ISO has just launched an ePub edition of one of its most successful publications, ISO 9001 for Small Businesses. The original paper publication, in plain language and through numerous concrete examples from a wide range of sectors, helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to understand and implement ISO’s globally known standard for quality management systems, […]

Listeria Outbreak at Jensen Farms in Colorado is being called by the CDC the worst outbreak in a decade. These incidents revolving around contaminated cantaloupe are an unfortunate indication that farms should be considered to be production sites, much like a facility that processes foods. Growing a fruit or vegetable is after all a process. […]

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UL DQS Inc. has launched a dedicated website for its full curriculum of online and classroom ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Standard and Superior Energy Performance (SEP) training. SEP is a new certification program that provides industrial facilities with a road map for achieving continual improvement in energy efficiency. These courses, offered by […]

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UL DQS Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Energy to provide Superior Energy Performance (SEP) training. SEP is a new certification program that provides industrial facilities with a roadmap for achieving continual improvement in energy efficiency. “All of our classes are taught by highly experienced instructors who […]

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UL DQS Inc., one of the leading certification bodies for management systems in the world, has received accreditation by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) for its occupational health and safety management systems OHSAS 18001 program. “At UL DQS we have been able to help our clients achieve a health and safety […]

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UL DQS Inc., one of the leading certification bodies for management systems in the world, has recently received accreditation of its ISO 50001 Energy Management System program by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). ISO 50001 enables an organization to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance, including […]

The article posted on greenbiz.com states, “System efficiency opportunities produce energy savings that dwarf component-based efficiency improvements by an order of magnitude,” said R. Neal Elliott, associate director for research, ACEEE. “One of the cornerstones of systems-based efficiency is information and communication technologies, such as the Internet, affordable sensors, and computing capacity that are the […]

Most government and defense contracts require technology service providers to have some type of ISO certificate and CMMI maturity level 3. These requirements sound very simple; however, implementation is quite complex. There are three ISO standards and two different versions of the CMMI model that apply to technology companies. This has become a challenge for small […]

Recently, I was auditing an organization for an ISO 20000-1 registration. I was surprised to see that every individual was ITIL foundation certified. Around 40% of the staff was ITIL masters certified. I could not resist asking the CIO, “When you have already invested so much on ITIL, why do you need the ISO 20000 […]

Anyone who is keeping up with the political primaries is well aware of actions taken by politicians along the campaign trail.  Every misstep is documented, scrutinized and goes viral rapidly.  The same can be said about food safety missteps at the manufacturing level.  Now that we have the technology to test for outbreaks rapidly and […]