IBNORCA, AFNOR Certification’s Bolivian partner, has successfully audited public utility YPFB Transporte for the renewal of its ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environment) and OHSAS 18001 (occupational health & safety) certification. A tremendous initiative that began back in 2002.
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Hospital dining services face many different challenges, including sanitary risks, patient and staff satisfaction, cost control, and more. Because of this, voluntary standards and ISO 22000 certification are of the highest importance. Saint-Joseph Hospital in Marseille is proof.
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Quality and performance are deep-rooted in Siemens Healthineers France, the medical imaging and associated activities specialist. The group has consequently obtained AFAQ ISO 9001 certification based on the 2015 version. Both auditee and auditor tell us more.
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The most sensitive aspect of the new version of the standard is indisputably the obligation on any organization to control the quality and safety of the products and services supplied by its external providers.
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[columns_row width=”two-thirds-and-third”] [column] Based near Milan, this producer of packaging machines for food products…
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With a population of over one billion, 56 nationalities, 7 languages and numerous dialects,…
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[columns_row width=”two-thirds-and-third”] [column] On 1 July, the AFNOR group awarded specialist translation agency Techinput…
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The BIC factories in Vannes and Montévrain waited for the release of ISO 9001:2015 before certifying the quality management system. The Montévrain factory has also chosen the 2015 version of ISO 14001 to renew certification for its environmental management system. Interview with the project manager and two factory directors about the certification process.
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At the same time, a specific training plan for the management teams, QSE leaders and internal auditors was rolled out in January 2016 to clue them into the 2015 version of ISO 9001. An internal training centre for airport staff has been providing professional development courses since 2011.
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What is responsible lean management? It is an approach that is evaluated by AFNOR Certification and which is aimed at identifying and improving the performance of an organization’s activities, while developing quality of life at work for employees, all of which measured on a four-level scale: Initial, Progression, Confirmed and Exemplary.
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Groupama Immobilier, the real-estate subsidiary of the Groupama Group, launched a quality strategy with the aim of raising service quality. The idea was to address the needs of our customers, whether lessors or lessees, and thereby enhance customer satisfaction.
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For the re-certification audit and throughout the three years, we wanted the audit team leader to have the best possible insight into all our sites and meet all the auditors abroad (a total of eight). Therefore, we asked him to take part in the audit of our main sites with support from a local auditor, who subsequently audited the smaller sites. We prioritized local auditors for the follow-up audits to reduce travel costs to an absolute minimum.
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