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Standards

• ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems) is the standard that provides a set of uniform requirements for a quality management system, regardless of what the user organization does, its size, or whether it is in the private or public sector. It is the only standard in the family against which organizations can be certified. To read more about ISO 9001 and its origin, feel free to review the following link.
• ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems) is a management tool enabling an organization of any size or type to: 
  • identify and control the environmental impact of its activities, products or services, and to 
  • improve its environmental performance continually, and to
  • implement a systematic approach to setting environmental objectives and targets, to achieve these goals and to demonstrate that they have been met.

  To read more about the Environmental Management Standards, please review the following link.

• OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health & Safety Management System) was created to help organizations establish and maintain a risk management strategy to address changing legislation and to protect their workforce. Implementation of OHSAS 18001 promotes a safe and healthy working environment. To read more about OHSAS 18001, feel free to review the following link.
• AS9100 (Aerospace Management Systems) is a widely adopted and standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry. It was introduced by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in the Americas and the European Association of Aerospace Industries in Europe in October 1999. The International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) composed the AS9100 document which defines requirements for the Quality Management System Standard. AS9100 fully incorporates ISO 9000, while adding supplemental requirements relating to quality and safety. All major aerospace manufacturers (OEM’s) and suppliers worldwide endorse or require registration to AS9100 as a condition of doing business with them. To read more about AS9100, feel free to review the following link.
  • Certified aerospace organizations are also required to add their company data and results of audits to the IAQG OASIS Database. To read more about the IAQG and their purpose, please review the following link.
• AS9120 (Aerospace Management System for Stockist Distributors) is based on AS9100 and adds specific requirements that are relevant for stockist distributors for the aerospace industry. The standard is applicable for organizations that resell, distribute and warehouse parts found in aircraft and other aerospace components. To read more about AS9210, feel free to review the following link.
  • Certified aerospace organizations are also required to add their company data and results of audits to the IAQG OASIS Database. To read more about the IAQG and their purpose, please review the following link.
• AS9110 (Aerospace Management System for Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Stations) is also based on AS9100 and adds specific requirements that are significant for the maintenance of commercial, private, and military aircrafts. Certification of an MR&O supplier to AS9110 is intended to provide an additional layer of control but not act as a replacement for regulatory oversight or customer monitoring. An FAA repair station is an example of an organization that could seek to achieve AS9110 certification. To read more about AS9110, feel free to review the following link.
  • Certified aerospace organizations are also required to add their company data and results of audits to the IAQG OASIS Database. To read more about the IAQG and their purpose, please review the following link.
  • AQA International is analyzing whether we will be obtaining accreditation.
• AS9003 (Aerospace Inspection and Test Quality System) is based on ISO 9001:1994 and adds specific requirements for the outsourced inspection and test quality system providers.  AS9003 has less required compared to AS9100 due and was intended for use by small machine or build organizations. To read more about AS9003, feel free to review the following link.
  • Certified aerospace organizations are also required to add their company data and results of audits to the IAQG OASIS Database. To read more about the IAQG and their purpose, please review the following link.
• ISO 13485 (Medical Devices Management Systems) was created to ensure that medical device manufacturers are meeting compliance and regulatory standards as set forth by their customers. Certification to ISO 13485 is now a direct requirement for some markets such as Australia and Taiwan; an indirect requirement for others such as Europe; and can form the basis of GMP compliance in the United States. Though based on ISO 9001, ISO 13485 removes ISO 9001’s emphasis on continual improvement and customer satisfaction and instead places emphasis on meeting regulatory and customer requirements, risk management and maintaining effective processes. To read more about ISO 13485, feel free to review the following link.
• ISMS 27001 (Information Security Management System) is applicable to all types of organizations, including commercial enterprises, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations, and describes the requirements for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving a documented Information Security Management System. ISO 27001 encompasses an organization's overall business risks and specifies requirements for the implementation of security controls. To read more about ISO 27001, review the following link.
  • AQA International is currently in process of achieving accreditation to ISO 27001 through the ANAB.
• eStewards is a certification program that was created to ensure the following standards are being adhered to at a minimum for e-waste: 
  • will not result in toxic materials being exported to developing world nations
  • will not result in broken down, non-functioning equipment being illegally exported to developing countries
  • will not be incinerated or disposed of in landfills or incinerators
  • will not be processed in a manner that puts the health and safety of recycling workers at risk
  • will not result in your private data being unexpectedly exposed to outsiders
  • will not be processed by prisoners without all the protections and benefits of private sector workers
   To read more about eSteward's and the Basel Action Network (BAN) please follow this link.
• R2 (Responsible Recycling Practices) The Responsible Recycling Practices (R2) were developed to promote adoption of environmentally responsible practices throughout the electronics recycling industry; an industry managing one of the most diverse and challenging waste streams society generates.

  For more information regarding Responsible Recycling Practices (R2), please check out the R2 Solutions website.

• (RIOS) Recycling Industry Operation Standard is the scrap recycling industry's integrated management system standard for quality, environment, and health & safety (QEH&S). RIOS includes the key operational and continual improvement elements also found in ISO 9001 (Q), ISO 14001 (E), and OHSAS 18001 (H&S) without the redundancies and technical language. Designed for the recycling industry, RIOS provides the framework for a comprehensive, integrated management system to drive continual improvement in QEH&S performance and to achieve superior operational efficiency.

  For more information regarding Recycling Industry Operation Standard (RIOS) please check out ISRI's website.

• ISO/TS 16949 (Technical Specification for Automotive Management Systems) was developed by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) to align the automotive quality systems throughout the world.  ISO/TS 16949 specifies the quality system requirements for the design/development, production, installation and servicing of automotive-related products and is a mandatory requirement to supply automotive parts within the industry.  To read more about ISO/TS 16949, feel free to review the following link.