Useful QA Websites

Quality Assurance Resources

International Standardisation Organisation (ISO)

ISO manages the technical committees to review and publish International Standards. You can research this site to determine the status of an International standard such as ISO 9001.

http://www.iso.org/iso/home.html

Here is the link to indicate the more recent activity with Quality Management related International standards revisions:

http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_tc_browse.htm?commid=53882&published=on&development=on

Certification Bodies

SAI Global: http://www.saiglobal.com/
NCS International: http://www.ncsi.com.au/
LRQA: http://www.lrqa.com.au/default.aspx
SGS: http://www.au.sgs.com/systems_and_services_certification_au?lobId=16735
BSI: http://www.bsigroup.com.au/
Benchmark Certification: http://www.benchmarkcertification.com.au/ShowPage.aspx?PageID=0&MemberID=0&SecuredWebSiteLink=0&screenwidth=1280##
BVQI (Bureau Veritas): http://www.bureauveritas.com/wps/wcm/connect/bv_com/group/home/about-us/our-business/certification/
DNV: http://www.dnv.com/services/certification/

Or you can do a search for many more Certification bodies on

Joint Accreditation Services Australian and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ)

This site manages accreditation programs. There are a wide range of Certification bodies that specialise in specific industries, such as Health, these can also be found through the JAS-ANZ website.

http://www.jas-anz.com.au/

RAB-QSA

Personnel and training certification services. Candidates can seek auditor registration through this organisation.

http://www.rabqsa.com/about01.html

SAI Global

Offers an online shop for the purchase of Australian and International standards and codes. The store also distributes many useful books relating to Management Systems for purchase.

http://infostore.saiglobal.com/store/

SAI Global Standards Watch

If you want to be automatically updated when there are any changes to standards relevant to your business, you can subscribe to Standards Watch and wait for the information to arrive in your inbox.

http://www.saiglobal.com/Information/Standards/StandardsWatch/

iSix Sigma

For Six Sigma information.

http://www.isixsigma.com/

American Society for Quality

http://www.asq.org/

Australian Organisation for Quality (AOQ)

http://www.aoq.net.au/aboutaoq.htm

American Productivity and Quality Council (APQC)

Great for benchmarking, best practice and process and performance optimisation.

http://www.apqc.org/portal/apqc/site

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