Published: 3/3/2016

Smithers has been accredited by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board to perform audits and grant certifications of both quality and environmental management systems for the new ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certification programs.

Smithers announced today it has been accredited by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to perform audits and grant certifications of both quality and environmental management systems for the new ISO 9001:2015 certification and ISO 14001:2015 certification programs. SQA has been certifying clients to ISO standards since becoming an accredited body in 1993.

"Smithers and our audit team are committed to being leaders in the certification industry. Having the ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 accreditation allows us to provide audits for the revised standards to our clients. We have been working to educate our clients about the transition since our last annual client appreciation day. This event is designed to give clients a chance to learn about changes in the industry that may affect their business and network with Industry experts."

The latest editions of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 were published in September 2015. ISO 9001:2015 emphasizes risk-based thinking applications from a strategic or operational standpoint while maintaining focus on quality management. In order to remain certified, organizations will need to incorporate the new version of the quality management system and environmental management system standards by September 15, 2018.

ISO 14001:2015 places more emphasis on environmental management within an organization’s strategic planning process. A new requirement to understand the organization and its context has been incorporated to identify relevant issues and leverage that knowledge during the planning process for the benefit of both the organization and the environment.

At the annual Customer Appreciation Day in June 2016, training sessions on each new international standard will be held.

Companies work with Smithers Quality Assessments when seeking certification to the following ISO standards:

• ISO 9001:2015
• ISO 14001:2015
• OHSAS 18001:2007
• ANSI/AIHA Z10
• CSA Z1000
• ISO/TS 16949:2009
• AS 9100C
• ISO 13485:2003
• SN 9001