AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems
Today, more than 20,000 Australian organisations are assessed against the quality benchmark each year and almost 1,000,000 world-wide, highlighting the value in this globally attractive ‘transaction passport’. Once considered only applicable to factories and production centres, the revised ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems (QMS) Standard now has widespread international acceptance as the quality benchmark for all types of organisations.
Quality Systems are well proven as a fundamental tool for reducing waste and enterprise risk while increasing customer confidence and business performance through continual improvement. However, full realisation of these benefits, along with the associated marketing advantage, only comes with independent verification by an accredited certification body such as NCS International.
The assessment and certification process provides an organisation’s management with an independent expert review, not only of compliance with the ISO 9001 Standard, but also of areas within the business that can be improved. On-going audits and re-assessment builds on this advantage to give your business a competitive edge.
NCS International offers ISO 9001 against the newest standard version - ISO 9001:2008. For full details on changes between the standards, the new standard can be purchased below. The standard was previously offered as the ISO 9001:2000, and ISO 9001: 1994 variants.
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History of ISO 9001
| ISO 9001:2008 |
Alignment with ISO14001 Environmental Standard |
| ISO 9001:2000 |
Continuous improvement requirements incorporated |
| ISO 9001:1994 |
Business recognise the Standard as an international benchmark |
| BS 5750:1987 |
Standardised business processes & procedures and adopted by ISO |
Who Is ISO 9001 Suitable For?
Certification in ISO 9001 covers a range of industries including:
- Food – (growers, processors, retailers, packers, wholesalers, etc)
- Manufacturing & Construction – (builders, infrastructure, factories, workshops, etc)
- Services, Trades & Hospitality – (tradespeople, small business, transport, hotels, etc)
- Government, Health & Education – (councils, medical centres, schools and TAFE’s, government agencies, museums, etc)
- Utilities, Resources & Agriculture – Telcos, mines, forests, farms, water companies, power stations, etc)
NCS International also offers a small business focussed ISO 9001 certification called Q-Cert. Q-Cert is specifically designed to meet the reporting and implementation needs of small business, and forms a core part of our small business certification range of programmes.
Why Gain Certification?
Organisations seek certification for many different reasons:
- Contracts which the organisation is pursuing may require certification to a particular Standard as a tender condition.
- Certification can provide customers confidence in the services provided by the certified organisation and can therefore be used as a marketing tool.
- Certification provides a verified demonstrated commitment by the organisation to continual improvement and effective customer focus.
- Certified Management Systems have been demonstrated to improve business outcomes and to assist in managing risks within the organisation.
- Certified Management Systems can increase the efficiency of business processes, and thereby reduce waste and rework.
- Certification to a particular standard can be a requirement for international trade.
- Certification of management systems can help to increase sales, reduce staff turnover, improve morale and improve profitability.
- Quality Certification can also result in reduced insurance premiums.
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Useful Links
Frequently Asked Questions about Quality Certification
ISO 9001 Quality Management System Information Brochure
ISO 9001 Quality Management System Self-Assessment Checklist
General Recognition Booklet
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