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ISO Management Systems
July - August 2004

Oil and gas sector

Special Report

Taking the first steps...

...in environmental management

This article explains clearly how an SME can implement an environmental management system so that the process is not a series of hurdles, but rather a set of practical steps towards raising environmental and business performance.

...in quality management

Having taken the decision to implement a quality management system, small and medium-sized enterprises in particular are often unsure just how to get started. This feature takes SME managers through the first steps.

ViewPoint

1 May 2004 and the Czech Republic

On 1 May 2004, the Czech Republic was one of the 10 countries that became new members of the European Union. On this occasion, ISO Management Systems invited Otakar Kunc, Director of the Czech Standards Institute (CNSI), to comment on the significance of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 to his country’s economy and businesses.

Editorial

Sport and certification

Sport is a globally recognized and appreciated area of human endeavour. Playing to rules, with referees to enforce them has hardly stopped sportsmen and sportswomen from displaying creativity – even brilliance on occasions – and other human values like courage, initiative and steadfastness...

ISO Insider

ISO offers free-of-charge ISO 9001:2000 ‘auditing kit’

On the Web

• ISO 9001:2000-certified Firearms Training System wins Olympics security contract
• Bank of India banks on ISO 9001:2000 • Japanese space agency puts ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 into orbit
• One-stop shopping for corporate sustainability and responsibility reports
• Venezuelan steel giant implements ISO 9001:2000 to boost competitiveness
• Phuket hotel first with ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001

International

• ISO/TS 29001 set to become oil and gas industry’s unique QMS standard

A successful partnership between ISO and the international oil and gas industry has resulted in the publication of a new technical specification for implementing ISO 9001:2000-based quality management systems in the sector.

• Huge potential user base for ISO/IEC 90003 the state of the art for improving quality in software engineering
• ISO 14001-certified environmental NGO’s give their verdict
• Galapagos National Park enhances ‘top ten’ competitiveness with ISO 9001:2000.

Business Standards

Security concerns fuel boom in biometric technologies