Certification

Linde’s New York Plant Receives Responsible Care Certification

21st Dec 2011

Linde in North America has received certification under the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care programme

Global Food Safety Conference 2012

Event: 15th Feb 2012 – 17th Feb 2012 by JChowdhury

LRQA is a premium sponsor of the Global Food Safety Conference 2012 organised by the Consumer Goods Forum and themed ‘Advancing Global Food safety Through Collaboration’. It will take place in Orlando (USA), from February 15 to 17. Over 1,000 food safety specialists from more than 60 countries are expected to join the conference in [...]

LRQA becomes first certification body to be accredited by UKAS for ISO 28000 Certification

30th Aug 2011

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has today announced that Lloyds Register of Quality Assurance (LRQA) has become the first certification body to be accredited for ISO 28000 certification.

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Implementation & Certification against ISO 50001 – Webinar Featuring Ed Pinero

19th Jul 2011

A pre-recorded Global Webinar is now available. It includes an overview of ISO 50001 and its benefits as well as looking in depth at the steps required against the implementation and certification processes.

LRQA Business Assurance welcomes launch of new Energy Management System (EnMS) Standard – ISO 50001

15th Jun 2011

With energy one of the most critical challenges facing the international community, the June publication of the ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems (EnMS) standard has generated a wealth of interest globally…

LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast Series, Episode 10 – Interview with GFSI’s 1st Chairman of the Board

15th Mar 2011 by Alex Briggs

In the 10th and final episode of the 2011 LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast Series, Fons Schmid, the Global Food Safety Initiative’s (GFSI) first Chairman of the Board and currently the Independent Chairman of the Board of Stakeholders of the Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC) talked to our editor about the key issues facing the food sector. He took a look back at some of the historical issues and how those have been addressed by the sector, some of the issues that the sector is currently facing as well as looking ahead to the issues that will define the food sector over the coming years.

Food Safety and IT Security fastest growing Management System Standards

5th Jan 2011 by Alex Briggs

According to the latest ISO survey, ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System Standard) certification is up 70% year on year, with ISO/IEC 27001 (IT Security Management System Standard) certification being up by 40% in 2009 as compared to 2008.

To find out more about the value of independent, third-party certification, visit www.lrqa.com/businessassurance

ISO 9001 Certifications top 1 Million Globally

4th Jan 2011 by Alex Briggs

The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has announced that over one million ISO 9001 certificates have now been issued globally. The latest ISO survey (published in October 2010) includes information through the end of 2009 and shows that certificates have now been issued in 178 countries.

For more information, visit www.iso.org

LRQA amongst first to be UKAS accredited for FSSC 22000

21st Dec 2010

LRQA is proud to announce that they are now accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for FSSC 22000 the global food safety standard.

Wabtec/LRQA IRIS certification case study

8th Nov 2010 by Alex Briggs

The Wabtec Corporation is a leading supplier of value-added, technology-based products and services for rail, transit and other global industries. Wabtec has about 50 manufacturing plants, service centers and sales offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, Australia and South America and about 5,000 employees.

In this podcast, Bruce Thomas, Wabtec’s Quality Manager, talked to us about IRIS certification, how LRQA Business Assurance helps Wabtec meet stakeholder expectations and the importance of a robust assessment process.

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