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Newsletter No22
Certification of Social responsibility management
system according to the specification IQNet SR 10
By CQS
Management systems according to
ISO 9001 provide an important contribution
to the development of organizations´
quality management
systems since the 1990s.
ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 enable
to implement the principles of
environmental management and
health&safety principles into the
management of organizations.
There are many other standards
which help to implement management
systems in other specific areas.
The fulfilment of these principles in
organizations is verified by the management
systems certification and
surveillance the systems.
The success of any company or organization
is significantly influenced
by its management, employees,
clients and customers, the environment
in which the company operates, and by
many other factors.
Success is largely determined by social
relationships between stakeholders in
the broadest sense of the word, therefore
between the entities that have any
interest in organization’s activities.
Social responsibility is reflected in the
quality of relationships, which are to a
large extent perceived on the level of interpersonal
relationships.
Therein lays a significant difference of
the social responsibility aspects from the
perspectives, according which the management
systems built on the standards
mentioned above are assessed.
Since it is not easy to standardize requirements
for socially responsible
companies, the Standard ISO 26000 -
Guidance on social responsibility was
issued in 2010.
The standard defines the core subjects
and issues that need to be taken into
account when building a socially responsible
company.
The core issues taken into account in
the standards are particularly human
rights, labour practices, the environment,
fair operating practices, consumer
issues and community involvement
and development.
Special attention deserves the part of
the standards with the title Fair operating
practices that covers issues like
Anti-corruption, Responsible political
involvement, Fair competition, Promoting
social responsibility in the value
chain and Respect for property rights.
The current political situation and the
social mood in the Czech Republic show
that citizens of the republic perceive the
aspects more and more sensitively.
The advantage of the ISO 26000 standard
is that it allows building awareness
of social responsibility of the organization
and its public perception systematically,
which is much more effective
than a form of ethic and other codes
that appear to improve the image of
companies and organizations.
The introduction of the social responsibility
management system first of all
means implementation of a program of
measures to ensure socially responsible
behaviour of the organization affecting
its image in natural manner.
The importance of social responsibility
motivates organizations not only to
introduce the social responsibility elements
to their management
systems, but it leads them to
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have the social responsibility management
systems certified.
For this purpose, the international certification
network IQNet has created
specification IQNet SR 10 - social responsibility
management system.
Specification defines requirements for
social responsibility management systems
for organizations that are committed
to compliance with the existing
principles and recommendations of
social responsibility, particularly those
specified in the standard ISO 26000.
The advantage of the specification
IQNet SR 10 lays in the fact that it uses
renowned Deming´s PDCA cycle and
has a structure compatible with the
structure of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and
OHSAS 18001 standards.
It also means that the management
system according to the IQNet SR 10
can be integrated into systems
based on these standards.
IQNet SR 10 awarding ceremony
From left to right: Mrs. Jana OLŠANSKÁ, CQS Executive
director, Mr. Milan SMUTNÝ, Director for
marketing and public relations CAR CLUB Ltd.,
Mr. Vladimir FILIAČ, The president of CQS
Certification organization according to
the specification IQNet SR10 therefore
provides an opportunity verify system
management from other important aspects
of the management.
The specifications IQNet SR 10 is one of
the concrete results of the cooperation
within the international certification
network IQNet, which brings together
36 certification organizations from
around the world.
IQNet also provides the social responsibility
management certification system
according to the SA 8000 standard. The
Czech Republic is represented in IQNet
by the certification body CQS - Association
for the Certification of Quality
Systems, which will celebrate its 20th
– anniversary of successful work in the
area of management systems next year.
IQNet is one of the organizations that
search and offer means for improvement
and verification of the quality and
effectiveness of the management
of organizations.
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CQS awarded the first certificate according
to the specification IQNet SR 10
in June 2012. The awarding ceremony
took place in the framework of the Gala
evening TOP 100 Czech companies.
The holder of the certificate is a company
CAR CLUB, Ltd., which offers a
comprehensive program of products
and services for people with physical
disabilities. In terms of its social commitments
the CAR CLUB, Ltd. is from the
point of view of the content and form of
its activities naturally focused on social
responsibility.
Most of the CAR CLUB, Ltd. employees
are physically handicapped people. We
believe that over time the social responsibility
aspects of organizations become
increasingly important and specifications
IQNet SR 10 will be used as an effective
means of the management system
certification.
Dr. Vladimir FILIAČ
The president of CQS
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Inneres Auge Company S.A. – The first organization
certified by IQNet for Business Continuity Management
System (BCMS) By SRAC
Business Continuity Management Systems
are providing an understanding of
the business impact of discontinuities.
They allow organization to plan strategic
and tactical actions necessary to resume
operations in the event of a disaster in
the shortest time possible, and with the
lowest costs. Regularly conducted risk
assessments and business impact analyses
allows the organization to have a better
and updated view on the importance
of their own business processes.
BCMS Implementation and certification
offers organizations several advantages:
• providing a framework based on international
best practice for business continuity
management
• improving the proactive organizational
resistance in achieving the
organization goals presented when faced
with interruptions due to major incidents
• protection and enhancement of the organization’s
reputation and brand
• providing a competitive advantage,
opening new markets and new businesses
• demonstrate that the laws and regulations
complied are respected
• guarantee for customers and other
stakeholders that the organization is capable
to provide services and products at the
level agreed even after an interruption
• ensuring the organizational capacity
to manage any interruption of business
processes.
Implementation of a business continuity
management system (BCMS) based on the
principles BS 25999 and more recently ISO
22301, is essential for achieving business
impact analysis (BIA) that help identify
critical activities, of the interdependence
between them and the resources required
to support the continuity of key products
and services.
The SRAC-IQNet partnership marks a new
milestone in the Romanian market: the
certification of INNERES AUGE COMPANY
S.A. against the BS 25999 standard. This organization
is the first Romanian company
certified by IQNet against this standard.
Inneres Auge Company S.A. is a Romanian
company active in the IT business sector
since March 2010. Their core activities are
focused on three main areas: Web Development,
Game Studio and IT Joint Ventures.
They are a strong group brought together
by these important qualities: Passion,
Dedication and Vision. Their mission is to
become a respectful international provider
of high quality IT services and solutions
through creativity, necessity and effectiveness
of their end-products.
They focus is mainly on people because
they understand that one of the most valuable
asset are the men and women transforming
a concept into a reality. They understand
that behind every unique project
are talented, passionate and hardworking
individuals and this is the reason why they
are getting better each time a new person
joins the team.
Implementation of a business continuity
management system in Inneres Auge
Company S.A. has allowed the organization
to win new business and open new
markets; and they are able to demonstrate
to customers that they can ensure service
delivery at an agreed level in the event of a
major incident.
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Leading Private Security organization achieves IQNet Business
Continuity Management certification through IRAM in Argentina
By Mr Juan Cocci, Country Manager, PROSEGUR ARGENTINA
The business environment today
is dynamic and turbulent, which
increases the likelihood of unforeseen
disruptions on its operations.
In PROSEGUR ARGENTINA we think
that our clients need to be protected
in the best possible way, therefore
we decide on the “prediction” to address
proactively the potential consequences
of the unforeseen events,
by the implementation and certification
of a Business Continuity Management
System (BCMS).
Business Continuity Management implies
the capability to recover or carry
on the company activities in case of disruption,
and sustains an overall program
through trainings, exercises and reviews,
to ensure that the Business
Continuity Plan is kept current
and updated.
PROSEGUR ARGENTINA started two
years ago the implementation of a BCMS
based on the British Standard BS 25999-
2:2007 - Business Continuity Management
Specification.
This project aims to provide the products
and services of Transportation of
Valuables Business with its sufficient
strength to protect critical processes,
and in this way to restore the operations
as soon as possible to an acceptable
level of service, compatible with
the customer’s needs. The scope in this
first stage was focused on the activities
carried out in Cash Management, Logistics
of Valuables, and the Remote
Monitoring Center areas in PLANT
NAZCA. It is important to highlight that
this plant concentrates 43% of the total
business activities in the country.
PROSEGUR ARGENTINA BCMS is based
on four principles, part of its policy:
- Risk Management: Prosegur manages
continuity risks under a BCM System
that provides the required coverage
to successful deal with crisis
scenarios.
- Criticality: Prosegur BCMS guides
and prioritizes all means, actions and
efforts taking into account the criticality
of its business´ processes.
- Continuity: Prosegur believes that
many of its processes are a fundamental
part of its customers operations,
and that ensure continuity is a key for
success. Prosegur BCMS has defined its
objectives in services level depending
on crisis or disaster scenarios.
- Protection of persons: Prosegur
BCMS defines the appropriate actions
for the safeguard of lives and welfare
of employees in case of an incident.
The certification process under the requirements
of BS 25999-2 began with
audit for the Phase 1 plan on July 18th
and 19th 2012, followed for the certification
audit (Phase 2) between August
30th and September 2th of 2012. The
process was conducted by IQNet, the International
Certification Network based
in Berne (Switzerland), with the participation
of auditors from IRAM (Argentine
Institute of Standardization and Certification),
as part of it.
On September 5th 2012, IQNet delivered
the BCMS BS 25999-2 certification
to PROSEGUR ARGENTINA, with the following
scope:
All services provided in Cash Management,
ATM Management, Logistics
of Valuables and Remote Monitoring
Central on Nazca Plant.
It is to note that by obtaining the BS
25999-2 certification Prosegur is
placed as a worldwide pioneer in
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the Logistics of Values area with this recognition.
It was essential for the success of this
project the creation of a “teamwork” responsible
for its planning and execution,
conformed by different levels of active
employees from al the mentioned areas,
as well as the Quality Management Area.
success had solid foundations based on
a clear definition of the project´s goals,
allowing the consolidation of current
business processes, and the approval of
the plans implemented in the event of
activity disruption.
Mr Juan Cocci
Country Manager, PROSEGUR ARGENTINA
About PROSEGUR:
co, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay). In Asia,
Prosegur is present in Singapore and India.
In this last country, through a Joint Venture
with SIS, one of the leading security
groups in Asia.
ISO Standard for Business Continuity
Management
Several courses and workshops were
necessary to train the staff involved, a
team of internal auditors was created
with the active participation of supervisors,
managers and the whole staff for
defining and updating procedures and
continuity plans.
We have no doubt that the impact of
BS 25999-1 Certification, granted by the
biggest and worldwide leader Certification
Network, IQNet, was very positive
either to our clients as to the managing
and operational levels in our company.
The improvements implemented
demonstrate that the
Prosegur is one of the leading companies
in the private security in the world and also
a provider of security global services including
all the customer needs in the sector,
assuming the role of the specialist in
analyze, design, plan, operate and maintain
of security services.
Prosegur currently counts with a team of
over 150,000 employees around the world
between Europe (Germany, Spain, France,
Portugal and Romania) and Latin America
(Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexi-
Following from the pioneering efforts
built upon certifications to BS 25999-
2:2007, an ISO standard ISO 22301 was recently
released. IQNet will also be offering
certification to this ISO standard through
its global partner network.
Click here to read the spanish version
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DQS eSolutions: Innovation goes online!
Evaluate and develop your management system
By DQS
DQS eSolutions has been started.
The platform, which offers online
self-evaluations and eLearning on
the subject of management systems
and international standards, was developed
by DQS Holding GmbH, the
umbrella organization of the international
DQS UL Group.
DQS eSolutions merges two important
components into one strong foundation:
DQS eAssessment and DQS eLearning.
When it comes to questions on management
systems and the structure and conduct
of audits, users are given important
input and impetus. Sebastian Timmel,
Chief Developer: “DQS eAssessment is a
comfortable, affordable, and easy-to-use
way to evaluate your own management
system. It is ideally suited to internal auditing,
gap analyses, or to prepare
for a certification process.” DQS eAssessment
offers a variety of modules on
popular management systems, as well as
general business subjects. Checklists and
tools for analyses supply a solid appraisal
of the maturity of the entire management
systems or parts thereof. This allows for
easy deduction of the next steps in the
continuous improvement process.
The platform’s eLearning component allows
auditors and other experts to share
their know-how with the users. The system
encourages employees, technical
experts and supervisors to expand their
horizons in regards to management systems,
standards, and audits.
“We are offering DQS eSolutions worldwide
in almost all markets, which is why
we designed it in English from the beginning,“
states Sebastian Timmel. “We continue
to expand our portfolio step-bystep,
both content-wise and by adding
multi-lingual user interfaces”. Subjects
already implemented on DQS eSolutions
include Quality Management according
to ISO 9001, Occupational Health and
Safety (BS OHSAS 18001), Energy Management
(ISO 50001), and Service Excellence
based on the German specification
DIN SPEC 77224.
Sebastian Timmel, 26
Diplom-Wirtschaftsinformatiker (BA)
since 2011 Innovation Manager,
International Business Development
Contact:
DQS GmbH
Rainer Lauer
Marketing & Communication
August-Schanz-Straße 21
60433 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)69 95427-161
Fax: +49 (0)69 95427-404
Mail: rainer.lauer@dqs.de
Web: www.dqs.de
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IQNet welcomes a new Member in Greece
By Dr. Argyris Tzamtzis General Director / MIRTEC S.A.
IQNet has appointed MIRTEC SA as
a new Member in Greece. MIRTEC SA
is the accredited Certification Body
with the broadest range of accreditation
scope in Greece and the only Hellenic
Certification Body with private
laboratories. The company is active
in Management Systems and Product
Certification, Applied Research
and Technological Development,
in a wide range of business sectors,
materials and products, allowing its
customers to achieve improved Products,
Processes, Performance and
Profitability.
MIRTEC SA is under the supervision
of the Greek Ministry of Development,
with the Greek State as the main shareholder
and acts as the National
Accredited Certification Body.
In January 2012, the company, which
operates since 1985, absorbed two renowned
Greek technological centres,
CERECO & CLOTEFI, thus reinforcing the
national infrastructure and empowering
and improving the offered services.
Later, on the 1st of July 2012 all the certification
activities of ELOT were transferred
to MIRTEC S.A. according to the
national law 4038/2012.
Systems and Product certification
IQNet’s new Member, MIRTEC, is an Accredited
Certification Body for Products
and Systems Certification.
Regarding Systems MIRTEC is accredited
according to ΕLΟΤ ΕΝ ISO/IEC 17021 for:
• Pressure Equipment - Transportable
Pressure Equipment, Simple Pressure
Vessels, Gas Appliances
• Marine Equipment - Machinery
Equipment, Construction Products, Lifts,
Toys certification Fire‐Extinguishers Performance
Certification and Fire doors,
Steel Reinforcing bars, Welding Procedure
/ Welders Certification, Cementious
adhesives, OEKO‐TEX® Standard 100 and
1000 for textiles certification.
MIRTEC will soon be accredited for Solar
collectors – SOLAR KEYMARK (CEN)
and Electrical cables – CENELEC, HAR
marking.
IQNet considers MIRTEC to be a worthy
partner. The company is well established
in the domestic market and has lately expanded
its certification activities in Cyprus,
Turkey, Romania and China.
As a new partner of IQNet, MIRTEC intends
to promote IQNet certification
and offer value‐adding services to customers
in Greece as well as to all countries
where MIRTEC provides services.
Dr. Argyris Tzamtzis
General Director / MIRTEC S.A.
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Expanding IQNet Presence in Mexico - SIGE
By Sociedad Internacional de Gestión y Evaluación SIGE, s.c.,
is granted IQNet recognition
Sociedad Internacional de Gestión y
Evaluación, SIGE, S.C. (International
Society of Management and Assessment
SIGE, S.C.), has the great pleasure
to announce its origin from a
recently consolidated strategic alliance
between Normalización y Certificación
Electrónica, S.C. (NYCE) and
the Asociación de Normalización y
Certificación, A.C. (Association for
standardization and Certification,
A.C. (ANCE) to jointly offer services
for the certification of Management
Systems. This merger sums the talents
and skills of both Certification
Bodies; combining them into a larger
player and IQNet partner in the
Mexican market.
The new organization is named Sociedad
Internacional de Gestión y Evaluación,
SIGE, S.C. On 06 March 2012, The
Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación (The
Mexican Accreditation Entity (EMA)
granted SIGE the 85/12 accreditation
as management systems Certification
Body, thus crystallizing the merger that
began more than two years ago.
The accreditation of SIGE covers 15 sectors
of economic activity (NACE CODE);
an excellent result of the sum of talents
between NYCE and ANCE. In this way,
SIGE joins brilliantly to the national effort
of conformity assessment and accredited
certification of management systems
with the firm aim at becoming the certification
body number one in México to
promote the theme of quality in organizations
of products and services.
IQNet has accepted ANCE-SIGE as one
partner to continue the valuable collaboration
ANCE and IQNet have had over
the past 5 years. With this recognition
SIGE hopes to contribute to strengthen
the presence of IQNet in all the Mexican
territory by making customers aware of
the importance of belonging to the largest
and most prestigious network of certification
agencies worldwide.
As befits an organization that was born
of strong parentage, SIGE bases its success
on its:
Mission:
To be a Certification Body committed
to the development of its users, seeking
greater participation in the market,
working with transparency, efficiency
and honesty in the services offered and
consolidating the brand SIGE.
Vision:
To be recognized as the leading body
of the conformity assessment in Mexico,
operating ethically and profitable. All
the above based on the
Values of SIGE:
Respect, recognition, impartiality, efficiency,
ethics and human development.
SIGE has started their operation attending
included organizations within the
accredited sectors, home...
included within the accredited sectors
that initially are:
• 09 printing companies.
• 12 Chemicals, chemical products and
fibres.
• 17 Basic metals and fabricated metal
products.
• 18 Machinery and equipment.
• 29 Trade at the wholesale and retail;
repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles
and personal and household goods.
• 31 Transport, storage and communication.
• 34 Engineering services.
• 35. Other services.
• 36. Public administration.
• 37. Education.
SIGE is now operating within the
accredited sectors, starting with
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the transfer of certifications from both
NYCE and ANCE,. It is worth mentioning,
in particular, that this achievement
was made possible by a dedicated and
competent staff team that is part of of
the Sociedad Internacional de Gestión y
Evaluación SIGE, S.C.
With this union SIGE hopes to contribute
to strengthen the presence of IQNet
in all the Mexican territory by make our
users aware of the importance of belonging
to the largest and most prestigious
network of certification worldwide
agencies
Gabriel Carreto
Oralia Perez
Pedro Cano
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ISO CASCO Plenary in Colombia
By ICONTEC International, IQNet Partner from Colombia
From October 10 to 12, 2012, the XXI
Plenary meeting of ISO CASCO International
Technical Committee was
held in Bogotá, being this the first
city outside Europe where this meeting
is held.
CASCO is the ISO International Committee
that jointly works standardization
and conformity assessment activities.
Besides, it is responsible for
the preparation of standards such as
ISO-IEC 17020, ISO-IEC 17021, ISO-IEC
17024, ISO-IEC 17025, ISO-IEC 17049,
ISO-IEC 17065 and future ISO-IEC 1767
standard.
The scope of this committee is to develop
standards related to conformity
assessment activities such as
testing, inspection and certification, in
order to ensure that products, processes,
services, people, systems, and organizations
fulfill the requirements specified
in each international standard.
Previous to the plenary, an “Open day”
was held, where the Working Groups in
ISO CASCO Committee presented the
advances made during the year in relation
to standards published and under
development, among them: ISO/IEC
17024, Conformity assessment -- General
requirements for bodies operating
certification of persons; ISO/IEC 17020
Conformity assessment -- Requirements
for the operation of various types of
bodies performing inspection; and ISO/
IEC 17065 Conformity assessment -- Requirements
for bodies certifying products,
processes and services.
Among the standards under development
are the standards concerning to
terminology related to persons´ competence,
principles and guidelines for determining
audit times for management
systems, and competence requirements
for the certification of quality management
systems.
The opening ceremony was in charge
of Ms. María Zulema Vélez, ICONTEC Executive
Director. She highlighted the
significance of this event addressed to
develop standards which will provide
the accreditation criteria to be used by
certifying bodies.
Also, she emphasized on the importance
that Colombia had been chosen
as the event venue, because it allows a
higher participation of Caribbean area,
Central and South America.
In turn, Mr. Rob Steele, ISO and ISO
CASCO Secretary-General, mentioned
specially the hard work carried out by
ICONTEC for this event. He also called
on the 150 international experts who
were attending the Plenary, to permanently
use the information technologies,
and above all, to take advantage
of the opportunity created by communication
through social networks for
being able to disseminate their messages
to the public.
During the plenary, each Working
Group and liaison group presented
their reports on the work made. Additionally,
there were three special
guests who shared their experiences
in the field of conformity assessment:
Victoria Ivanova, representative of the
World Anti-Doping agency (WADA) Accreditation
Laboratory; Mario Wittner,
who has broad experience on conformity
assessment, and Marsha Cheddi,
representative of United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations
Scheme for sustainable development
mechanisms.
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In the framework of this event, and
some days before the Plenary, other
technical activities promoted by ICON-
TEC were carried out, among them a
three-day workshop on ISO/IEC 17024,
and two international Forums open to
the public, one about ISO/IEC 17020 for
Inspection Services and another about
ISO 17025, addressed to laboratories.
Contact
Tel.: (571) 607 88 88 Ext.: 1345 -1340
Línea de atención al cliente: 01 8000 94
9000
Carrera 37 N.° 52 - 95
Bogotá - Colombia
www.icontec.org
ONAC, the National Metrology Institute,
Indumil and Peter Unger, Chair of
International Laboratory Accreditation
Cooperation (ILAC) for the 2010-2012
term, participated in the latter.
It is important to emphasize that although
this is a technical topic, and it is
addressed to organizations which carry
out conformity assessment activities, it
is of upmost importance for consumers,
since the final goal is to build confidence
in processes, products and services.
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MSZT Customer Day
By MSZT
On 4th October, 2012, continuing
the success of previous years, IQNet’s
Hungarian Partner the Hungarian
Standards Institution (MSZT) held its
Customer Day. The event was held in
the headquarters of MSZT in Budapest.
For this event, both the representatives
of MSZT’s certified partners and stakeholders
in standardization were invited.
The aim of the conference was strengthening
the relationship between the different
partners and providing information
about the new services offered by MSZT.
The subjects of Customer Day covered
several areas. After the opening and
welcome speech by Mr. György Pónyai,
Managing Director of MSZT, the following
presentations were given:
The role of certified quality management
system in activities of Professional
Disaster Management Organisations
(Dr. Tímea Gyurka /Mrs./ Fire-fighter
Lieutenant Colonel, Quality Manager,
National Directorate General for Disaster
Management, Ministry of the Interior)
Operation of the triple integrated
management systems at TIGÁZ Group
on the basis of legal compliance
(Mrs. Mária Harsányiné Kerezsi Director
of Human Resources, Organization and
Informatics Department, TIGÁZ Zrt.)
Verification of Cosmetics – Good Manufacturing
Practices (GMP) according
to MSZ EN ISO 22716:2008 and information
on changes in standards
(Mrs. Lívia Szalai Head of MSZT Secretariat
for Certification)
The new Data Protection Act - requirements
of processing of personal data
(Dr. Zsolt Horváth /Mr./ Managing Director,
INFOBIZ Kft.)
The importance of Information Security
issues at MVMI Informatika Zrt.
(Mr. György Nemes IT Security and
Quality Manager, MVMI Informatika Zrt.)
Overview and practical use of the
new food labelling regulation (No.
1169/2011/EU) and material safety
data sheet regulation (No. 82/2012
Ministry of Rural Development)
(Mrs. Katalin Ősz Food Law Project Manager,
FOOD & AGRO CONSULTING Kft.)
Between the presentations Gold Certificates
were handed over.
Since 2008, MSZT has recognized its
certified partners’ commitments to
management systems by issuing an
award called Gold Certificates. This certificate
can be provided to those companies
whose management system is
operated as well as developed effectively
and excellently moreover their
certificate is continuously maintained
by MSZT for more than 12 years.
Previously honoured partners:
• TVT Vagyonvédelmi ZRt.
• DUNASTYR Polisztirolgyártó Zrt.
• Hisztopatológia Kft. Hisztopatológiai
Laboratórium
• COLUMBIAN Tiszai Koromgyártó Kft.
• FRAMOCHEM Francia-Magyar Finomkémiai
Kft.
• MERIAN Foods Élelmiszeripari Kft.
• Magyar Villamos Művek Zrt.
• Pápai Hús 1913 Kft.
• POLAR STÚDIÓ Kft. Elektromos
Fővállalkozás
• PROLAN Elektronikai Gyár Kft.
• Siemens Zrt.
• Szegedi Finomöntöde Kft.
• Vasép Vasipari Kft.
• INFOPLAN Mérnökiroda Kft.
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• Modinvest Kft.
• DBM Banktechnika Kft.
• Schneider-Electric Hungária Villamossági
Zrt.
• MTA KFKI Atomenergia Kutatóintézet
• Fabricom Electrical PVV Kft.
• Zábrák Környezetvédelmi és Szolgáltató
Kft.
At the conclusion, MSZT’s Managing
Director summarized the main points of
presentations, thanked the preparation
and work of performers and the participation.
Taking into consideration the
great interest of our partners the Customer
Day will be held next year again.
During the Customer Day Mr. György
Pónyai, Managing Director of MSZT
handed over the Gold Certificate to the
following companies:
TIGÁZ Zrt. - The scope of its quality
management system:
universal natural gas service provider
licensee activity, natural gas trade
The certificate was taken over by Mrs.
Mária Harsányiné Kerezsi the company’s
Director of Human Resources, Organization
and Informatics Department.
VEIKI-VNL Electric Large Laboratories
Ltd. - The scope of its quality management
system: development, tests
and product certification of electrical
equipment.
Trans-Global Environmental Ltd.
- The scope of its quality and environmental
management system: transport,
handling, collection and storage
of hazardous and non-hazardous
wastes
The certificate was received by Mrs. Éva
Sprecherné Sági Managing Director.
The nearly 100 guests who attended
the event received information about
the operational practices of management
systems in organizations of different
size, the new certification services,
and the anticipatory changes in standards,
as well as some important modification
to legislation.
Contact
Hungarian Standards Institution
Horváth Mihály tér 1.
HU-1082 Budapest
Hungary
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Newsletter No22
DQS UL Group establishes new company
for Food Safety Solutions
By DQS
DQS UL Group has grown by adding
another subsidiary: with DQS
UL CFSI / DQS UL Food Safety Solutions
GmbH, located in Frankfurt am
Main (Germany), the group focusses
on the requirements of safety and
hygiene management. Managing
Director of the new company, which
commenced operations in June
2012, is Dr.-Ing. Sied Sadek.
Interview
What exactly is the range of services
offered by this new member of DQS
UL Group, and who are your target
customers
Our main focus is on consumer goods,
particularly food and feed, textiles, cosmetics,
and other articles of daily use.
At this time, our service portfolio comprises
of more than 40 different
standards and legal requirements, such
as the industry standards FSSC, IFS Standard,
IFS Logistics, IFS Broker, IFS HPC; as
well as BRC IoP and BRC Consumer. We
are also authorized certification body
for the SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange)
guidelines. With all of this, we
are able to cover all of the essential requirements
for safety and hygiene management
that manufacturers, logistics
providers, and retailers have to meet
along their chain of supply.
The new company used to be a business
unit within DQS GmbH. What
spoke in favour of spinning off this
unit into an independent company
The “Food Safety” unit of DQS GmbH
was established in the year 2002, and
had already received their first authorizations
for QS and BRC. In the course of
the years, though, this unit had grown
disproportionately, developing into a
compact-sized “one-stop” competence
centre, where customers were provided
with everything from the initial contact
all the way through to the issue of their
certificate. In addition, the boundaries
between product and system certification
are more in flux in our business
sector than most other. It was therefore
only logical to take this step now, especially
in light of an internationally growing
market.
What will change for your customers now
The new company structure will allow
us much more proximity to our
customers, an opportunity that is particularly
close to my heart: I intend to
spend about 80 % of my time in direct
customer contact. We want to use faceto-face
meetings to consistently align
our services with the needs of our customers,
as well as to win new customers.
And being a 100 % subsidiary of
DQS UL Group, we enjoy the backing
of a strong full-service provider. So no
matter which assessment services our
customers need to maintain or improve
their competitive ability - they can be
provided from one source.
Dr.-Ing. Sied Sadek
since 2012 Managing Director DQS UL CFSI / DQS UL
Food Safety Solutions GmbH
2002 – 2012 Director, International Business Development
2002 Manager, Marketing and Sales DQS International
1998 – 2002 Auditor and authorized representative, DQS Iran
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Newsletter No22
Goetz Blechschmidt new Managing Director of DQS
GmbH, Germany
By DQS
Mr. Goetz Blechschmidt was announced
the new Managing Director
of DQS GmbH in Germany as of
September 1st, 2012. Until the end
of the year, he will be leading the
company along with Mr. Michael
Drechsel. Starting in January 2013,
Mr. Drechsel will focus completely on
his duties as member of the Management
Board of DQS UL Group and on
his function as IQNet President.
Contact:
DQS GmbH
Rainer Lauer
Marketing & Communication
August-Schanz-Straße 21
60433 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)69 95427-161
Fax: +49 (0)69 95427-404
Mail: rainer.lauer@dqs.de
Web: www.dqs.de
About DQS-UL Group:
The DQS-UL Group is an independent and competent
management partner for companies of
every size and all business sectors - offers objective
assessments according to about 100 approved
norms and technical or industry-specific
standards. DQS-UL Group, based in Frankfurt am
Main (Germany), focuses completely on assessments
and certifications of management systems
and processes.
DQS-UL auditors - objective and competent
More than 2,300 DQS-UL auditors worldwide
present a wide range of experience and proximity
to their customers. In addition to the DQS-
UL branch knowledge and social competence
the customers respect the auditor´s analytical
abilities and proven practical knowledge of standards
and processes. Customers located worldwide
appreciate our cross-cultural competences.
International presence - global practice
With 48,000 certified locations in more than 100
countries the DQS-UL Group belongs to the top
group of international management certification
bodies. More than 80 offices in more than
60 countries ensure a large scope of assessment
services which guarantees customer proximity
and lasting added value. The DQS-UL Group cooperation
with “The International Certification
Network” IQNet enhances the certification of
globally active companies. DQS is established as
a founding member of IQNet.
Appreciation in the market
DQS-UL Group ensures the lasting success of
companies by sustained assessments of management
systems and business processes. The services
focus on quality, environmental, industrial, and
safety management. Risk management, information
security and business excellence are gaining
importance at an increasing rate.
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