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BSI in Brazil ISO 9001:2008 event success
19 Dec 2008
Topics: ISO 9001, Quality management, Brazil, Americas
Earlier this month, BSI in Brazil hosted an event to present the principal changes to ISO 9001:2008 Quality management systems, following its recent update. This was Brazil's first International seminar about the changes to the standard.
The new edition of ISO 9001 was introduced in Autumn 2008. This is the fourth edition of the standard, which was first published in 1987. In terms of changes, ISO 9001:2008 represents fine-tuning, rather than the thorough overhaul that took place for its update in 2000.
ISO 9001:2008 clarifies the requirements that have been in place since 2000, based on user experience over the last eight years. It includes changes that are intended to improve further compatibility with ISO 14001:2004 Environmental management systems.
The keynote speaker for the event was Charles Corrie, secretary of the committee responsible for the development of ISO 9001 and ISO 9004.
The programme originally allowed for 50 fee-paying participants, but in the end received over 80 subscriptions and participants, from some of Brazil's biggest organizations, including
- Banco Nossa Caixa S.A.
- Centro de Hematologia de Sao Paulo
- Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - Sabesp
- Concessionaria do Sistema Anhanguera-Bandeirantes S/A - Autoban
- Ministerio da Ciencia e Tecnologia
- Poyry Tecnologia Ltda
- Saint-Gobain do Brasil Produtos Industriais e
- Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein
For more information on BSI in Brazil: http://www.bsibrasil.com.br/
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