November 15th, 2017

Multi-part Quality Series

Benefits of Standards

Standards ensure that products and services are safe, reliable and of good quality. For business, they are strategic tools that reduce costs by minimizing waste and errors, and increasing productivity.

ISO has over 21000 International Standards covering almost all aspects of technology and business.

These are some of the most common/popular in use:
ISO 9000 - Quality management - ensures products and services meet customers' needs
ISO 14000 - Environmental management - improves environmental performance
ISO 45001 - Occupational Health and Safety - reduces workplace risks and creates safer working environments
ISO 27001 - Information security - ensures an organization's information is secure
ISO 26000 - Social responsibility - helps organizations to operate in a socially responsible way
ISO 50001 - Energy management – helps with energy savings and makes organizations more efficient
ISO 22000 - Food safety management – provides confidence in food products
ISO 13485 - Medical devices – helps manage quality throughout the life cycle of a medical device. These are some of the most common/popular in use:
ISO 31000 - Risk management – helps manage risks that could be negative for your company’s performance
ISO 37001 - Anti-bribery management systems - prevents, detects and addresses bribery.
ISO 8601 - Date and time format - Uses an internationally accepted way to represent dates and times.

These are the most common groupings
for the ISP standards

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