Center for Plant Health Science and Technology
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a federation of 125 national bodies. It promotes standardization and facilitates international exchange of goods and services through the development of technical, scientific, and quality standards. ISO quality standards outline the requirements for quality management systems. Quality management systems standardize an organization's work into an organized and documented system. Quality management systems must support process optimization, quality improvement, cost reduction, development of effective goals, objectives and performance metrics, management of resources, and strategic planning. Stakeholders, shareholders, and management are assured through ongoing internal and third-party audits that an ISO registered system is managed, maintained, and improved. CPHST is actively seeking registration to the ISO quality standards.
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- Quality Manual: A document stating the quality policy, system, and practices of an organization. The CPHST quality manual states the policy of CPHST in relation to the ISO 9001:2000 and 17025 International Standards.
- Quality Procedures: The documents, having a specific format, provide a stand-alone description of a process as a part of the quality system.
- Work Instructions: Written bodies of information providing direction for performing a specified task. These documents are not confined to any specific format.
- Forms: When completed forms become records and will provide chronological, objective evidence that CPHST activities have been conducted according to quality procedures, technical procedures, work instructions, or protocols.
ISO Quality Standards that Apply to CPHST |
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Because of the breadth of scientific work conducted within CPHST, the requirements of both the ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 17025 international standards must be adhered to and are included within the CPHST quality management system.
Quality Management Systems - Requirements:
This standard is based on the process approach and applies to all organizations regardless of type , size and product or service provided when an organization needs to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable regulatory and statutory requirements and to address customer satisfaction through effective application of a quality management system, including processes for continual improvement.
General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories:
This standard contains all of the requirements that testing and calibration laboratories have to meet if they wish to demonstrate that they operate a quality system, are technically competent, and are able to generate technically valid results.
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To improve your understanding of quality management systems and the ISO international quality standards, the following on-line training courses have been identified. For more information on the specifc courses and how to enroll in a course, please follow the links to the organizations offering the training. Click on the link above to view associated information.
CPHST Specific Training
- QP-1 Document Control
- QP-2 Record Control
- QP-3 Internal Audits
- QP-4 Control of Nonconforming Work
- QP-5 Corrective Action
- QP-6 Preventive Action
- QP-7 Management Review
- QP-9 Resolution of Complaints