What are International Standards?

International Standards are technical standards developed by the “International Organization for Standardization” or ISO

ISO is an international standard-setting body founded in 1947, with Head Office in Geneva, Switzerland. Members include 163 countries and various national standards organizations such as:

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

• The Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

• The British Standards Association (BSI)

• SASO (Saudi Arabia)

• More than 21,000 standards have been issued for various kinds of products and services

Benefits of Certification on International Standards

Adopting the standards and developing your system as per some international standards have several benefits:

• Demonstrates that your organization is using the industry best practices

• A common language and a common understanding about your work processes

• Meeting the customers’ requirements

• Prequalification requirement for major clients

• Minimizes waste and increases the efficiency of operations by using the proper process and procedures

• Consistent outcomes, measured and monitored.

• Continual Improvement of products, services and the management systems.
  Enables your business to reach across different regions
  If you are certified on a standard, a third party is always auditing your organization to ensure compliance with the standard requirements.

Most Commonly used Standards:

There are more than 21,000 International Standards for various products are service. Following are some commonly used standards by most organizations.

• ISO-9001 – Total Quality Management System
  The most commonly used standards globally
  More than 1 million companies are certified in 191 countries

• ISO-14001 – Environmental Management System
  2nd most commonly used standard
  More than 300,000 companies are certified in 190 countries

• ISO-22301 – Business Continuity management system

• ISO-27001 – Information Security Management System

• ISO-31000 – Enterprise Risk Management system

• ISO-45001 – Occupational Health & Safety Management system

• ISO-50001 – Energy Management System