ISO 9000 refers to a series of standards that define the requirements of the Quality Management System standards in general. One of them is ISO 9001 Quality Management System standardcovers the requirements that an organization or organization must comply with in order to obtain ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification. The current version is ISO 9001: 2008. Because the latest update was made in 2000 after the updates made in 2008.

Regardless of their size and the sector in which they operate, any organization may request an ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certificate. Before that, however, the ISO 9001 standard must be established and managed in that organization.

According to the sectors in which the organizations operate ISO standards has also been developed. Here are a few of them:

  • ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System
  • ISO 27001 Information Security Management System
  • EN 15038 Translation Services Management System
  • ISO 15504 Software Process Evaluation System
  • ISO 22716 Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practice System
  • GMP Good Manufacturing Practice System
  • BRC Food, Food Safety System
  • Azotex Safe Textile System
  • HOTEQ 500 Hotel Quality Management System
  • Halal Food Standards

On the basis of all these standards ISO 9001 Quality Management System approach. It is very easy for the organizations that have this certificate to establish and integrate one of the above mentioned quality systems in their enterprises according to their field of activity.

Once the system has been installed in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 9001 standard and all processes and documentation have been completed, the organization is required to manage this system for a period of time prior to certification work. This has no duration. The general practice is that the organizations have implemented the Quality Management System in a healthy way for at least three months. When the organization feels ready, it may apply to a certification body and request that the 9001 Quality Management System Certificate be issued.

ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certificate TURCERT is one of the organizations accredited to give. TÜRCERT continues to carry out these activities while remaining true to the principles of impartiality and independence.

Once the Application Form is completed and submitted to the certification body, if an agreement is reached, a contract is drawn up between the two parties. With the signing of this contract, certification works begin. In order to obtain a Quality Certificate, it is sufficient for the certification body to be accredited.

The certification body appoints an auditor and starts the audit work. Certification bodies and auditors acting on their behalf operate impartially and independently. At the end of the studies, the auditors prepare a report and submit it to the certification body. The certification body conducts an evaluation based on this report and, if convinced that the organization deserves to receive the certificate, issues the Quality Certificate and delivers it to the organization.

If you want to get more information about where to apply for the Quality Certificate, do not waste time to apply to the managers and employees of the TÜRCERT certification body operating in the field of certification studies, inspection and test studies and training services.