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Your organization should be proud
of achieving ISO 9001:2000 or ISO 14001 registration and may want to communicate
this success to the market place. ISO has issued strict new guidelines
for publicizing, communicating, and promoting your registration to employees,
customers, business partners, and the general public.
You can view the full text of Publicizing your ISO 9001:2000 or ISO 14001 certification, or download the free brochure, at this ISO web site: <http://www.iso.org/iso/en/iso9000-14000/publicizing/index.html>. By using these guidelines, you will avoid the pitfalls of false, misleading, or confusing statements in your communications about ISO 9001:2000 or ISO 14001 certification, thereby maintaining the credibility of your organization. By following these guidelines, you will demonstrate the same rigor in your communications as you did in implementing your ISO 9001:2000 quality management system or ISO 14001 environmental management system.
ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2003 (Sampling Procedures and Tables
for Inspection by Attributes) and ANSI/ASQ Z1.9-2003 (Sampling Procedures
and Tables for Inspection by Variables for Percent Nonconforming) have
been published.
A successful partnership between
ISO and the international oil and natural gas industry has resulted in
the publication of a new technical specification for implementing ISO
9001-based quality management systems. ISO/TS 29001:2003, Petroleum,
Petrochemical, and Natural Gas Industries: Sector-Specific Quality Management
Systems - Requirements for Product and Service Supply Organizations,
is expected to become the common and unique basis for the industry's quality
management system requirements worldwide, thereby helping to avoid multiple
systems that would, if each needs to be certified, require multiple audits.
These industries handle hazardous
fluids and gases through a variety of processes. Considerations for the
safety of personnel (both staff and public), of the protection of the
environment, and of business continuity (maintenance of revenue streams,
both for companies and for national economies) require a high level of
operational integrity. A key element in the assurance of appropriate products
being supplied is the quality management system operated by the goods
supplier and service contractor. The experience of previous editions of
API Q1 has proven that requirements additional to ISO 9001:2000 are necessary
to provide assurance with respect to quality of products and services
on a consistent and global basis. The new document was the result
of a collaboration between the American Petroleum Institute (API) and
ISO technical committee ISO/TC 67, Materials, equipment and offshore
structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries.
According to John Modine, Director
of API Certification Programs, ISO/TS 29001 is expected to result in "increased
international acceptance of time-tested sector-specific quality system
requirements on a broad scale for the worldwide oil and gas industry."
He defines it as: "one industry - one standard." "We knew that API Q1 (6th Edition)
contained extremely valuable quality system requirements for the oil and
gas industry - and we wanted to help disseminate those sector-specific
quality requirements to the international oil and gas industry. We concluded
that the best way to do that would be to draft the next version of API
Q1 (7th Edition) with a joint API/ISO committee with the final result
being a joint publication of API Q1 and ISO/TS 29001. The ultimate goal
is to obtain worldwide acceptance and use of the standard." The new technical specification
aims at the development of a quality management system that provides for
continual improvement, emphasizing defect prevention and the reduction
of variation and waste in the supply chain and from service providers. Incorporating the requirements
of ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS 29001:2003 also includes detailed, sector-specific
requirements for design, development, production, installation and service
of products. To assist the user, the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 are
given in boxed text, followed by specific guidance and supplementary requirements
for its implementation within the industry. Although some of the supplementary
requirements may be viewed as not specific to this industry, they are
needed in TS 29001 in order to ensure that the requirement(s) are explicit
and can be audited. ISO/TS 29001 is available for
use by manufacturers of oil industry equipment and materials (upstream
and downstream), service providers to the oil and gas industry, purchasers
of equipment, materials and services, and organizations who could use
the standard for assessments and certification.
The ISO 9001 Auditing Practices Group is an informal group of quality management system (QMS) experts, auditors, and practitioners drawn from ISO Technical Committee 176 and the International Accreditation Forum. It has developed a number of guidance papers and presentations that contain ideas, examples, and explanations about auditing. These documents reflect the process-based approach that is essential for auditing the requirements of ISO 9001:2000. The guidance documents available at <http://isotc176sc2.elysium-ltd.net/APG_index.html> cover these individual topics:
Feedback from users will be used by the ISO 9001 Auditing Practices Group to determine whether additional guidance documents should be developed, or if these current ones should be revised. Comments on the guidance can be sent to: <charles.corrie@bsi-global.com>.
ISO 9001:2000, clause 5.6.3, states the output of a management
review must include any "decisions" made to improve the results of the
system, its processes, and the product, as well as, any "decisions" made
on resource needs. However, management often makes mistakes when faced
with decisions.
The most valuable of all talents
is that of never using two words when one will do. or do things worth the writing. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) Statesman and Inventor I have made this letter longer than usual, because I lack the time to make it short. Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662) Mathematician and Philosopher If written directions alone would suffice, libraries wouldn't need to have the rest of the universities attached. Judith Martin Miss Manners Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light. Joseph Pulitzer (1847 - 1911) Journalist and Newspaper Publisher Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? All you do is change the words. Samuel Goldwyn (1882 - 1974) Movie Producer What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784) Essayist, Lexicographer, and Poet Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. Sholem Asch (1880 - 1957) Novelist and Dramatist The more you read, the better you'll write. Lynn Bailey Romance Author Hard writing makes easy reading. Wallace Stegner (1913 - 1993) Novelist and Literary Professor those who write obscurely have commentators. Albert Camus (1913 - 1960) Journalist, Novelist, and Playwright Real seriousness in regard to writing is one of two absolute necessities. The other, unfortunately, is talent. Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961) Journalist and Novelist Practice, practice, practice writing. Writing is a craft that requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by making mistakes, and then seeing where you went wrong. Jeffrey A. Carver Science Fiction Author There arises from a bad and unapt formation of words a wonderful obstruction to the mind. Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626) Essayist and Father of Deductive Reasoning Vigorous writing is concise. (from “The Elements of Style", 1919) William Strunk Jr. (1869 - 1946) Writer and Educator If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Elmore Leonard Novelist Present to inform, not to impress; if you inform, you will impress. Frederick P. Brooks Computer Science Professor This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read. Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) British Prime Minister Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all. Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) British Prime Minister For concise, yet comprehensive documents, send your technical writers to our Quality Systems Documentation course. We have classes scheduled for February 3-4 in Atlanta, GA; February 23-24 in Reston, VA; March 16-17 in Detroit, MI; April 15-16 in Reston, VA; May 11-12 in Atlanta, GA; and June 10-11 in Minneapolis, MN.
To enroll in these public classes, go to Class Schedule at our web site, or call us at 800-404-7585. The classes taught by Larry Whittington are shown in gold. ISO 9001:2000 Lead Auditor (RAB Accredited)
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Only - $295) - Course
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The above public courses can be offered on-site at your
facility. In addition, we offer these on-site courses:
To arrange an economical on-site class, please call us at 800-404-7585.
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