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Protection of intellectual property by documenting processes and locking in system changes formally, you ensure that the business can continue to operate effectively, even if staff leave or are absent for long periods of time.
Staff can follow the systems and procedures in place without having to ask "how do I do this?" all the time - This means you have more time to deal with more critical business issues.
As staff competence, training and development is a key aspect of ISO 9001, having an implemented system ensures that staff are actually competent and qualified. This can be particularly important in areas such as nursing, healthcare (where formal qualifications and training is often a mandatory customer requirement) and engineering areas.
Through improvement systems, locking in best practice and using this as a benchmark to further improve is a key aspect.
Through documenting issues and potential issues, the review of this information to identify key trends and eliminate problems is also a key benefit. Not until you start capturing such matters can you clearly see how big (or small) a problem is. This means you can take actions appropriately and with some background data rather than guessing.
Ensuring minimum standards and requirements, particularly contractual obligations, are complied with. It's quite embarrassing to find that you have promised a customer something that you either can't deliver on or ends up costing way more than you had budgetted for.
Elimination of re-work. Auditors often see the same mistakes being made when systems aren't fully or properly implemented. Re-work is very expensive and most businesses have no idea how much of it they actually do.
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ISO 9001:2008 now available
The World's most popular management system Standard - ISO 9001, Quality Management Systems - was updated in November 2008. Click here to read about the implications of the update to your certification. Or download your FREE ISO 9001:2008 Overview.
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Systems Excellence Awards
You should have received an email on the SAI Global Systems Excellence Awards for Assurance clients only. You can nominate your organisation by answering a few questions on your Management System. Nominating your organisation is free. >> Click here for more information.
SNP Security Case Study on their ISO 9001 System
"The Business Management System has become fundamental to the successful operation of our company." SNP Security is the largest privately-owned security company in the southern hemisphere and has been operating since 1923. They employ approximately 2000 people and are the only full-service security provider in Australia.
Read about how their ISO 9001 Quality Management System has evolved over the last few years.
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Other news
Water Corporation puts the environment first
The Water Corporation has been recognised for its commitment to the environment by being granted certification through SAI Global to the International Standard, ISO 14001, for Environmental Management Systems.
Around two million people throughout Western Australia benefit from the essential services that the Water Corporation provides, including sewerage, drinking water and drainage services. These services are susceptible to and can present unique environmental risks.
"This is a major initiative by the Water Corporation to ensure high environmental performance," said Sue Murphy, CEO of the Water Corporation. "It reflects the Corporation’s commitment to managing a sustainable environment across, what is arguably, one of the largest geographic areas in the world covered by a single Environmental Management System."
