Dear BrianRost
A direct method to know about it is the ISO web site http://www.iso.org/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage.
There you can use the link ISO 9000 / ISO 14000.
In fact the ISO 9001 code itslef can straightaway be used to write a QMP.
And the QMP that you write, can be given a lookover by...
Of late, most of the regulations have been encouraging innovation. That is, the time since regulating bodies have started realising the full potential of 'globalisation'.
It is appropriate that the bodies are named 'regulating' bodies. Else they would be 'control' bodies which implies...
Dear MadMango,
I can suggest three remedies.
They are in ascending order of usage.
If handled with care and finesse, they yield desired results without heartburns else they may boomerang. But then all medicines are poisons if not handled with care.
One
Conduct an audit of the top...
Hi imtiyaz
I, unfortunately, could not respond to your request. I am not sure whether a 'questionnaire' will help now (it probably is too late) as the audit for your company must be over?
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Tommy
You will yet be the messiah.
Do the stubborn mindsets leave you alone to let you pursue with the alternative? If yes, then the answer to your first poser is yes. If no, then it is double work because eventually you may have to align with the flow.
Incidentally, we are attempting...
Quietly withdrawing to familiar settings is, of course, the easiest and the safest. One has to resort to that at times to keep one's sanity intact. The key phrase is "at times", but if made a practice, the strategy becomes self-destructive. Why should one not speak out? I find it very...
Dear boilerman and everyone!
We were accredited to ISO 9001 in 1994. Initially, the apparent enormity of paperwork was overwhelming. But we soon realised, and it was corroborated by our accrediting agency too, that there is absolutely no necessity of bulky procedures and paperwork. A tip: go...
I trust this post helps Nandkumar.
Your consultant's advice is okay and is borne out by the codes as well. A metallic structure does not need any additional lightning conducting devices provided the structure is electrically continuous and is effectively grounded. What this means is that the...
Check if the motor has a uni-directional fan (attached to the shaft on the non-driving end). If yes, it would mean inadequate cooling of the motor and the overeload. You may need a bi-directional fan. <p>rajiv krishen<br><a href=mailto:rk@ktind.com>rk@ktind.com</a><br>
At one time or the other, one comes across people with biased minds. Such people may prefer the opinions of a particular group even when the opinions are patently wrong or dangerous. Seen in the larger perspective of the well being of an organisation or society, changing their mindset is a...