ISO Certificate – is a ticket to the world of international business
Perhaps you have heard from representatives of various companies lush statements that they owners of ISO certificates. However, often not all clients have sufficient information about the quality management system in order to fully appreciate the benefits and the level of the company, which owns certificates ISO. IIn this article we want to tell you about company that have ISO certificate and ISO certificate itself.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) – is an international organization that develops standards, compliance with which ensures quality of service or production conditions for the most efficient use of resources and minimum environmental impact. ISO standards are developed for different areas and adopted worldwide. The national version of these standards in Ukraine is called National Standarts of Ukraine ISO. And if the Ukrainian company aims to supply its products or services abroad and inspire confidence of foreign customers – ISO certification is essential.
Why is standards ISO – definite plus for the customer?
First of all, if a company is an owner of the ISO certificate it is a guarantee of quality and safety of the product for future customers. Because these standards define production specifications and norms, strictly regulate all processes of the certified company. Thanks to this standardization any customer can be sure of high product quality, compliance processes and professionalism of the company, and the presence of environmental ISO certification guarantees him a variety of environmental goods and services and the process of their production.
Second, which is also very important, in the development of standards besides producers and service providers consumers from different countries take part too. This allows certified companies to fully consider almost any requirements of customers and respond to them.
In addition, each year the organization that received the ISO certificate should confirm and pass a repeated inspection of auditors of international standardization.
What do the numbers in the name of standard ISO means?
Each ISO standard in its title has a special designation which defines the functions of a standard. The numbers on the left side indicate the scope, and the numbers to the right indicate the year of approval of the standard. Today the most popular standards, which are certified Ukrainian enterprise – are ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
ISO 9001: 2008 – “Quality Management System” – one of the most popular worldwide standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization and adopted in more than 170 countries. ISO 9001 – a quality management system for which certification ensures that the company produces or provides services of high international quality, continuously improving and evolving. The company that runs the standards ISO 9001, all processes are strictly controlled at any stage of production or provision of services, nullifying the risk of poor quality services or goods. In Ukraine, an analogue of the standard is ISO 9001:2009.
ISO 14001:2004. – “Environmental Management System”. The main purpose of this standard – is to help companies to improve the environmental performance of their work. It is introduced to reduce a detrimental effect of the company on the environment, and at the same time – for maximum preservation of its financial resources.
Implementation of ISO 14001:2004 speaks of the desire of the organization to minimize the detrimental effect on the environment and to demonstrate environmental commitments undertaken by the partners and customers. Certificate ISO 14001 demonstrates the innovative and advanced approach of the company and that its team respects its business and the environment.
This standard is compatible with ISO 9001:2008, OHSAS 18001:2007 and other management system standards. Ukrainian national version called ISO 14001:2006 – “Environment Management System”.
Today, hundreds of Ukrainian (in Europe – hundreds of thousands) companies have implemented in their enterprises quality management system based on ISO. Their number increases every year exponentially. The organization, which is implemented and operates the system standardization, providing services by default much higher level than others; In addition, it is more stable and faster to adapt to adverse changes certainly better and safer for the customer.
– In such industries as construction the question of control is very important, quality assurance and safety of works, goods and services. Therefore, our company pays great attention to the certification of our work – adds Andriy Vyshnevsky, director of “Comfortbud” Design Institute – This year we passed the international audit and received updated certificates for quality management and environmental management ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004.
At the end of this article wants to remember the phrase of the famous American scientist, statistics and consultant on quality management theory – William Edwards Deming: “Only perfect quality and perfect management can bring the necessary hurvest”.
So we wish you not to be afraid improve and reach new heights!