ISO Certification - Everything you need to know about it

ISO (“International Organization for Standardization”) is an international non-governmental organization set up in 1947 to set various global standards for quality management. It is an autonomous body that promotes worldwide industrial and commercial standards. ISO is represented by a global network of national standards bodies where each member represents ISO in its country.

The International Organization for Standardization would have distinct short forms in a different language, so the founders planned to give it a common name for all the languages as “ISO”.

Let us discover more about ISO certification.

What Is The Motive Of ISO Certification?

The globally accepted ISO standards assure that the products/services are of good quality and safe. In regards to business, it acts as a tool that minimizes costs by reducing errors, leading to an increase in productivity.

ISO standards contribute to all types of businesses, making the development/manufacturing/supply of products and services more safe and efficient.

How to get ISO certification?

One can obtain ISO certification online by following the below-mentioned steps:

Step 1: Visit the online portal for ISO Certificate Registration
Step 2: Fill the requisite details in the Registration Form
Step 3: Make the online payment
Step 4: The documents and other processes will be scrutinized by the ISO registration executives
Step 5: After fulfillment of the scrutiny process, it will provide the ISO certificate at the registered email address
Note: A credible certification body can provide ISO certification. The organization willing to obtain ISO certification needs to approach such a certification body.

WHAT DOES ISO CERTIFICATION COST?

The costing for ISO certification is based on various factors such as:

• Type of Management System,
• Standards Accreditation Board chose,
• Certification Body Chosen,
• Number of employees,
• Number of Processes (Process Line),
• Level of risk in regards to the scope of services of the organization,
• The complexity of the management system,
• The number of working shifts, and other related factors.
• Thus, the cost varies from one organization to another.

What are the advantages of ISO Certification?

The following benefits are attached with the ISO certification:

• International Quality Recognition: it can gain recognition beyond national boundaries and branch out business overseas.
• Customer Satisfaction: Increased Customer Satisfaction with ensured quality of the goods and services.
• Tenders: This certification is also helpful for businesses for filing government tenders.
• Brand Building: With improved Efficiency and Consistency of Business Operations, the quality of goods/ services will be improved, which will assist in forming the business brand.
• Revenue generation: with improved efficiency in business operations, increased customer satisfaction, and increased market recognition, the percentage of revenue generation will also escalate.

Among various categories of ISO certification, some are ISO 9001 that company products/services meet customer expectations. Another is OHSAS 18001 allows a company to present an effective health and safety management system. Also, ISO 22000 is related to food safety management; ISO 20000 is related to IT services; ISO 31000 is related to Risk Management, SA 8000 for Social accountability, ISO 14001:2015 for Environment Management System, and many others.