AFNOR Study: the quality challenge and the underestimated costs of poor quality
AFNOR Group presents the results of a ground-breaking study where 800 industrial professionals talk about...
13 February, 2018
(QSE story 3/6) Analysis of risks and opportunities, added value for your integrated management systems
Users of QSE standards (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001) must now assess “risks and opportunities” and...
12 February, 2018
(QSE story 2/6) QSE initiatives: what the upcoming ISO 45001 will change
The international voluntary standard ISO 45001 on occupational health and safety will be published in...
31 January, 2018
For Brandt, export goes hand in hand with certification
China, Malaysia, Australia… The Brandt Group, formerly Fagor Brandt, has stepped up its export activity....
22 January, 2018
(QSE story 1/6) Context analysis : the new challenge for management system standards
Voluntary standards governing management systems now require a focus on the context of the organization's...
15 January, 2018
Voluntary standards are at the very heart of French-Chinese economic exchanges
To coincide with the French President's visit to China, AFNOR and its counterpart, the SAC,...
12 January, 2018
Calibration and testing : revised standard ISO/IEC 17025 published
A new version of voluntary international standard ISO/IEC 17025 has been available since the beginning...
06 December, 2017
IATF 16949: Hutchinson Belt Drive Systems Mexico is expanding its customer base
Hutchinson Belt Drive Systems became ISO/TS 16949 certified in 2016 for its plant in Mexico. The...
08 November, 2017
Natural and organic cosmetics: 5 questions about voluntary standard ISO 16128
The International Organization for Standardization has just published the second part of standard ISO 16128...
11 October, 2017
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification holders have just 11 months left to switch to 2015 versions
On 14 September 2018, your enterprise's ISO 9001 and/or ISO 14001 certification will lapse if...
03 October, 2017