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SA 8000 is an international certification standard that encourages organizations to develop, maintain and apply socially acceptable practices in the workplace SA 8000 certification addresses issues including forced and child labor, occupational health and safety, freedom of association and collective bargaining, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours, compensation, and management systems. Adopting SA 8000 certification means an organization must consider the social impact of their operations in addition to the conditions under which their employees, partners and suppliers operate. It can be applied to any company, of any size, worldwide Certifying your organization against SA 8000 will help you develop and improve social accountability across your operations.

RoHS stands for Restriction of Hazardous Substances. RoHS, also known as Directive 2002/95/EC, originated in the European Union and restricts the use of specific hazardous materials found in electrical and electronic products. All applicable products in the EU market after July 1, 2006 must pass RoHS compliance. The restricted materials are hazardous to the environment and pollute landfills, and are dangerous in terms of occupational exposure during manufacturing and recycling. The substances banned under RoHS are lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (CrVI), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), and four different phthalates (DEHP, BBP, BBP, DIBP).

Organic certification is a certification process for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products. In general, any business directly involved in food production can be certified, including seed suppliers, farmers, food processors, retailers and restaurants. A lesser known counterpart is certification for organic textiles (or Organic clothing) that includes certification of textile products made from organically grown fibres. Certification is essentially aimed at regulating and facilitating the sale of organic products to consumers. Individual certification bodies have their own service marks, which can act as branding to consumers—a certifier may promote the high consumer recognition value of its logo as a marketing advantage to producers.

When a product or establishment is certified Kosher, it signifies that an establishment or a company comply with a strict policy of kosher food laws, including cleanliness, purity, and quality. It is the highest standard of kosher foods, built on a deep level of trust between manufacturers, producers and consumers. Kosher foods are the food items that follow the regulations of kashrut (Jewish dietary law). To be certified Kosher, all ingredients in every product—and the process of preparing the product—must be certified for kosher-compliance too. All the products with a KA logo on it signifies product as kosher.

ISO 9001:2015 is the Universal Standard which is permissible to all type of Organisations whether Manufacturing or Service Sector. It is probable to all type of organisations irrespective of size and nature of business including Proprietorship, Partnership, Private Limited , Public Limited or the Government Undertakings.

ISO 45001 is an ISO standard for management systems of occupational health and safety (OH&S), published in March 2018. The goal of ISO 45001 is the reduction of occupational injuries and diseases Main difference between ISO 45001 vs OHSAS 18001 ISO 45001 is the newly published standard that supersedes OHSAS 18001. As all organisations currently certified to OHSAS 18001 has to transition to ISO 45001 within a 3 year period, there is a lot of debate on the difference between ISO 45001 vs OHSAS 18001. The new ISO 45001 standard implements the high level structure, compatible with ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 9001:2015. Therefore, applying and integrating this management system will add values to the organisations and raise the health and safety bar.

ISO 27001:2005 is a standard responsible for Information Security management System published in October 2005 by International Organization of Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission . It legally defines a management system that is meant for information security under comprehensive management control.Organizations that claim to have adopted ISO/IEC 27001 can therefore be formally audited and certified compliant with the standard.

ISO 22000:2018 is a standard dealing with food safety and is developed by Indian Organization for Standardization. It specifies the necessity of food safety management system for the organizations representing a food chain such that they could validate its ability to control food safety hazards in order to ensure that food is safe at the time of human consumption. It is applicable to all the organization irrespective of their size where they want to implement systems that consistently provide safe products for human consumption.

ISO/IEC 20000, the international standard for service management, is the first formal worldwide standard, specifically aimed at Information Technology Service Management industries. ISO/IEC 20000 is likely to become a basic business requirement, in the same way as ISO 9001. ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 can be used by: An organization seeking services from service providers and requiring assurance that their service requirements will be fulfilled. An organization that requires a consistent approach by all its service providers, including those in a supply chain. A service provider that intends to demonstrate its capability for the design, transition, delivery and improvement of services that fulfil service requirements. A service provider to monitor, measure and review its service management processes and services. A service provider to improve the design, transition, delivery and improvement of services through the effective implementation and operation of the SMS. An assessor or auditor as the criteria for a conformity assessment of a service provider's SMS to the requirements in ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011.

OHSAS is an internationally applied British Standard for occupational health and Safety Management System. It exists to help all kinds of organizations put in place demonstrably sound occupational health and safety performance. Its supporters claim that an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing a framework that helps organizations to: identify and control health and safety risks; reduce the potential for accidents; aid legal compliance; and improve overall performance.

Corporate Social Responsibilities awareness is increasing amongst all stakeholders and EMS is core part of the CSR. Implementing an Environmental Management System gives companies a competitive edge. “Save the Environment ”This is the main theme of the ISO 14001:2015 standard. To save the environment is the prima facie objectives of the corporates and industry. This is applicable to all type of the Industry which are polluting to the environment by their activities. This standard sets out the criteria for an environmental management system. It sets out a framework that an organization has to follow to implement the effective Environmental Management System. The Implementation of EMS provide a confidence in the mind of Management and Employees and stakeholders that Environmental hazards are taken care by the organization properly.

ISO 13485:2016 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer and applicable regulatory requirements. Such organizations can be involved in one or more stages of the life-cycle, including design and development, production, storage and distribution, installation, or servicing of a medical device and design and development or provision of associated activities (e.g. technical support).

Quality management systems -- Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2008 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations IATF 16949:2016, in conjunction with ISO 9001:2008, defines the quality management system requirements for the design and development, production and, when relevant, installation and service of automotive-related products.

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, or HACCP, is a systematic preventive approach to food safety from biological, chemical, and physical hazards in production processes that can cause the finished product to be unsafe and designs measures to reduce these risks to a safe level. In this manner, HACCP attempts to avoid hazards rather than attempting to inspect finished products for the effects of those hazards. The HACCP system can be used at all stages of a food chain, from food production and preparation processes including packaging, distribution, etc.

GDP/GMP stands for Good Manufacturing Practicea nad Good Distribution Practices which are the related aspects of quality assurance for medicines in European Economic Area. GMP ( Good Manufacturing Practices) : It ensures that the products are manufactured and controlled under appropriate quality standards to their intended use. GDP ( Good Distribution Practices ): It ensures that the level of quality determined at GMP is maintained throughout the distribution of the product such the authorised medicines are distributed to retail pharmacists and others selling medicines general public without any alteration of their properties.

The letters ‘CE’ appear on many products traded on the extended Single Market in the European Economic Area (EEA). They signify that products sold in the EEA have been assessed to meet high safety, health, and environmental protection requirements. When you buy a new phone, a teddy bear, or a TV within the EEA, you can find the CE mark on them. CE marking also supports fair competition by holding all companies accountable to the same rules. By affixing the CE marking to a product, a manufacturer declares that the product meets all the legal requirements for CE marking and can be sold throughout the EEA. This also applies to products made in other countries that are sold in the EEA.

BIFMA level certification is a voluntary standard for business and institutional furniture manufacturers. The standard establishes measurable criteria for multiple levels of achievement and performance for manufacturers at different stages of their sustainability journey. Manufacturers that achieve level certification demonstrate to the marketplace that their products, manufacturing facilities and company policies have met stringent third-party sustainability requirements. BIFMA level certification applicants can pursue credits in four categories: Materials, Energy and Atmosphere, Human and Ecosystem Health, and Social Responsibility. Each category features prerequisites as well as credits related to products, manufacturing facilities and the organization as a whole.

ISO 29990 specifies basic requirements for providers of learning services in non-formal education and training. ISO 29990 is a quality management system especially applicable for LSPs. Certification against this standard will enhance the quality of your offerings and enable you to become the preferred choice of your customers. ISO 29990 sets out the criteria for a Quality Management System standard for providers of education and training services. ISO 29990 provides a unified standard for learning service providers, including corporations, vocational institutions, and life-long learning centres, around the globe. It promotes the design of suitable services & evaluation of learning results. The aim of ISO 29990 is to provide a generic model for quality professional practice and performance for learning service providers (LSPs) in the development and delivery of education, training. The standard follows a process-based structure to ensure its implementation leads to continual improvement. The standard’s ultimate aim is assuring the implementation of high-quality tutorial programmes and processes.