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IRIS certification now available in Quebec
through the BNQ!
The BNQ is proud to announce the collaborative
agreement signed with AFNOR (Association
française de normalisation) regarding IRIS
certification (International Railway Industry
Standard). The IRIS standard was developed by
leading international players in the railway
industry. It is based on the ISO 9001 standard
and includes rail-specific quality requirements.
The agreement now allows Quebec-based companies
seeking certification to gain access to local
auditing services.
IRIS certified enterprises will benefit from the
following advantages:
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International recognition of IRIS
certification;
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The assurance that requirements and good
trade practices in the rail sector are
properly integrated into their quality
systems;
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Referencing of certified enterprises in
IRIS’ international database serving to
supply major contract givers;
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Reduced audit costs;
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Possibility of obtaining ISO 9001 and IRIS
certification together.
For more information,
please do not hesitate to contact our adviser,
Michel Lajoie, at 1 800 386-5114 (ext. 2296) or
by email at
michel.lajoie@bnq.qc.ca
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You may also click the following link for
information on training on this standard offered
by the Mouvement québécois de la qualité:
http://www.qualite.qc.ca/publicite/120418.html
(only in French).
Left to right, seated: Bernard Kaufmann (IRIS),
Jean Rousseau (BNQ) and Pierrick Bouchard (AFNOR);
Standing: Hubert de Blay (IRIS and Alstom
Transport), Joanne Tanguay (BNQ), Anne Pouyanné
(AFNOR), Mélanie Roy (CRIQ) and Jocelyn
Brousseau (BNQ).
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- Introducing RECYC ECO: a new
Certification program
January 16, 2012 – Mr. Pierre Arcand,
Québec's Minister for Développement durable, de
l’Environnement et des Parcs, unveiled a new
certification program for products with recycled
content – RECYC ECO and its new identifying
label. The announcement was made at Kamik's
recycled rubber boot plant, in the Saint-Laurent
borough, in the presence of Jean-Marc Fournier,
M.P. for Saint-Laurent and Minister of Justice,
Ginette Bureau, President and CEO of RECYC-QUÉBEC,
Sylvain Allard, standards development of the
Bureau de Normalisation du Québec (BNQ), and Joe
Bichai, Vice-President of Manufacturing at Kamik.
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Press release (2012-01-16)
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BNQ 8952-911 Recycled-Content Products -
Certification Program (presently
only available in French)
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A new National Standard of
Canada in the field of psychological in the
workplace to be developed.
After finalizing the « Healthy
Enterprise » and « Work-Family Balance » standards,
the BNQ is once again lending its expertise in
standards development to produce a new standard in
the field of psychological health in the workplace.
Currently under development,
the new standard will provide methods to businesses
of any size that will lead to measurable
improvements in psychological in the workplace. The
main objectives targeted by the standard are: to
improve the cost-profit index in Canadian
businesses, to improve risk management and to
promote a sense of social responsibility among
businesses.
It is at the request of and
through the funding of the
Mental Health Commission
of Canada that this standard will be developed. The
standard development work will be undertaken jointly
by the BNQ and the
CSA using the best international
standards development practices now available.
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Press release (2011-06-16)
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Committee members (9700-Z1003)
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