ISO Certification

What is ISO

“ISO” is derived from a Greek word which means ‘equal’. ISO stand for International Organization for Standardization, which is an independent, non-government, non-profit organization having its central secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland with a membership of 163 nationalized countries.

ISO certification in India, where CertValue is based is the world’s largest developer of international standards having established 21,000+ standards to date. This multitude of standards covers almost all domains in different industrial sectors. ISO in India has been active since the conception of the International Federation of the National Standardizing Association (ISA) in 1926. When the United Nations Standards Coordination Committee supported ISA in 1942, this is the rebirth of one of the best standardization that is yet to come, the ISO. With ISO being reborn, ISO in India also moved forward as one of the most reputable organizations to develop and establish standards to help improve companies all around the globe.

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Here are some of the most popular standards developed:

  • ISO 9001 Quality Management System
  • ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
  • ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System
  • ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System
  • ISO 13485 Quality management System for Medical Devices
  • BS OHSAS 18001 Occupational health and Safety Assessment

Series, also called OH & SMS

  • ISO 31000 Risk Management
  • ISO 50001 Energy Management System
  • ISO/IEC 17025 General Requirements for Testing and Calibration Laboratories

Benefits of ISO Certification

  1. ISO can be a one-stop solution for most requirements of clients, stakeholders, vendors, and all other interested parties of the company
  2. Any company certified by ISO can definitely increase its market and brand value.
  3. These certifications help achieve continual development and increase customer satisfaction.
  4. ISO as the most prolific certification in the world, a certified company can streamline the process and evidently see process improvement.
  5. As ISO certification became mandatory for most companies and
    organization, it can be regarded as the main key for a company to bid or
    participate in tendering eligibility, whether government or private dealings.
  6. ISO registration and certification helps a company achieve sustainability and rectify its potentials in the global market.
  7. These certifications rationally help in expanding to foreign countries,
    since ISO is known and honored globally.
  8. Your company can get easy access to policies, procedures and documents whenever needed.
  9. ISO certification upholds the reputation of the company in the market.
  10. A company certified will surely exhibit the ethical way of doing business.
  11. It increases a company’s trust rating when it comes to partnerships and client acquisition.
  12. A company certified with ISO will have a very competitive edge in
    the global market.

ISO Certification in Oman

As ISO covers almost all domains and sectors, companies who seek and incorporate ISO certification in their process and activities will achieve a satisfactory results-oriented management system since ISO generic standards can be applied to any organization irrespective of its size and nature of business. ISO certification is of vital importance and very beneficial to an organization if you will consider the long term and permanent growth. The cost of achieving ISO certification is very minimal compared to all the benefits and positive results that it can deliver.

AMI Accredited Services offers the services of top consultants to provide certifications services at very affordable cost to all organizations with the implementation and documentation services. As Oman is the oldest independent state in the Middle East and one of the most traditional countries in the Gulf region, it has diversified its economy by placing greater emphasis on other areas of industrial sectors. This is the reason for the increased demand for ISO certification in Oman. Furthermore, the Omanization process also creates a very apt reason for companies to indulge in such certifications for the development of their local manpower and quality standards.

Map of the Certification Process

PLAN

Based on your organization requirements, we suggest appropriate standards, cost, process and time duration. We conduct Gap analysis of your current system which will lead to the excellent roadmap for project implementation.

DO

This includes policies, procedures, work instructions, evidences, records and trainings.

CHECK

This is all about the conduction of frequent internal audit and management review meetings.

ACT

We help companies apply corrective actions on the discovered root cause or shortcomings.

HOW IT WORKS WHEN YOU REACH OUT TO US

Step 1: Approach us for certification; we can be your trusted partner when it comes to end to end solutions on international certifications.

Step 2: We help you implement best applicable practices; we have a genuine and practical approach that goes beyond adopting the standards by implementing activities fit for your requirements.

Step 3: We help you to get certified; we assure you of being qualified for certification with our pre-assessment training before facing the audit.

The ISO 9001 Certification

ISO 9001 is a process of certification which frameworks the requirement on maintaining the quality product or services delivered to the customers. This standard will not define the quality of your product or service but will help you to reach sustainable and continuously improving process or product. The ISO 9001 Certification service will make sure that if you successfully implement this standard within your own process, it will result to high quality products and services that you can deliver to your old and new customers. This is a preventive approach standard that safeguards your business from the different risks in the market which may lead to  critical issues impacting your business negatively. This standard helps companies to save time and money wasted on producing a product or providing a service which does not meet customer specifications, therefore leading to redesigning of the product or service. ISO 9001 certification is not just a one-time process. This includes post service assistance as long as the company needs the support. The ISO Audit service will help a company add value to the certificate that it holds.

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Advantages of the ISO 9001 Certification

  1. ISO 9001 Consulting services helps companies to continually improve
    and satisfy their customers, thereby increasing profit margin.
  2. This helps organizations to understand customer complaints which are an effective tool to easily identify the loopholes within the company process.
  3. This type of consulting service helps companies save on training investment for new employees, thereby saving time and cost.
  4. ISO Consulting services help industries to understand the requirements from regulatory and statutory unions. This demonstrates all the necessary  evidence to the regulatory requirements.

The ISO 13485 Certification

The ISO 13485 Quality Standard focuses on customer satisfaction and continuous development. This ISO 13485 standard is meant for quality management system of medical devices. This was published for the first time by International Organizational for Standardization in 1996, and revised several times, the most recent revision was in 2016.

There are 8 clauses with which the ISO 13485 Certification is  carried out:

  1. Scope of Quality Management System
  2. Normative Reference
  3. Terms and Definitions
  4. Quality Management System Requirements
  5. Management Responsibilities
  6. Resource Management
  7. Product Realization
  8. Measurement, Analysis and Improvement

The first three clauses mentioned are generic in nature, which are present in each and very ISO standard. The most important are clauses 4 and 5. The major agenda of ISO 13485 consultation service is to make sure that the medical devices which are being manufactured and distributed are qualified with the standard, follows every quality aspect and are safe to use.

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