ISO
9001 Quality management systems - Requirements is intended for use
in any organization which designs, develops, manufactures, installs
and/or services any product or provides any form of service. It
provides a number of requirements which an organization needs to
fulfill if it is to achieve customer satisfaction through consistent
products and services which meet customer expectations. This is
the only implementation for which third-party auditors may grant
certifications. The latest version is :2000.
The
ISO 14000 environmental management standards exist to help organizations
(a) minimize how their operations (processes, etc.) negatively affect
the environment (i.e. cause adverse changes to air, water, or land);
(b) comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other environmentally
oriented requirements, and (c) continually improve in the above.
OHSAS
18001 is an Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Series for health
and safety management systems. It is intended to help an organizations
to control occupational health and safety risks. It was devloped
in response to widespread demand for a recognized standard against
which to be certified and assessed.
ISO/TS 16949 is an ISO Technical Specification.
The International Automotive Task Force (IATF), which consists of
an international group of vehicle manufacturers, plus national trade
associations, wrote ISO/TS 16949 in conjunction with the International
Organization for Standards (ISO). This specification aligns existing
American (QS-9000), German (VDA6.1), French (EAQF) and Italian (AVSQ)
automotive quality systems standards within the global automotive
industry. Together
with ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS 16949 specifies the quality system requirements
for the design/development, production, installation and servicing
of automotive related products. In addition, there are customer
specific requirements that are required by individual subscribing
vehicle manufacturers.