Nowadays, more and more bidding documents require companies to possess various qualifications. For example, in the national bidding documents in 2018, it was mentioned that manufacturers in industries such as telecommunications, aviation, shipbuilding, construction, and food are required to have ISO triple system certification.

ISO9001 certification is a prerequisite for the evaluation of exempted products, branded products, trustworthy quality products, AAA credit rating, and other honors by the government. In addition, for product import and export companies to obtain export permits, foreign customers usually require ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO45001 triple system certification as evidence of stable product quality, pollution-free production processes, and protection of workers' rights.

■ What‘s ISO 3-standard management system?

ISO9001: Quality Management System, specifically designed for the management of quality within an organization. It is often preferred in bidding processes, and many large clients require companies to have this certification.

ISO14001: Environmental Management System, focused on the environmental aspects of an organization's operations. It addresses issues such as pollution control, energy conservation, and environmental sustainability.

ISO45001: Occupational Health and Safety Management System, aimed at ensuring the health and safety of employees within an organization. It demonstrates the company's commitment to employee welfare, protection, and effective safety measures.

■ Why do we need to implement the ISO management systems?

Implementing ISO 9001 certification strengthens quality management, enhances enterprise efficiency, establishes a quality management system, optimizes processes, saves production and management costs, and increases customer confidence to expand market share.

Implementing ISO 14001 certification aims to protect the environment, conserve energy, reduce consumption, optimize costs, and improve the corporate image.

Implementing ISO 45001 certification strengthens quality management, enhances enterprise efficiency, establishes a quality management system, optimizes processes, saves production and management costs, and increases customer confidence to expand market share.

ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System are mandatory scoring items in most bidding processes. Having these three system certifications allows for more development opportunities.

Implementing the ISO management systems has become a prerequisite for breaking international trade barriers and entering the European and American markets. It is gradually becoming a necessary requirement for organizations engaged in production, business activities, and trade.

■ ISO Certificate Content and Required Documents

● Certificate Contents

The name of the certification body, the name of the applicant for certification, the scope of the audit, the relevant standards for which certification is granted, the validity period of the certificate, the certificate number, the accreditation mark, and the personal signature of the head of the certification body.

The certificate has a validity period of three years, and after the initial audit, annual surveillance audits are required.

● Documents Required for Certification Audit（ISO9001）

Latest organizational chart and quality manual.

Latest list of procedural documents, level three work instructions, and level four records.

Product process flowchart and QC engineering diagram.

List of external documents.

List of organizational knowledge.

List of organizational risk and opportunity controls (2015 edition).

Internal and external environment and stakeholder surveillance audit forms (2015 edition).

Latest internal audit plan, checklists, non-conformity reports, and summary reports.

Latest management review plan, reports, and quality objective achievement statistics.

Approved supplier list and initial assessment form, annual review form (including outsourced suppliers).

Latest customer satisfaction survey forms and analysis reports.

Complete set of design development plans, inputs, outputs, evaluations, verifications, and confirmations for the past year, as per the certified scope of the certificate.

Customer complaint handling statistical reports and 8D reports.

List of production equipment and testing instruments (must include annual external calibration reports).

Business orders and contract review documentation for the past year, as per the certified scope of the certificate.

Inspection records for IQC, IPQC, OQC, QA, first piece inspection records, non-conforming product handling records, corrective and preventive action records, and records of continuous improvement.

Daily production reports, production schedule, SOP training and consistency in practical operations for production process steps, equipment maintenance checklists, special process confirmation forms.

Annual training plans, training assessment records, specialized worker training assessments, and qualifications certificates for job positions.

● Documents Required for Certification Audit（ISO14001/ISO45001）

Latest organizational chart, ESH manual, procedure documents, and level three document list.

Latest departmental list of environmental factors and list of hazards.

ESH objective indicators and program management table.

Organizational risk and opportunity management list.

Internal and external environment and stakeholder surveillance audit form.

Latest list and evaluation form of ESH laws, regulations, and other requirements.

Latest internal audit plan, checklist, non-conformity report, and summary report.

Latest management review plan, report, and statistics on ESH objective achievement.

Emergency response plans and exercise records for fire drills, leak prevention exercises, and environmental protection equipment failure exercises.

Environmental impact assessment report, approval documents, and reports of simultaneous acceptance.

Latest reports on wastewater, air emissions, and plant boundary noise monitoring (in accordance with environmental approval requirements, including generators, canteens, etc.), hazardous waste transfer contracts and manifests.

Annual training plan, records of specialized worker training assessments, and qualifications for specialized workers.

Safety signage for chemical warehouses, protective equipment, MSDS control forms, eye wash stations, etc.

Statistics on resource and energy consumption (water, electricity, fuel) and detailed expenditure on ESH system.

On-site waste classification control and signage, especially for hazardous chemical warehouses and lists.

Fire equipment inspection ledger and emergency evacuation plans (contact person names and telephone numbers).

Fire organization chart and emergency command diagram.

Qualified acceptance reports for building fire safety inspections and secondary refurbishment fire safety inspections.

Evidence of ESH influence exerted by stakeholders, such as visitor letters and ESH agreements.

Occupational health and safety affairs representative (employee representative) and first aid qualifications.

External inspection reports, certificates, and qualifications for pressure vessels, special equipment certificates for cranes, etc.

Evidence of social security, work-related injury, and commercial accident insurance purchases.

Reports on occupational hazards in indoor air quality, noise, and drinking water quality.

Occupational disease examination reports for employees in hazardous positions and annual health examination reports for all employees.

On-site provision of first aid kits.

Evidence of ESH operational control inspections.