What do the automotive, transportation, building, construction and packaging industries have in common? They all employ aluminium. And now these industries can access all ISO standards for aluminium thanks to a new online collection on the Online Browsing Platform (OBP).
Using standards has helped NTUC FairPrice, Singapore's largest retailer, save approximately 4.5m Singaporean dollars a year
Would you have associated zoos with ISO 9001? If not, think again. In 2004 African Safari was the first ever animal park to gain certification to ISO 9001 for the quality of its guided tours, and now boasts a happy staff, happy clients... and happy animals! We asked Bibian Pinto, Head of the Quality Department of African Safari, about their quality system. Here she tells us how the animal paradise manages to keep quality up, and complaints down.
Stolen passports? Fudged or forged travel documents? Verifying the passports of travelers at ports of entry, including airports, is a critical issue. Some of the many advantages of carrying a machine readable travel document (MRTDs) are a decrease in the instances of passport forgery, the reduction of errors, and faster processing times.