

 

 Is an internationally recognised 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 9001 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. more ...
BS 7499
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.
ISO20000
Information Leaflet		More and more IT organizations are adopting standards to bring IT under control. The demands of IT Governance require that IT demonstrate compliance to auditable standards and ISO20000 will achieve this objective. IT organizations that fail to bring their operation under control and fail to comply with standards will pose a unacceptable risk to business operations.
Alignment of the IT processes with the requirements of the ISO 20000 standard, will also broadly corresponds to ITIL Best Practice so introducing ITIL is therefore a prerequisite for obtaining an ISO 20000 certificate, but not sufficient.

The standard actually comprises two parts: ISO/IEC 20000-1 and ISO/IEC 20000-2. ISO 20000-1 is the 'Specification for Service Management, and it is this which is certifiable. ISO 20000-2 is the ' Code of practice for Service Management', and describes best practices, and the requirements of Part 1.

 

 

 
 

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