ISO Management Systems
January - February 2004

The Kids' ISO 14000 Programme

Special Report

The Kids' ISO 14000 Programme

• Online version

 

Towards a generic model for integrating management systems

Organizations worldwide are looking to integrate their management systems to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. This article1) presents a generic model for doing so and applies it to the integration of ISO 14001:1996 (environment), ISO 9001:2000 (quality) and the non-ISO standard OHSAS 18001:1999 (occupational health and safety).

Viewpoint

Homeland security: using standards to improve national preparedness

by Randall Yim is Managing Director of the National Preparedness division of the Homeland Security and Justice Team, United States General Accounting Office (GAO). The 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States resulted in major changes in government structure, programmes and priorities, private sector initiatives, and resources for homeland security. However, a more strategic and consistent approach to defining goals and assessing progress is required. Management system standards hold great promise to guide such an approach.

Editorial

Child is father to the man

The environment is rather a recent discovery as far as the business world is concerned. It’s not so long ago that the business world dismissed environmentalists as “tree huggers” at best, dangerous lunatics at worst. . .

ISO Insider

• Kids’ ISO 14000 Programme’ aims to promote environmental awareness among children worldwide
• ISO 176 to gather user experience of integrating management systems
• Marks of confidence for consumers, customers and users on the global market
• Risk management tool for space sector has broad business appeal.

On the Web

• Indian hospital achieves ISO 9001:2000 ‘first’
• Italian universities raise competitiveness with ISO 9001:2000
• Fit for quality?
• Twelve years after
• ’Certification to ISO 14001 makes good business sense’
• Record results for Standards Australia

International

• International Bahia Sul’s integrated management system focuses on ‘triple bottom line’ and communication
• ISO 9001:2000 assures product and service quality at space research systems provider
• Mature management systems and regulatory compliance
• Survey reveals Dutch users’ views on ISO 9001:2000

Business Standards

Reducing workplace stress – ISO standards offer methodology