Advertising Your ISO 9001 Registration

Once you've reached your ISO 9001 Certification you should feel a sense of relief that you accomplished something great. It is quite a project to undertake and complete. So now what? Here are some items you should now be focusing on:

Celebrate and Promote your Certification

Once you've successfully registered your organization to ISO 9001-2008, you will want to promote this to your customers, vendors, and employees. Use our convenient ISO 9001 bookstore to find banners & more. (Tools)

ISO has guidelines on advertising your certification, and publish this ISO Brochure:

• Don't use ISO's logo or say you are "ISO Certified" - ISO didn't certify you, your Registrar did.
• Your Registrar (CB or Certification Body) can provide you with a logo. This logo will typically show the certification date, standard, and length
• Use the full designation "ISO 9001:2008" not just "ISO 9001".
• Don't display ISO certification marks of conformity on products, product labels, or product packaging, or in any way that may be interpreted as denoting product conformity.
• Clearly define scope (the extent) of your organization's certification, for the locations, departments, and business units.
• For more details, download a copy of the ISO brochure this topic

Continuous Improvement

Once you are certified, you will need to keep improving the QMS. A good place to start is the new ISO 9004:2009. Buy a copy and read it to improve your QMS. guide which now includes info on
managing for the sustained success of an organization. The standard has had substantial changes made to its structure and contents.

Continuing Education

Here are some helpful tools to keep the rest of your organization sharp:

• ISO 9001 Auditor Training Materials for a top-notch audit team.
• Root Cause Analysis Training to solve your process errors:
• Educate all incoming (and existing) employees on ISO 9001
  • This can be customized with your company's logo and email.
• Consider implementing additional Management Systems:
  • ISO 14001 Environmental Management System helps the environment and reduces scrap - saving money.
  • OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSAS 18001) to reduce risk and promote safety in the workplace.

QMS Efficiency

Once you understand how to operate your QMS, let a DCS do the paperwork! Use a Document Control System to manage your QMS to save money!

Quality must keep improving long after the certification!

Complete list of Registrars

Here is a more complete list of registrars for several standards