Standards and Auditing : ISO 14000
Consultants' Style: Sometimes Less Is More
When medium to small organizations decide to become ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 registered, they often rely heavily on consultants for training, gap analysis, documentation, and management system development. However, because consultants are expensive, these...
Next Generation ISO 14001
ISO 14001, the international standard on environmental management system (EMS) requirements, has been undergoing review and revision for five years....
ISO 14001 Revision Nears Completion
International Organization for Standardization, known as ISO, Technical Committee 207 has released the draft international standard (DIS) for the revised version of ISO 14001....
Quality's Six Life Cycle Stages
A tool referred to as “quality life cycle” provides a strategic mechanism to chart and sustain quality while proactively countering shortcomings of its implementation, such as stagnation and limited application, which can ultimately result in failure....
Column: Standards Outlook: The White House Manages Green
Discussion of environmental management systems (EMS) implementation typically evokes corporate initiatives, such as the worldwide effort among many in the automotive industry to achieve ISO 14001 certification....
Column: Standards Outlook: Developing a new ISO 14001 reporting standard
Final guidelines expected to encourage external communication
The current ISO 14001 revision effort has provided an opportunity to revisit the issue of voluntary environmental reporting. Proposed language attempts to clarify the original intent by articulating two distinct points. The draft revision first...
Column: Standards Outlook: ISO 14004 To Offer Practical Guidance
More examples and alignment to be among the improvements
Like its ISO 14001 counterpart, ISO 14004 is now being revised. Unlike ISO 14001, ISO 14004 is in the process of undergoing significant cosmetic and substantive changes.
The most significant changes in the revised draft...
Keep Your Web Site Under Control
Task Responsibility 6/ 30 7/ 7 7/ 14 7/ 21 7/ 28 8/ 4 8/ 11 8/ 18 8/ 25 1 Develop project plan Web site story team 2 Conduct survey Document management 3 Design input MIS, design, marketing 4 Domain registration MIS 5 Security certificate MIS 6 Documenta...
Column: Standards Outlook: ISO 14000 Revisions Likely To Be Minor
Recommendations make additional documentation, regulatory compliance and external communication unlikely
At the June 2000 annual meeting of ISO Technical Committee (TC) 207, delegates determined ISO 14001, Environmental management systems--Specification with guidance for use, should be revised. Interestingly, no changes have...
A Quality Swing With Ping
Q U A L I T Y P R O G R E S S I A U G U S T 2 0 0 1 I 37 A Quality Swing With Ping ISO 9000 and 14000 certifications continue a customer focused, environmentally aware legacy at a family owned golf equipment manufacturer by Robert T. Driescher HEN JOHN A...
Industrywide Shakeout
Q U A L I T Y P R O G R E S S I J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 1 I 61 Industrywide Shakeout Big Three automakers tighten demands on suppliers, auditors and registrars by Bradley A. Pritts Jr. Suppliers with excellent performance histories have even found themselve...
Management System Standards Poised for Momentum Boost
Growth in the standards industry is driven by: the ISO 9000 revision; proliferation of sector specific standards; the importance of environmental management; and the future of health and safety management standards. ISO 9000:2000 will be completed...
In this month’s QP, A.V. Feigenbaum outlines five areas quality professionals must focus on to help their companies succeed as the economy recovers. The article is based on remarks he presented at ASQ’s World Conference on Quality and Improvement in May 2009. For a preview of this article, listen to an interview with Feigenbaum from earlier this year and see his conference presentation. You can also check out his past QP articles.
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