ISO

www.iso.ch/iso/en/iso9000-14000/understand/selection_use/selection_use.html
This section of the International Organization for Standardization, known as ISO, website is especially useful. It is a seven-page online brochure titled "Selection and Use of the ISO 9000:2000 Standards." Pages include a guide to all the standards in the ISO 9000 family, examples of the standards in use, how to implement an ISO 9000:2000 quality management system, maintaining benefits and continual improvements and the future evolution of ISO 9000.

www.iso.org/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage
This site represents the International Organization for Standardization, known as ISO, and provides information on ISO 9000, ISO 14000 and more than 13,000 international standards for business, government and society. Press releases, news, events, speeches and presentations are all available on the site to keep users current.

www.iso-9000-2000.com
This site contains a slew of articles about almost every aspect of the 2000 revision to the ISO 9000 standards. While the site is commercial, most of its information is free-to the surprise of the reader who found it.

www.ISOft14000.com
Information related to ISO 14000 assessment and certification is provided on this site. There are links to databases; lists of consultants, certified companies and registrars; a bookstore; and a news page.

www.praxiom.com
This site, called “ISO Translated Into Plain English,” delivers exactly what it promises through a comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand, definition list and a simple theoretical overview of the ISO 9000 series. Praxiom Research Group discusses ISO 9001, 9002 and 9003 requirements, as well as ISO 9000, 9004, 10011 and 10013 guidelines. Users can also review a quality system development plan, which Praxiom says will help companies implement ISO 9000.

www.pji.com/freeinfo.htm
Perry Johnson Inc. is a consulting and training organization specializing in ISO 9000. While its website promotes its paid services, it also includes helpful free information. Visit this link to order free videos and booklets on various standards. From this page, click on the "standards" link to view summaries of several quality methods, including ISO 9000, Six Sigma, hazard analysis and critical control points and current good manufacturing practices.

standardsgroup.asq.org/news/psi/index.html
The Product Support Initiative (PSI) is an effort launched by the authors of the ISO 9001:2000 standard to measure user satisfaction, with the goal of continually improving the standard. It revolves around an online survey that every ISO 9001:2000 registered organization is encouraged to fill out. Visit this site for information on PSI and a link to the survey. Questions give the opportunity for feedback on which parts of the standard are the most useful, which are the most difficult, the audit experience and more.

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