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SGS Academy Offers FSPCA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) for Human Food Training

Become a FSMA preventive controls qualified individual with FSPCA PCQI training from SGS. The FSMA rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Food (referred to as the Preventive ...

Oct. 31, 2016

World Standards Day 2016: Standards Build Trust

The 2016 annual international celebration for World Standards Day falls on October 14. An initiative of the World Standards Cooperation (WSC), the members of the IEC, ISO and ITU celebrate World Standards Day as a means of paying tribute to the ...

Sep. 14, 2016

SGS Awarded RIO 2016 Olympics with ISO 20121 Certification

The Rio 2016 Olympics will leave a positive legacy of sustainability after two weeks of intense sports events, with its achievement of ISO 20121 Sustainable Event Management certification. Following a thorough audit process conducted by SGS, work ...

Aug. 24, 2016

ISO 45001 Update: ISO 45001 to Move Forward With Second Draft International Standard

The recent ISO/PC283, Project Committee meeting, June 6-10, in Toronto, Canada agreed to move forward with the publication of a second Draft International Standard (DIS) for the highly anticipated ISO 45001 standard. The first DIS of ISO 45001 ...

Jun. 23, 2016

SGS Celebrates World Accreditation Day 2016

SGS celebrates World Accreditation Day, a global initiative jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation. ...

Jun. 9, 2016

ISO 45001 Update: ISO/DIS 45001 Delayed

The first Draft International Standard (DIS) of ISO 45001 was made available for public consultation on January 14, 2016. Participating National Standards Bodies were balloted on the draft standard between February 12 and May 12 with the objective ...

Jun. 3, 2016

ISO/DIS 45001 – A New Standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

The latest stage in the development process of the ISO 45001 standard was reached on January 14, 2016 with the issuance of ISO/DIS 45001. This draft international standard describes the potential requirements for an Occupational Health and Safety ...

Mar. 15, 2016

SGS Offers ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 Training with TPECS Examinations

The demand for Exemplar Global Certified Auditors in the fields of quality, environmental, and health and safety management systems has never been greater. The Exemplar Global Training Provider and Examiner Certification Scheme (TPECS) ...

Nov. 24, 2015

SGS United Kingdom Ltd. Gains UKAS Accreditation to ISO 9001:2015

SGS United Kingdom Ltd is one of the first organizations in the UK to become accredited (by UKAS) to provide certification to ISO 9001:2015 – the new Quality Management Systems Standard which was published on 23 September 2015. ISO ...

Nov. 9, 2015

SGS Expert Speaking at Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit 2015 in Paris

First Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit, Paris The Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit focusing on green ingredients, sustainability and marketing will take place for the first time this year. Discussion will center on major sustainability ...

Oct. 9, 2015

ISO 9001:2015 Update: Final Version of ISO 9001:2015 Issued

The publication of ISO 9001:2015 in September 2015 is the final stage in the ISO 9001 revision process. This version will eventually fully replace ISO 9001:2008, though there will be a transition period. ISO 9001:2015 positions the new version ...

Sep. 23, 2015

SGS and Campden BRI Announce New Partnership in Food Training

SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, and Campden BRI, a global provider of food training, research and technical services have formed a partnership to provide specialist food training services ...

Sep. 21, 2015

ISO 14001:2015 Update: Final Version Issued

In September 2015, the standard ISO 14001:2015, Environmental Management Systems – Requirements with guidance for use, was published. This is the final stage in the ISO 14001 revision process. This new version replaces ISO 14001:2004. ...

Sep. 16, 2015

Dow Jones Sustainability World and Europe Indices (DJSI) recognizes SGS as industry leader

SGS Leads the Pack among Sustainability-Driven Companies SGS has been named as an industry leader for the second year running in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) World and Europe. The evaluation was conducted by RobecoSAM, an ...

Sep. 11, 2015

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