The long awaited ISO 13485:2016 update is finally here! For the first time since 2003, there is a new revision of the ISO 13485 standard, as of February 25, 2016. This is the 3rd edition of this standard. Unlike ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016 has not transitioned to the high level structure. The new version is based […]

DQS Inc. is proud to say that we have had our first customer successfully upgrade to ISO 9001:2015. Congratulations to Extron, Inc.! Please see their statement on the upgrade below.   Extron, Inc. is proud and excited to be the first DQS customer to be certified to the new ISO 9001:2015 Standard.  This would not […]

We are thrilled to be able to share with you the below article written by Edward Grissom, General Manager at DQS Lebanon. In the article Grissmon shares a conversation he had with one of their customers about transitioning to ISO 9001:2015 and shows the evolving opinion the customers can have about it when they are […]

Following the articles we were able to share with our customers from DQS Argentina and DQS Taiwan, we are now proud to present an article by Soong KV from DQS Malaysia. Changes of this latest version of ISO 9001 compare to its previous version of year 2008 are significant and accommodate to current management system […]

DQS Inc. is proud to be a global company with offices all around the world. We were recently able to share an article on the ISO 9001:2015 revision from our Argentina office and are now proud to present a question and answer document from Rock Chang, Managing Director of DQS Taiwan Inc. Check out his Question […]

DQS Inc.’s ANAB accreditation now includes ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 and can transition clients to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015. The transition is recognized on the ANAB website. DQS is accredited to issue ANAB-accredited certificates following the transition requirements within ANAB’s Accreditation Rule 21.

The new version of ISO 9001 brought a lot of changes and new requirements. Among them, the introduction of the concept of ‘interested parties’ is particularly interesting. So far in the evolution of this standard through the years and through the different stages of development, the customer has been almost the sole focus, mentioning suppliers, […]

The revision process of the ISO9001:2015 quality management standard is now finally complete.  It was approved with an overwhelming majority and not a single country voted against the FDIS. Now, ISO is pleased to announce the official publication of ISO 9001:2015 on its website, and the standard can be purchased from ANSI. For consistency, ISO has decided to […]

On Tuesday, September 15, ISO 14001:2015 was published, concluding the revision of this environmental management standard. A copy of the standard can be purchased on the ANSI website. The revised standard introduces a completely new structure as well as some requirements to respond to changes in industry and broader user interests. ISO 14001:2015 has a […]

Over the past few years we have seen a global consensus emerge on the content and vocabulary of the two basic management systems standards, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. As the final versions get to ballot by over 120 country representatives, it is important to recognize and thank the volunteer experts representing all stakeholders.  It […]