Categorie serviciu: Other Certifications

Why certification?

SRAC is a Representative of IQNet Ltd, authorized to promote and represent IQNet Ltd for SA8000 audit and certification services.
IQNet Ltd is the Swiss certification body accredited by SAAS (Social Accountability Accreditation Services) and providing audit and certification services worldwide.
IQNet Ltd is also a member of APSCA (Association of Professional Social Compliance Auditors).
Services are provided with local/regional qualified IQNet Ltd auditors.
Upon the successful completion of the certification process, client organizations will receive the IQNet Ltd accredited SA8000 certificate.
More details on IQNet Ltd can be found at http://www.iqnet-ltd.com

ATTENTION!

SA8000 Certificates are valid only as they are issued by a body accredited by Social Accountability Accreditation Services (SAAS), e.g. IQNet Ltd.

Currently, besides IQNet Ltd, there are only several bodies at international level that can provide this service.

This is very clearly stated on the Social Accountability Accreditation Services (SAAS) website:

“NOTICE: Only organizations listed on this page are accredited by SAAS and have the ability to grant recognized SA8000 certificates. Any other claim is false and should be reported to SAAS.  If you see an SA8000 certificate issued by an organization not listed on this page, it has been issued outside of the approved process.“

IQNet Ltd Capabilities

• global coverage;
• consistent assessment approach;
• qualified auditing resources, proficient in regional labour laws and local languages;
• IQNet Ltd is the biggest certification network in the world;
• IQNet Ltd certificate grants to customers the use of IQNet Ltd exclusive registered mark, which is known around the world as a synonym of Quality.

IQNet Ltd SA8000 certification provides independent assurance and confidence that an organization’s social accountability management system has been effectively implemented. This confidence is enhanced through IQNet Ltd’s global presence, dominance, credibility and reputation in management systems certification.

Every organization can demonstrate its commitment to socially responsible business practices by the implementation and certification of a social accountability management system.

Useful information

SA8000:2014 Standard, find here.
IQNet Ltd Transition Policy to SA8000:2014, click here.

What is SEDEX?

Organizations need to understand and monitor global spread supplier chains, while effectively cooperating with such business partners in driving continual improvement. At the same time, suppliers need to demonstrate their ethical commitment and undertaking, while sometimes facing the challenge of various specifications, codes and standards required by their customers. 

Process

IQNet Ltd SMETA assessment provides independent assurance and confidence on the progress in the implementation of an organisation’s ethical and socially responsible practices.
IQNet Ltd Capabilities:

• Global coverage using local resources
• Qualified auditing resources, proficient in regional labor laws and local languages
• Upload of the audit reports in Sedex Advance Platform and follow-up of the improvement initiatives

Audit Process Overview

• Application: An application is signed and the audit planning process is initiated.
• Audit Initiation: The audit is launched in Sedex Advance.
• On-site Audit: Full system assessment to verify conformance of the organisation systems, policies, procedures and practices with SMETA requirements.
• Audit Report Upload in Sedex Platform: Upon the completion of the SMETA audit, the audit report and related corrective action plan report are uploaded in Sedex Advance.
• Audit Follow-up: Follow-up of the organisation’s corrections and corrective actions to address any identified weaknesses. Can be done through a desktop review of the evidence provided by the organisation in Sedex Advance or through an on-site visit.
• Regular Audits: Periodic audits will be conducted to ensure that effective implementation of the SMETA requirements is being maintained.

• New business opportunities: ISO 28000 certification can help the organization gain a competitive advantage and attract new customers. To customers and all those interested, proves that controls have been put in place in order to reduce the risks in the supply chain, protecting the personal security of goods and services. This helps to simplify trade relations and, in some cases, even reduces the time required to transport goods across borders, and high-value or dangerous goods can be transported globally and stored in a safer way.
• Supply chain risk management: by monitoring and managing security risks in the organization and supply chain, ISO 28000 certification helps protect processes and allows management to concentrate resources in the most problematic areas.
• Improving efficiency and reducing costs: ISO 28000 certification allows transport and logistics organizations to improve their efficiency based on the norms and directives in the field. For an organization, it is now possible to evaluate security management practices against international best practices, leading to lower costs by reducing security incidents and the amounts paid for insurance.

Why certification in compliance to ISO 28000?

As global trade grows, so do the ways in which criminals can infiltrate an organization’s supply chain. Risks can be reduced by means of ISO 28000 certification.

The standard is designed for organizations that want to improve their security processes in terms of prevention, implementation, traceability and documentation. In addition, a security management system contributes significantly to increasing the level of security awareness on all levels of the organization. The security standards that are already implemented (AEO, C-TPAT, TAPA, etc.) can be gathered in a single complete system in accordance with ISO 28000.

With the implementation of a security management system in accordance with ISO 28000, an organization improves its reliability and security for the entire supply chain.

About the standard

The standard has requirements for:

Upon the certification process successfully completed, SRAC certified organizations:

• have the right to use SRAC and IQNet conformity marks for advertising purposes;
• are regularly informed on the evolutions in certification area, by accessing SRAC website, events organized by SRAC.

Why certification?

For an organization to efficiently perform its activity, this should identify and manage more correlated activities.
Every successful organization should:

• To identify all the risks of its activities, including the risk regarding the safety in using the produced cosmetics;
• To use a logical and objective methodology in order to classify these risks according to their importance;
• To direct its good manufacturing practices so that it can follow the improvement and minimization of this kind of risks.

The implementation and certification of a system regarding the good manufacturing practices for cosmetics means the choosing of a systematic approach for the identification of the potential risks related to products safety and finding the actions needed for the elimination or reduction of such risks. The implemented system regarding good manufacturing practices represents a useful „tool” that allows organizations of any size or type to control the impact of activities, products, services upon the safety of the cosmetics it produces.

• Increased credibility and client trust: Certified companies inspire greater confidence in clients, which can lead to the acquisition of new contracts;
• Improved operational efficiency: The standard requires the implementation of well-documented and structured procedures;
• Enhanced organizational image: Demonstrates a strong commitment to quality, safety, and best practices;
• Competitive advantage: A certified organization gains a market edge, especially in securing complex contracts or entering international markets.

BS 7499:2013 gives the general lines for the organization of the companies, such as:

• Control room (design, localization, construction, facility, procedures, information, records, personnel)
• Human resources (selection and recruitment, health condition, work contract – terms and conditions, rules regarding work discipline, identification)  
• Equipment and uniform (work uniform, autos, other equipment, records of the equipment)
• Professional training (initial training, initial professional forming course, training of the supervisors from the control room, specialized training, exclusion from the professional training and qualifications transfer, taking over companies, improvement training, vocational courses, records of the courses)
• Suppliers (recruiters of the work force, qualifications of the subcontractors)
• Documents and data
• Security and protection services (execution, inspection, instructions, static locations, mobile patrol services, keys’ control).

Certification in compliance with BS 7499:2013 is suitable for: 

• Organizations providing security services; 
• Organizations installing alarm systems;
• Anyone responsible for security systems in buildings.

• Knowledge and application of specific legal requirements from the health system, on specific areas (hospitals, inpatient and outpatient care facilities, ambulance, medical laboratories, doctor’s offices, research centers, excellence centers, medical schools and universities);
• Lower clinical risks and enhanced patient satisfaction, requirement with obligatory monitoring starting February 2015;
• Increased score given by CASMB and CASA OPSANJ;
• A better score in the process of hospitals’ accreditation;
• A better resource management, including the financial resources and reduction of financial losses;
• Improved competitive position and a better image in mass media;
• Improvement of internal communication (both vertically and horizontally);
• An easier access of the forgivable funds for research/development in the medical field;
• Increased managerial abilities regarding the personnel involvement in the reduction of non-conformities in health services;
• Implementation and use of quality management techniques, methods and instruments in healthcare units;
• Continuous improvement of  organizational operability (through focus on the safety and quality of medical act and through the improvement of communication in the relationship with the patient);
• Development of the organizational abilities for the improvement of the key-performances through the use of a quality management system.

To whom it addresses?

Why SRAC?

SRAC verifies the implementation of the quality management system applied by the organization in compliance with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) no. 333/2011, SRAC being environment verifier as it is defined at section 2, point 20, in the Regulation (EU) no. 1221/2009.

Upon the certification process successfully completed, SRAC certified organizations:

• have the right to use SRAC conformity marks;
• are regularly informed on the evolutions in the quality and certification areas, by accessing SRAC website, events organized by SRAC;
• have the right to issue for every transport of scrap metal a conformity declaration in compliance with Annex III model of Regulation no.333/2011 that confirms that the respective metal scrap transport fulfills the criteria expressed in Regulation (EU) no.333/2011.

Why certification?

Every successful organization that has as scope collection, recycling, treatment of scrap metal, should:

• identify and satisfy the needs and expectations of its customers, as well as of its stakeholders, respectively employees, suppliers, owners, society, in order to obtain a competitive advantage, and to achieve this effectively;
• establish specific criteria determining when certain types of scrap metal cease to be waste.

SRAC can certify a management system in compliance with Regulation (EU) no. 1179/2012, because, in compliance with requirements of art.5, point (5) of this Regulation, it is accredited by RENAR as EMAS verification body, in compliance with Regulation (EU) no. 1221/2009.

Upon the certification process successfully completed, SRAC certified organizations:

• have the right to use SRAC conformity marks;
• are regularly informed on the evolutions in the quality and certification areas, by accessing SRAC website, events organized by SRAC;
• have the right to issue for every transport of glass cullet, a conformity declaration in compliance with Annex II model of Regulation no. 1179/2012, that confirms that the respective glass cullet transport, fulfills the criteria expressed in Regulation (EU) no.1179/2012.

Why certification?

Every successful organization that has as scope collection, recycling, treatment of glass cullet, should:

• identify and satisfy the needs and expectations of its customers, as well as of its stakeholders, respectively employees, suppliers, owners, society, in order to obtain a competitive advantage, and to achieve this in an effective way;  
• establish criteria determining when glass cullet ceases to be waste. Those criteria should ensure a high level of environmental protection.

Why SRAC?

SRAC can certify a management system in compliance with Regulation (EU) no. 715/2013, because, in compliance with requirements of art. 5, point (5) of this Regulation, it is accredited as EMAS verification body, in compliance with Regulation (EU) no. 1221/2009 by RENAR.

Upon the certification process successfully completed, SRAC certified organizations:

• have the right to use SRAC conformity marks;
• are regularly informed on the evolutions in the quality and certification areas, by accessing SRAC website, events organized by SRAC;
• have the right to issue for every transport of copper scrap, a conformity declaration in compliance with Annex II model of Regulation no. 715/2013, that confirms that the respective copper scrap, fulfills the criteria expressed in Regulation (EU) no. 715/2013.

Why certification?

Every successful organization that has as scope collection, recycling, treatment of copper scrap, should:

• identify and satisfy the needs and expectations of its customers, as well as of its stakeholders, respectively employees, suppliers, owners, society, in order to obtain a competitive advantage, and to achieve this in an effective way;
• establish criteria determining when copper scrap ceases to be waste. Those criteria should ensure a high level of environmental protection.

• encourage proactive rather than reactive management;
• be aware of the need to identify and address risks throughout the organization;
• improve the identification of opportunities and threats;
• comply with relevant legal and regulatory requirements and international standards;
• improve financial reporting;
• improve corporate governance;
• improve stakeholder confidence;
• establish a reliable basis for decision-making and planning;
• improve controls;
• allocate and use resources effectively and efficiently to deal with risks;
• improve operational effectiveness and efficiency;
• improve occupational health and safety, information security, food safety and pollution prevention;
• improve incident management and prevention;
• minimize losses;
• improve organizational learning;
• improve organizational resilience and sustainability.

The ISO 31000 approach to risk management can be adopted for all activities of an organization, including projects, defined functions, products or activities, and in turn strengthen the links between these activities and the overall objectives of the organization.
Certification to ISO 31000 demonstrates that an organization has a risk management process that conforms to an international standard and can be considered a positive signal to potential customers, investors and business partners.

ISO 31000 risk management process certification with SRAC leads to:

• Improving the organization’s image in front of customers;
• Making the most of market opportunities;
• Improving the organization’s management system;
• Gaining the trust of partners on the internal and international market;
• Associating the organization’s image with the leader in Romanian certification.

Many organizations prefer to spend time debating how to approach risk management at the organizational level while successful organizations have developed methods and identified the major risks that can affect their results, using practices that increase their chances of success.
Organizations of all types and sizes face a range of risks that can affect the achievement of objectives. Organizational objectives refer to a range of activities, from strategic initiatives to the organization’s operations, processes and projects, reflected in terms of social, environmental, technological safety, security and financial performance, commercial and economic measures, as well as social, cultural, political and reputational impacts.
The purpose of risk assessment is to provide information based on objective evidence and analysis to inform decisions on how to deal with certain risks and to select certain options. The organizational framework within which risk management is applied provides the policies, procedures and organizational arrangements that enable risk management to be applied throughout the organization at all levels.

Risk assessment attempts to answer fundamental questions:

• What can happen and why?
• What are the consequences?
• What is the likelihood of their occurrence in the future?
• Are there factors that reduce the consequences of the risk or reduce the likelihood of the risk occurring?
• Is the level of risk tolerable or acceptable and no additional treatment is needed?