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(QuEST Forum: Plano, TX) -- QuEST Forum unveiled its second report in a series on the state of communications quality at the 2010 Americas Best Practices Conference, Sept. 21–22 in Atlanta. The study, which covered a two-year period from 2008 to 2009, utilized TL 9000 sustained performance data…
(ANSI: Washington) -- Constituents looking to learn more about the voluntary consensus standards system are encouraged to take a new online course module offered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI): An Introduction to Standards: Why, where, and how are they developed.
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(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has opened registration for its upcoming conference, Advancing American Competitiveness through Conformity Assessment: Legal Issues and Best Practices. Slated to take place on Tuesday, Sept. 21 in Arlington, Virginia. The…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ), the world’s largest network of quality resources and experts, will host its first social responsibility conference June 16–17, 2011, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in San Francisco. The 2011 Pathways to Social Responsibility Conference…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- A proposed new standard being developed by ASTM International Committee F30 on emergency medical services will be useful to medical equipment manufacturers, certification agencies, and care providers, with patients being the ultimate beneficiaries.
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(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute's (ANSI) vice president for accreditation services, Lane Hallenbeck, reported recently that ANSI has seen rapid growth in interest in personnel certification program accreditation under ISO/IEC 17024, “Conformity assessment—General…
(STR-Registrar LLC: Stroudsburg, PA) -- STR-Registrar LLC is now offering audits to certify food companies in accordance with the voluntary Safe Quality Food (SQF) Program developed by the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute. STR-Registrar’s accreditation to ISO/IEC Guide 65 from the International…
(IAS: Washington) -- International Accreditation Service (IAS) has been accepted as an accreditation body member of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF). IAS membership in the IAF will increase recognition and facilitate acceptance of IAS-accredited product certification agencies’ reports…
(Onset: Bourne, MA) -- Onset Computer Corp., a global supplier of data loggers, announced a new online professional training course, “Data Loggers for Performance Monitoring.” Presented by energy consultant and educator, Mark Stetz, of Stetz Consulting LLC, the four-hour online course targets…
(MSI: Carlsbad, CA) -- Management Systems International LLC (MSI), superior in implementing quality and environmental management systems to power businesses through International Organization for Standardization (ISO) or National Aerospace Standard (AS) registration, has increased its training…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Difficulty trying to access products, services, environments, and facilities is an issue for any of us—let alone the millions of people around the world living with disabilities. To this end, “Accessibility and the Contribution of International Standards,” an international…
Editor’s note: This is part two of a food safety survey conducted by DNV and Michigan State University. View article on part one of this survey here.
(DNV Certification: Houston) -- Consumers are not only very aware of food safety issues, they also have significantly changed their shopping…
(BSI: Reston, VA) -- The British Standards Institution (BSI) announces its next webinar, “The Value of an Environmental Management System,” which will be held Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. EDT. Drawing from the analysis of auditors’ field observations, this one-hour, free webinar will examine the most…
(EtQ: Farmindale, NY) -- EtQ LLC announces its production part approval process (PPAP) module as part of its latest release, Reliance 7.1. EtQ’s PPAP module provides a collaboration process to efficiently manage the flow of information between a vendor and a customer on product design.
PPAP allows…
(Iowa Central Community College: Fort Dodge, IA) -- Don Heck has heard a lot of talk about making Iowa the “renewable energy capital of the world,” and he thinks he’s found a way to help.
The laboratory he directs at Iowa Central Community College, in Fort Dodge, has become the first to earn…
(ANSI: Washington) -- American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the recipients of its 2010 Leadership and Service Awards. Recipients have been recognized for their significant contributions to national and international standardization activities, as well as an ongoing commitment…
(A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- You’ve heard the ISO 15189 buzz but you might not know what all the fuss is about. Learn from the experts in laboratory accreditation, the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).
A2LA is introducing the ISO 15189 Medical Laboratory Accreditation public…
(Intertek: Houston) -- Intertek, a global provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries, has expanded its analytical testing services to materials and industrial products clients in the United States with a new laboratory in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The new facility…
(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- TrackWise SelectStart is a purpose-built quality management solution created specifically for small to medium-size companies across different segments of life science industries. These emerging companies have the same rigorous quality and regulatory requirements as…
(BSI: Reston, VA) -- As one of the first certification bodies to be certified by RABQSA, BSI now offers the International Aerospace Quality Group’s (IAQG) sanctioned “Aerospace Auditor Transition Training.” This training covers the latest revision to the AS9100 quality management system standard…
(A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) is proud to announce the expansion of its laboratory accreditation activities to encompass the ENERGY STAR program, the joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of…
(Daylight Co.: NY) -- The Daylight Co., a global maker of high quality specialty and magnifying lamps, says its ESD Ultra Slim Magnifying Lamp, which provides full protection against static electricity and electrostatic discharge (ESD), has received certification from TÜV Product Service, a…
(Mireaux Management Solutions: Houston) – Mireaux Management Solutions is offering a quality management system (QMS) internal auditor course for three days, Sept. 22–24, at the Le Mistral Conference Center in Houston. This public training course teaches the fundamental requirements of conducting…
(Pilgrim Software: Tampa, FL) -- Pilgrim Software Inc., a provider of enterprise risk, compliance, and quality management (ECQM) software solutions, has announced the global availability of its expanded Regulatory Reporting platform. Rounding out the platform, the new MedDRA adapter integrates…
(ISO: Geneva) -- As the third edition of the ISO technical specification ISO/TS 29001 for the international oil and gas industries is rolled out, feedback indicates its increasing acceptance as the baseline requirements document for quality management in these sectors.
ISO/TS 29001:2010…
