4. STANDARDS NEWS
Social Responsibility
The U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Social Responsibility (SR) currently has 47 members. To ensure a balanced, diverse pool of experience, ASQ seeks members from the following categories: Industry, Government, Non-Governmental Organizations, Consumer, Labor, & Services, Support, Research and Others. We are specifically in need of members within Government, NGO’s, and Labor. If you or someone you know is interested in shaping the U.S. position within this important standard, please contact the ASQ Standards Team at standards@asq.org
New American National Standards available at ASQ
ASQ is involved in the development of international, national and ASQ standards related to Quality, Environment, Dependability and Statistics. The Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) that ASQ administers develop the U.S. positions on international standards. The Z1 subcommittees ASQ administers decide which international standards will be adopted as American National Standards (ANS).
ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9000-2005: Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary. ISO 9000 describes fundamentals of quality management systems and specifies the terminology for quality management systems. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 9000:2000). It includes the changes accepted in the Draft Amendment ISO/DAM 9000:2004.
ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q10002-2004: Quality management — Customer satisfaction — Guidelines for complaints handling in organizations. This International Standard provides guidance for the design and implementation of an effective and efficient complaints-handling process for all types of commercial or non-commercial activities, including those related to electronic commerce. It is intended to benefit an organization and its customers, complainants, and other interested parties.
ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q10007-2005: Quality management systems — Guidelines for configuration management. The purpose of this International Standard is to enhance common understanding of the subject, to promote the use of configuration management, and to assist organizations applying configuration management to improve their performance.
The below list of ISO standards are being considered for national adoption as ANS. If approved by their corresponding Z1 committee, they will be published with the prefix ANSI/ISO/ASQ within the next few months.
10005:2005 (Quality management – Guidelines for quality plans)
10006:2003 (Quality management – Guidelines for quality management in projects)
10012:2003 (Quality management – Measurement management systems – Requirements for measurement processes and measuring equipment)
Food Safety E-Standard
ISO 22000:2005(E): – Food safety management systems – Requirements for any organization in the food chain (ISO) is now available. The aim of this International Standard is to harmonize on a global level the requirements for food safety management for businesses within the food chain. It is particularly intended for application by organizations that seek a more focused, coherent and integrated food safety management system than is normally required by law. |
