ISO certifications are a set of international standards that improve the quality of products and services and increase effectiveness and efficiency within an organisation
How Do Organisations Benefit from ISO Certification?
- Higher quality products and services
- Developing the company by improving its internal processes
- Higher profits by winning more customers
- Savings in time, effort and money
- A good reputation in international and local markets
What Types of ISO Certification Are There?
ISO standards are recognised worldwide across many fields. Here are some examples of ISO standards, some certifiable and some guidance only:
- ISO 9001: focuses on the quality management system and is one of the best-known and most effective standards for improving organisational performance. It aims to assure the quality of products and services and increase customer satisfaction.
- ISO 14001: focuses on protecting the environment and controlling pollution and environmental damage. It promotes sustainability and environmental protection throughout the organisation’s activities.
- ISO 45001: focuses on occupational health and safety management in the workplace, with an emphasis on improving the safety and health of employees and workers.
- ISO 55001: focuses on managing assets effectively to achieve the organisation’s objectives and improve performance. It aims to ensure assets are used and maintained effectively.
- ISO 22301: business continuity management system
This standard aims to strengthen organisations’ ability to deal with emergencies and keep operating in the face of potential risks. Its scope covers identifying and assessing risks, developing emergency plans, testing them regularly, and providing training and continual performance improvement. ISO 22301 aims to build confidence in business and encourage smaller enterprises to create a safe and stable working environment.
- ISO 13485 – Quality management systems for medical devices:
This standard provides a framework for managing the quality of medical devices and ensuring they are manufactured and supplied in line with applicable international legal and regulatory requirements. It focuses on making the design, development and manufacture of medical devices more efficient and effective, resulting in higher-quality, safer products.
- ISO 21001 – Management systems for educational organisations:
This standard provides a comprehensive framework for improving the quality of educational organisations’ services and products. It focuses on improving the experience of students and staff and making educational and administrative processes more effective. ISO 21001 builds trust in educational organisations through better academic results and innovative educational services.
- ISO 22000 – Food safety management systems:
This standard aims to ensure food safety throughout the supply chain, from production to distribution. ISO 22000 requires specific procedures and practices to be applied to ensure food safety and avoid risks from food contamination or the use of harmful substances in its manufacture.
- ISO 31000 – Risk management (guidance standard, not certifiable):
This standard focuses on identifying, assessing and managing risks effectively and in an integrated way within organisations. ISO 31000 provides a framework for managing risk systematically, suited to each organisation’s particular circumstances. This includes identifying potential risks, assessing their impact and applying strategies to reduce and deal with them effectively.
- ISO 29001 – Quality management requirements for the oil and gas sector:
This standard is designed specifically for the oil and gas industry and aims to improve the quality of the sector’s products and services. ISO 29001 sets out quality management requirements that must be met across every aspect of oil and gas companies’ work, including design, development, production, installation and related services.
- ISO 20400 – Sustainable procurement and social responsibility in supply chains (guidance standard, not certifiable):
This standard focuses on integrating social responsibility into supply chain management. ISO 20400 provides guidance and principles for promoting socially responsible practices in supply chains, covering topics such as human rights, decent work, diversity and the environment.
- ISO 37106 – Guidance on smart city operating models (guidance standard, not certifiable):
This standard gives guidance on establishing an operating model for smart cities that joins up the different stakeholders and uses data and technology to improve services and sustainability.
- ISO/IEC 19770 – Software and hardware asset management:
- This standard focuses on practices for managing software and hardware assets, including assessing and improving them, achieving compliance and managing their effective use.
- ISO 50001 – Energy management systems:
ISO 50001 aims to improve organisations’ energy performance by implementing an energy management system, including analysing energy use, continual improvement and performance monitoring.
- ISO 28000 – Security management systems for the supply chain:
ISO 28000 provides a framework for managing security in supply chains, including identifying security risks and improving security performance.
- ISO 90003 – Quality management for software development (guidance standard, not certifiable):
This standard provides guidance on applying a quality management system to software development, including improving development processes and assuring quality.
- ISO/IEC 27032 – Cybersecurity guidelines (guidance standard, not certifiable):
This standard provides guidance on improving cybersecurity, including assessing security risks and applying solutions to ensure the security of digital assets and information.
- ISO 9000 – Fundamentals and vocabulary (guidance standard, not certifiable):
This standard defines the fundamental concepts, principles and vocabulary of quality management.
- ISO/IEC 17025 – Competence requirements for testing and calibration laboratories (used for laboratory accreditation, not management-system certification):
This standard sets out technical competence and quality management requirements for testing and calibration laboratories, including the technical criteria and procedures needed to ensure accurate and reliable test and calibration results.
- ISO 19011 – Auditing management systems (guidance standard, not certifiable):
This standard provides guidelines for auditing management systems, including quality, environmental and occupational health and safety audits. ISO 19011 aims to improve the effectiveness and quality of audits.
- ISO 20121 – Sustainable event management:
This standard provides a framework for managing events sustainably, with a focus on their environmental, social and economic impact. The requirements of ISO 20121 cover planning, delivering, evaluating and improving events.
- ISO 10002 – Customer satisfaction management (guidance standard, not certifiable):
This standard provides guidelines for improving customer satisfaction management by applying best practice in receiving and handling complaints and resolving problems.
- ISO 21500 – Project management (guidance standard, not certifiable):
This standard defines the core principles and concepts of project management, helping to achieve project objectives effectively and in an organised way.
- ISO 30301 – Records management:
This standard sets out the requirements for managing organisational records, including retaining records, providing access to them and keeping them intact and secure.
- ISO 39001 – Road traffic safety management systems:
This standard provides a framework for managing road traffic safety, reducing road accidents and improving road safety overall.
- ISO 44001 – Collaborative business relationship management:
This standard focuses on improving collaboration and managing partnerships and relationships between organisations and companies effectively and sustainably.
- ISO 41001 – Facility management systems:
This standard aims to improve facility management, including maintenance, operations and strategic planning, to ensure efficient use of resources and protect the environment.
- ISO 55002 – Guidelines for asset management (guidance standard, not certifiable):
This standard provides guidance on managing assets effectively, including maintenance planning, investment management and continual improvement.
- GLOBALG.A.P.: an international certification that promotes good agricultural practices
- HACCP: the hazard analysis and critical control point system for the food industry, which identifies food-safety hazards and controls them at critical control points
Team Quality specialises in auditing and awarding international ISO certificates to institutions, factories, companies and government bodies of all kinds. It is accredited locally by the Egyptian Accreditation Council (EGAC) and internationally by the International Accreditation Service (IAS), both signatories of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) multilateral recognition arrangement. It is also registered with the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS).
Our aim at Team Quality is to help companies of all sizes and sectors achieve excellence in quality by offering a wide range of services, including:
- Management systems: we audit and certify internationally recognised management systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
- Training: we offer open training courses, available to all, across a range of quality disciplines, such as internal auditing, risk analysis and problem solving.
- Assessment: we provide independent assessment services to measure how well companies comply with recognised quality standards.
Our Accreditations
The company is accredited locally and internationally, and registered in Egypt, as follows:
Locally by
- the Egyptian Accreditation Council (EGAC)
International accreditation and registration:
- Internationally: International Accreditation Service (IAS), an IAF MLA signatory
- Registered with: Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS)
- Our certificates can be verified on IAF CertSearch
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