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In today’s global market, many organizations are utilizing ISO 9001 as a platform to build their Quality Management Systems.

For many companies, registration to ISO 9001 is a key to securing and maintaining global business.

What is ISO 9001?

ISO 9001 is an international standard, recognized throughout the world for establishing a Quality Management Systems. ISO 9001 is applicable to any manufacturing and service organization and provides a focus on system performance and ongoing improvement.

Created by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO 9001 is based on eight quality management principles: customer focus, leadership, involvement of people, process approach, system approach to management, continual improvement, fact based decision-making and mutually beneficial supplier relationships. When fully adopted, these principles have been proven to enhance organizational performance.

Benefits of Registration to ISO 9001:

1 Enables your organization to become more cost-effective, efficient and resilient to change.

2 Requires your organization to monitor and improve key business and customer satisfaction measures.

3 Worldwide Recognitions.

4 Improves Quality system & process improvement.

5 Provides a passport to the global market.

Why Choose Canadian quality services?

1 Canadian quality services credentials

2 Canadian quality services conducts the fact finding audits.

3 We are internationally accredited in an extensive range of industries.

4 We have certified various organizations for ISO 9001, ISO 14001 standards.

5 Our auditors are professionals with many years of experience in management systems.

6 Canadian quality services strictly follows the norms of ISO 17021 and ISO 19011: 2002.

7 Canadian quality services is one of the fastest growing certification body.

8 Canadian quality services has pool of Auditors, Technical Experts from various sectors of industries

Canadian quality services Advantages:

1 We bring real-world knowledge and practical experience to our auditing program.

2 We offer value-added auditing. Our approach ensures that our audits focus on areas important to your business.

3 Canadian quality services assigns the assessment activities to competent Audit team.

4 Our stringent auditor training and on-going evaluations ensure consistency of your audits.

5 With Canadian quality services, there are no surprises. You will always be aware of the audit trails and the audit notes. Thus no surprises at the closing meeting.

6 Whether your goal is to enhance operations, expand locally or operate internationally, the bottom line is that registration to ISO 9001 through Canadian quality services will prove your quality commitment to the world.

What are you looking for in a registrar?

Our clients tell us they value our unparalleled EMS expertise, responsive customer support, excellent value, and international recognition. CQS invested early in the EMS standards process to better understand the implementation and interpretation issues important to our clients.

Our EMS auditor qualifications are among the highest in the industry. Our auditor will be an environmental professional who understands the challenges facing an organization. Immediately after receiving your registration application, Canadian quality services will provide an experienced lead auditor for assessment of your entire Environmental Management System. To help make your registration a positive experience, Canadian quality services offers auditor continuity; our lead auditor will stay with you throughout the registration process. CQS auditors are conveniently located across the country and the world and represent experience in all major industries (service and manufacturing).

If your organization is implementing ISO 14001 registration in addition to your quality registration, Canadian quality services offers combined ISO 9000/14001 registration services. Coordinated ISO 9000/14001 audits are individually tailored to meet your company’s needs and minimize disruptions to your business.

The credibility behind Canadian quality services registration certificate is unchallenged. The Canadian quality services Mark will give your EMS international respect and integrity.

GREEN PRODUCT CERTIFICATION: GPC What is GPC

GPC is a third party certification of products that are either results of innovation to reduce consumption of resources including energy or are manufactured through an green technology and eco-friendly management systems. The entire concept of GP certification is based upon voluntary initiative by Manufacturers and some other organizations who believe in manufacture and supply of ECO-Responsive products in order to SAVE THE PLANET. This certification authorizes the manufacturer to label his products as ECO-Friendly.

Who can obtain GPC

Any organization who is producing products or providing services that meet following criteria can opt for GPC :-

i. Sustainable Product / Service

ii. Raw Material / Input Criteria – Organization need to evidence optimum utilization of inputs thereby continually reducing waste and target at ZERO waste in long run and should have developed suitable management programs for the same.

iii. Energy Utilization Criteria – Optimise utilization and Reduce Waste of Electricity, Heat Energy & Mechanical energy etc.

iv. Green Technology Criteria – Organization needs to use green technologies in production / providing service / upgrade its technology & improve upon existing methodologies, resulting in energy efficient machinery, equipment, gadgets & utilities.

v. Use of sources of renewable energy – think of Solar energy, Bio Gas

vi. efficiency criteria – efficient water utilization in the processes and general use in the organization.

vii. Environmental Management Criteria – organization should implement documented

Environmental Management System and should look into its significant aspects related to its activities and mitigate / continually reduce the impact on the Environment.

Participate in Environmental protection programs within the organization and outside in society. Prevent / reduce pollution & Land contamination and take care of flora & fauna. Keep your own vehicles under pollution check and put restrictions on hired trucks to comply with pollution control norms.

viii. Ethical Operations criteria – GPC has a great deal of connection to the mind set of the top management of the organization. If you are ethical in business practices, it is obvious that you will be ethical in all your activities. Understand the need of social accountability and your responsibility to the labour who is not only earning its piece of bread but is also assisting you to earn your bread & butter.

ix. Occupational Health & Safety Criteria – Organization to adopt OHSAS 18001 std. / develop a system equivalent to that and implement in the organization. Take care of health and safety of your employees and visitors to your organization, since they are part of the Environment.

x. Regional Priority Criteria – Organization to attend to regional priorities related to the Environment. Get in touch with an NGO or directly participate in use of local resources / raw material to reduce pollution & resource depletion on account of transportation. Employ local work force since transportation is involved in their commuting as well.

Why there is a need for GPC

An ecosystem is made up by interaction of biotic & abiotic factors. Biotic factors are living organisms whereas non living variables like light, oxygen, climate, soil & water are abiotic factors. All such factors that affect an organism are considered as Environment. Organisms and their environment constantly interact, and both are changed by this interaction.

Unfortunately for the past few years, human beings world over, due to their actions, have caused a great impact on the Environment. Some of the noteworthy actions include, destruction of the world’s tropical rain forests to create grazing land for cattle, drying up of almost three-quarters of the Aral Sea, once the world’s fourth-largest freshwater lake, for irrigation purposes. Human actions have altered climate patterns, changed the distribution of species of animals and plants & have long term effects on ecosystems. There is a global concern about this change. Nations have taken a serious note of rapidly depleting natural resources, excessively increasing pollution, destruction and extinction of species, acid rains and depletion of ozone layer. Countries are aware of the disasters which will forth come, in case we do not take care of the Environment today. It is globally felt that there is a need develop a world wide effort to monitor and restrict global pollution as most forms of pollution do not respect national boundaries. United Nations has taken initiative in this regard and held few international conferences on the Environmental issues in the recent past and many international agreements have been reached.

Problem is that on one side we require products to meet ever increasing human needs and on the other side we affect the Environment adversely when we manufacture products. Problem gets aggravated when we ignore our concern about the Environment while engaging blindly in to manufacturing activities. It has been viewed globally that industry, trade, Infrastructure development including construction activities are equally causing impact on the Environment. There is a greater need to understand the magnitude of this problem and responsive business approach is required to be adopted.

There are many nations in the world that have taken initiative to develop standards and criteria for products and services and a great more is required to be done in the field of eco responsiveness. It needs co-operation from industry, trade, business houses, Govts, NGOs and volunteers to actively participate in saving the Planet Earth. Industrialization, infrastructure growth business expansions need to have growth which is with sustainable.

Construction Industry

In U.S and many other countries all new and renovated buildings are being certified by USGBC as per LEED criteria. LEED stands for Leadership for Energy & Environmental Design. The LEED certification program is certification of New and existing buildings against LEED Standards. These standards are developed and maintained by U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) which is based in a Washington, D.C., It is a non-profit group and is made up of hundreds of volunteers and professionals who maintain and innovate the LEED standards.

While there is a good awareness about LEED certification in the world, the approach to manufacture Eco-Responsive product has also picked up in the recent past. Organizations engaged in building construction and renovations are coming forward with a requirement that their suppliers should supply products that are Eco-Responsive and sustainable. Such products which meet the criteria of certification, can be claimed to be GREEN PRODUCTS. Green product certification attest that the

product manufactured and supplied by an organization is sustainable and eco friendly and is suitable for use in Green Buildings.

The Green Product certification is demanded by the Architects and developers of Green Building projects. It has grown from a coalition of non-profit environmental organization, builders, architects, engineers, and manufacturers.

Other Industry & Trade

There is comparatively less awareness in Engineering Industry and trade regarding GPC. Question comes- No one else is bothered about manufacturing Green Products in my trade, why should I do it. There is always someone who has to take a lead. This is a wakeup call to all of us to act urgently and ensure that product and services provided by us are Eco-Friendly.

It causes concern to everyone. Manufacturers of Machines, Engineering products – metal, plastic, rubber anything, Transporters, Software developers, Hotels, Malls, Multiplexes, Colonizers, Nursing Homes, Hospitals and almost everyone needs to contribute towards protection of the ENVIRONMENT. Even Hospitals, as they also use resources and create medical waste.

Benefits of Green Product Certification

1. Green product certification is more of a moral obligation of the product manufacturer / Service Provider and the Eco – Friendly Label indicates that the manufacturer is concerned about the protection of the ENVIRONMENT.

2. This certification provides an Ethical image to the manufacturer and he gets a recognition in the market.

3. GPC sets in a process of improvement in your organization. Improvement in resource utilization and reduction of waste.

4. It is cost effective.

5. Green certification meets requirements of the customers and helps in obtaining additional business.

6. GPC indicates that the manufacturer and his employees know that their product uses resources more efficiently than other manufacturers and their activities connected with the manufacture and supply of Green Product / Service has a minimal impact on air and water quality, noise, and solid waste.

Procedure for Obtaining GPC

1. Make your own preparation and internal assessment of your activities while looking into GPC criteria.

2. Apply to Canadian quality services on prescribed application along with Application Fee.

3. Submit Documents and evidences for review to Canadian quality services. Canadian quality services shall send you written report regarding initial review of your documentation and programs.

4. Fix up a date with Canadian quality services for certification and submit Certification fee to Canadian quality services.

5. Canadian quality services shall conduct an on site audit and look into your products, their application, manufacturing processes and Environmental programs etc. And verify if your organization meets criteria of certification.

6. There shall always be lapses. Do not be disheartened. If the non-conformity is minor Canadian quality services Audit shall apprise you accordingly and prepare his report. This report is reviewed by appropriate Authority in Canadian quality services and if all is well, Canadian quality services pronounces grant of certificate.

7. You shall be provided a five digit customer ID and that shall be your certificate number. Canadian quality services shall send you soft / hard copy of the certificate as desired along with a score card. This score card is indicative of the clear cut status as to where does the organization stand and what actions it need to initiate to improve its performance to manufacture Eco-Responsive / Green Products provide Eco-friendly services. You need to improve upon your score.

8. Canadian quality services shall perform two surveillance audit in a period of three years between 11-12 & 23-24 months from the date of certification. Improvement of your score shall be noticed and verified during surveillance audits.

9. Canadian quality services shall provide you a Label and authorise you to use it on your product / product packing. In addition you shall be authorized to indicate that your products and services are eco -friendly.

CE Mark Certification

CE marking is a declaration by the manufacturer that meets all the appropriate provisions of the relevant legislations implementing certain European Directives. CE marking gives companies easier access into the European market to sell their products without adaptation or rechecking. The initials “CE” do not stand for any specific words but are a declaration by the manufacturer that his product meets the requirements of the applicable European Directives.

We offer a full range of Self Certification and through notified body for CE Mark compliance and CE management services for any industry across the globe. CE marking services are quality certification services used to indicate conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in European Directives.

The first step to compliance is determining which directives apply to the product. A product may be regulated by more than one directive. The CE mark does not disclose which directive(s) or standards apply to the product, nor will it indicate the method of conformity assessment used to bring the product into compliance. This information is provided by other accompanying documents, such as the Declaration of Conformity. The Manufacturer or the Authorized Representative affixes the CE marking to the product. It is not affixed by a Notified Body.

List of New Approach directives for CE Marking:

1. 90/396/EEC Appliances burning gaseous fuels

2. 2000/9/EC Cableway installations designed to carry persons

3. 89/106/EEC Construction Products

4. 2004/108/EC Electromagnetic compatibility

5. 94/9/EC Equipment and protective systems in potentially explosive atmospheres

6. 93/15/EEC Explosives for civil uses

7. 95/16/EC Lifts

8. 2006/95/EC Low voltage equipment

9. 2006/42/EC Machinery safety

10. 2004/22/EC Measuring instruments

11. 90/385/EEC Medical devices: Active implantable

12. 93/42/EEC Medical devices: General

13. 98/79/EC Medical devices: In vitro diagnostic

14. 92/42/EEC New hot-water boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fluids (efficiency requirements

15. 90/384/EEC Non-automatic weighing instruments

16. 94/62/EC Packaging and packaging waste

17. 89/686/EEC Personal protective equipment

18. 97/23/EC Pressure equipment

19. 1999/5/EC Radio and telecommunications terminal equipment

20. 94/25/EC Recreational craft

21. 87/404/EEC Simple pressure vessels

22. 88/378/EEC Toys safety

The steps of CE marking and CE certification procedure

1. Step 1: Identify the Directive(s) that are applicable to your product.

2. Step 2: Identify the conformity assessment procedure that must be taken. This could be self-declaration, involve testing, inspection or quality system assessment from a Notified Body or a combination of these. The conformity assessment procedure will differ depending on your product and the Directive in respect of which you will be CE marking. If you are unsure about which procedure to take, please Contact Us for clarification at info@canadaqsc.com

3. Step 3: Determine the dates by which you must take action. This will be the date that the Directive comes into force. The majority of directives are already in force. In these cases, it is an offence to place a product on the market without CE marking because it indicates a presumption of conformity with all relevant Legislation.

4. Step 4: Identify if there are any Harmonised European Standards applicable to your product. These are not always mandatory for manufacturers although there is a presumption that conformity to these standards will give conformity with the relevant part of the Directive. Whenever possible or appropriate, manufacturers should follow harmonised standards.

5. Step 5: Ensure the product complies with all the essential requirements of the Directive(s). Take appropriate measures to comply or identify existing data and test reports.

6. Step 6: Maintain Technical Documentation required by the Directive(s). Your technical documentation should support your compliance with the requirements of the Directive. It is essential to retain this documentation and get it assessed from CQS.

7. Step 7: Prepare the Declaration of Conformity and the required supporting evidence. The Declaration of Conformity along with the Technical Documentation should be available to Competent Authorities (EU Members) upon request.

8. Step 8: Check that no other purely national requirements exist in the countries where the product will be sold. These may include national standards, labeling or packaging requirements.

9. Step 9: Affix CE marking on your product and/or its packaging and accompanying literature as stated in the directive.

FAMI-QS Certification

What is FAMI-QS

FAMI-QS (Feed Additive and Premixture Quality System) is a standard code that addresses safety, quality and European regulatory compliance of specialty feed ingredient and their mixtures. The feed is considered unsafe for its intended use if it has adverse effects on human or animal health or the food derived from the food -producing animals is unsafe for human consumption. Over the years the European Union (EU) has developed many regulations to improve the safety and quality of feed additives and pre-mixtures. The standard code of practice, namely FAMI-QS Code, has been issued to ensure compliance to these regulations.

FAMI-QS Certification

It is a management system certification based on the FAMI-QS code of practice and both manufacturers and traders of feed additives and pre-mixtures can obtain this certification. FAMI-QS certification ensures the following,

1. Minimize the risk that unsafe feed ingredients and their mixtures enter the feed and food chain

2. Compliance to local and EU feed hygiene regulations

3. Improved customer confidence and acceptance of the product

Authority to issue FAMI-QS Certificate

1. All FAMI-QS approved CB’s (list available on the web site www.fami-qs.org) are authorized to issue certificate after the audit approval by FAMI-QS.

1. Canadian quality services Ltd. is the only certification body from Canda approved by FAMI-QS.

Road Map to FAMI-QS Certification

1. Check from FAMI-QS register available in their web site www.fami-qs.org whether your product is listed as approved

1. If your product is listed follow the steps as under

1. Fill in and submit the application form available on site of www.canadaqsc.com

2. Canadian quality services will submit the application form to FAMI-QS on behalf of the client and get the approval letter from FAMI-QS.

3. Canadian quality services conducts the audit

4. Canadian quality services submits to FAMI-QS audit documentation

5. FAMI-QS checks audit documentation / membership payment and approves

6. Canadian quality services delivers the certificate

1. The implementation of the FAMI-QS is similar to the implementation 9001: 2008 except that it takes into account additional points like good manufacturing practice, risk analysis, risk control (HACCP), regulatory compliance, traceability and crisis management.