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ISO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS magazine

September-October issue

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Complete collection of ISO/IEC standards and guides for certification and inspection bodies now available on CD

The complete current collection of ISO/IEC conformity assessment standards and guides for use by certification and inspection bodies is now available on CD.

The ISO/IEC Pack Conformity Assessment – Certification and inspection bodies, contains 14 standards and guides, including those necessary for the certification of various management systems. The best-known examples are the certification of quality management systems (ISO 9001) and environmental management systems (ISO 14001).

Standards and the citizen: Contributing to society - 38th World Standards Day, 14 October 2007

International Standards help citizens to exercise their rights and to meet their obligations within the Global Village. This link between standards and global citizenship is the theme of this year's World Standards Day message, “Standards and the citizen: Contributing to society”.

The message is signed by the leaders of the three principal international standardization organizations: Mr. Renzo Tani, President of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Mr. Håkan Murby, President of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

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September-October 2007 issue

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Special Report: The impact of ISO 9001

2007 is the 20 th anniversary of ISO 9001, the International Standard for quality management that is certainly the best known of ISO’s more than 16 500 standards. This feature examines the worldwide impact of ISO 9001 from several perspectives.

Perspectives of ISO/TC 176 leaders

The Chairs of ISO/TC 176, Quality management and quality assurance, and its subcommittee SC 2, Quality systems, share their perspectives on the standard that took quality management from the production lines to the boardroom and from manufacturing to services and public adminisration.

The voice of the user

This article provides a round-up of quotes by ISO 9001 users gleaned over 15 years and 90 issues from the pages of ISO Management Systems and the magazines that preceded it, ISO 9000 News and ISO 9000 + ISO 14000 News.

ISO 9001: the quality of quality management in past, present and future

Viewpoint

Tarmac Topfloor's 30 years' experience of the ISO 9001 approach

ISO Insider

Preserving the credibility of ISO 9001:2000 certification

ISO's contributions to social responsibility and sustainable development highlighted at Global Compact Leaders Summit

New ISO standard to facilitate traceability in food supply chains

International

ISO 9001:2000 helps Swedish hospital gain world rating

Major Dutch health insurer uses ISO 10002 complaints handling standard

Bahrain service provider implements ISO 10015 to ensure ROI on training

Standards for Services

ISO breaks new ground in service standardization

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