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  What are the benefits of implementing ISO 22000? ISO 22000 is an internationally recognized Food Safety Management System standard and can be integrated along with other management standards like the ISO 9001 to maintain a single management system in an organization. The standard can be implemented by any food industry that is either a manufacturer, supplier or food packaging industry whether a start up or a high-level company irrespective of their geographical placement. The standard states the need and requirements for the food safety and management and defines what an organization should do in order to execute their ability to control the danger related to food safety and to ensure food is safe for consumption. ISO 22000 is a proven and effective international food safety standard. The seven principles of HACCP are: Hazard Analysis, Critical Control Point, Critical Limit, Monitoring, Corrective Action, Verification, Record Keeping and documentation. Implementing ISO 220...

How to implement ISO 22000 for your organization ISO 22000 in brief ISO 22000 is the Food Safety Management system standard that sets out the requirements for food safety management system. The standard lists out what an organization needs to do in order to display its ability to control hazards related to food safety so as to ensure that the food they process or produce is safe for consumption. ISO 22000 standard is applicable to any company irrespective of its size or position as a food sector. Every food manufacturer has the responsibility to produce safe and quality food or food products for the wellbeing of the customers in addition for their own reputation. This is one of the important reasons why ISO 22000 exists to manage the quality of food production. Just imagine the consequences of consuming unsafe food. The reactions can be life threatening sometimes and to avoid all these, it is better for an organization to have the ISO 22000 food safety management system in place...

  What is MDSAP and how does it benefit the medical device manufacturers   What is MDSAP? MDSAP refers to Medical Device Single Audit Program that conducts single audit for QMS of a medical device’s manufacturer. This audit is conducted to satisfy the multiple requirements of the regulatory standard. The audits are run by auditing bodies or auditing organizations like the BSI. These auditing bodies are authorized by the regulating authorities to conduct audits under the requirements of MDSAP. MDSAP is a process wherein the manufacturers of medical devices can be audited one time for compliance against the standard and regulatory requirements across five medical device markets or locations like the United States, Australia, Japan, Canada and Brazil. The main goal of this audit program is to leverage regulatory resources in order to efficiently manage and sustain single audit programs that are emphasized on the overall surveillance of medical device manufacturers. Why was MDSAP...

  The need for Anti-Bribery Management System What is Anti-Bribery Management System ISO 37001 is the ISO Standard for Anti-Bribery Management and is designed to help organizations implement an anti-bribery management system to prevent bribery related issues. The standard lists down a series of steps that an organization can implement in order to detect, prevent or address bribery concerns. ISO 37001:2016 is a framework with its set of requirements and guides in establishing, implementing, managing, reviewing and improving the anti-bribery management system. Your organization’s system can either be stand-alone or can be integrated into an overall management system. What does ISO 37001:2016 address? ISO 37001:2016 addresses the below concerns:          Bribery among public, private and, or not-for-profit sectors          Bribery within or by the organization        Bribery by personnel in the organizati...

  Integrated Management System What is IMS? An integrated management system can be defined as a single system that is created to manage different aspects of an organization's operations with different standards like the quality, environmental and health and safety management standards etc. An integrated management system basically combines all the related system standards of a business into a single system for ease of management and to have smooth operations across the business platform. Thus the IMS comes into the picture wherein safety, quality control and environmental management have common points and all of these work for a common goal which is to make the organization work more effectively and efficiently. This is how the Integrated Management System works, by merging existing system and implementing certain best practices across the organization. This merger enables businesses to streamline their management which helps companies to increase efficiency, save time by...

  The need for ISO/IEC 17025 standard What is ISO/IEC 17025? ISO/IEC 17025 is an international standard for the testing and calibration laboratories and is created to enable laboratories to demonstrate that they operate efficiently and generate valid test results. The standard boosts confidence in the work that laboratories do and also promotes competency among laboratories. The standard also facilitates cooperation between the different laboratories in the world and the various external bodies by promoting a culture of global acceptance of test results between any country. This means that the test results or certificates obtained from one country is valid and is acceptable in another country without having the need for further testing. This improves and strengthens international trade between countries. The standard includes the requirements in the form of activities that must be inclusive as part of the laboratory operations in order to promote reliable testing. It was pub...

  What is the purpose of ISO 50001? What is ISO 50001 ISO 50001 is the Energy Management standard that is based on the management system model of continual improvement. The standard is also used for other important and well-known standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 etc. The standard provides a framework of requirements for organizations to save and manage energy usage. ISO 50001 was published in June 2011 and the main idea behind conceiving the standard was to develop an international best practice to help companies manage energy in the best way.   ISO 50001 helps companies develop a policy for better and efficient energy usage. The EnMS integrates energy management into existing business systems thereby enabling companies to better manage their energy, bring in more energy savings and improve energy performance. Even the government is working towards improving measures to manage the usage of energy and promoting compliance with the energy management standard. EnMS c...

  Everything you need to know about Occupational Health and Safety standard The ISO 45001 is the Occupational Health and Safety QMS (Quality Management System) standard that was introduced to ensure and strengthen the health and safety at the workplace. This standard specifies the requirements of occupational health and safety management system to help and protect work-related injuries while also improving OH&S performance. ISO 45001 allows for a structured process to implement and manage occupational health and safety in an organisation. It is vital for the management and industry leaders to understand and recognise the importance of ISO 45001. Implementing a management system is the best way to ensure this by having a structured documentation, certification and timely review. OH&S standard includes laws to create a better workplace for workers, co-workers, family members, customers and also stakeholders. Enrol for ISO 45001 training courses online to learn and understa...

  Virtual Auditing and theirs benefits Audits are highly essential for companies as they provide a tool to improve and verify compliance performance. Audits are important as they aid in capturing regulatory compliance status, management system conformance, manage internal controls, identify potential risks, and best practices. Audits were usually conducted on-site for various industry verticals and the pandemic has paved way for virtual audits. Virtual audits are audits that are conducted digitally over the internet medium and is a paperless process. They are conducted virtually without any face to face interaction between an organization and the government. Confidential data is usually exchanged in electronic formats via MS Word, Excel, PowerPoints, PDF, Text or EDI files. Virtual audits are also known as remote audits and refers to the method of conducing audits remotely. Virtual audits are also conducted via video conferencing, email, phone to get evidence of audit the same ...

  What are the various Lean Tools? Lean can be defined as a set of management practices or techniques that can improve efficiency and effectiveness by removing waste. Lean works on the core principle of minimizing and eliminating non-value-added activities to cut down waste. There are various lean tools and concepts and each one is unique and contributes extensively to the reduction and removal of waste. Lean Tools Online Training is available to learn the various lean tools and how to apply the respective tool suitable for your organization. In this article, we will discuss the various lean tools and a short description of the most widely used lean tools and how each lean tool can improve waste in the manufacturing process. Various Lean Tools 5S Andon Bottleneck Analysis Continuous Flow Gemba (The Real Place) Heijunka (Level Scheduling) Hoshin Kanri (Policy Deployment) Jidoka (Autonomation) Just-In-Time (JIT) Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) Kanban (Pull System) KPIs (Key Performa...

  What is Lean and the types of waste in Lean Manufacturing What is Lean? Lean is a set of management-related practices that help in improving the overall efficiency at the workplace. Lean works on the core principle of eliminating waste and removing any activity that does not add value to the organizational process. Lean philosophy is utilized by big manufacturing units, supply chains, or similar industry verticals. Each company uses different lean techniques that are applicable for their business type or operation, yet all of them have the same common goal that is to reduce and eliminate waste altogether. Lean principles can be learnt from any recognized institution that will make you understand everything about Lean and how to use lean tools for your company. What is Lean Manufacturing? Lean Manufacturing is referred to the system or type of techniques in production space and the activities they employ to eliminate waste in their lean production goal. Usually, organizat...