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It translates the following
standards into plain English

ISO 9001 2008 Quality Management Standard

ISO 9004 2009 Quality Management Standard

ISO 28000 2007 Supply Chain Security Standard

OHSAS 18001 2007 OH&S Management Standard

AS9100C Aerospace Quality Management Standard

ISO 14001 2004 Environmental Management Standard

ISO 13485 2003 Medical Device Quality Standard

ISO 22000 2005 Food Safety Management Standard

ISO 27001 2005 Information Security Management Standard

ISO 27002 2005 Information Security Management Standard

ISO 90003 2004 Software Quality Management Standard

INTRODUCTION to our OLD ISO 9000 1994 Website

ISO 28000 2007 Supply Chain Security Library

ISO 9001 2008
Quality Library

AS 9100C 2009
Aerospace Library

OHSAS 18001
OH&S Library

ISO 27001
Security Library

ISO 27002
Security Library

ISO 22000 Food
Safety Library

ISO 9000 is rapidly becoming the most
popular quality standard in the world.
Thousands of organizations have already
adopted this important standard, and many
more are in the process of doing so.

ISO 9000 applies to all types of organizations. It doesn't matter what size they are or what they do. It can help both product and service oriented organizations achieve standards of quality that are recognized and respected throughout the world.

Here's how it works. You decide that you need to develop a quality system that meets the ISO 9000 standards. You choose to follow this path because you feel the need to control the quality of your products and services, to reduce the costs associated with poor quality, or to become more competitive. Or, you choose this path simply because your customers expect you to do so or because a regulatory body has made it mandatory.

You then develop a quality system that
meets the quality requirements specified
by one of the following three standards:
ISO 9001, ISO 9002, or ISO 9003. In the
course of doing so, you also consider ISO's
many guidelines. These guidelines include
ISO 9000, ISO 9004, ISO 10011, and ISO 10013.

Once your quality system has been
developed and implemented, you carry
out an internal audit to make sure your
system is working properly.

Then you invite an accredited
external auditor (registrar) to evaluate the effectiveness of your quality system. If your auditors like what they see, they will certify that your quality system has met all of ISO's requirements. They will then issue an official certificate to you and they will record your achievement in their registry. You can then announce to the world that the quality of your products and services is managed, controlled, and assured by a registered ISO 9000 quality system.

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