"Healthy Enterprise" Standard Wins Praise
GP2S and Bureau de normalisation du Québec Earn Award
(2009-10-19)
Marcel Curodeau, Medial Conseil Santé Sécurité inc.,
Daniel Langlais, Bureau de normalisation du Québec, Jean Rousseau,
Bureau de normalisation du Québec and Claude Vincent, Aluminerie Alcoa de Deschambault,
for GP2S.
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May 14-15 2009 at Palais Montcalm, Quebec City, for
the event “About ISO 26000” Social
responsibility for organizations. The event is an
opportunity to meet ISO 26000 experts and to stay
abreast of international developments on social
responsibility and sustainable development.
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Conference
Presentations [in French Web Site only] (2009-05-14
and 15)
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Communiqué de presse
[in French only] (2009-04-27)
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Dossier de presse
[in French only] (2009-04-27)
May 14-22, 2009, the Bureau de normalisation du
Québec (BNQ) will be hosting the ISO Working group
on Social Responsibility, for the very first time in
a French-speaking environment. The group, made up of
400 experts from over 80 countries, will meet at the
Centre des congrès de Québec to continue developing
the ISO 26000 Guidance on Social Responsibility
Standard. —
Communiqué de presse
[in French only] (2009-05-27)
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Canadian Hydrogen Installation Code (CHIC)
(2007-07-03)
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BNQ/AFNOR cooperation 2006
- Supported by the " 60e commission permanente de coopération franco-québécoise
(2005 et 2006) ", the third collaboration mission
of a delegation from AFNOR France has taken
place at the BNQ from October 16 to October 20
2006. This mission has involved various
specialists and institutional partners of the BNQ regarding many standardization issues such
as those related to the sustainable development
and the ISO 22000 certification applicable in
the context of smart regulation and to support
quality processes. All the presentation are
available in the following Web page (in French
only)
www.bnq.qc.ca/afnor-bnq
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Take note: the
BNQ 1809-300 and the amendment No. 1 are
available in french only.
- The amendment No. 1 to the devis normalisé
BNQ 1809-300/2004 Travaux de construction -
Clauses techniques générales - Conduites d'eau
potable et d'égout has just been
published on
August 8 2006. This amendment
provides corrections, precisions or updates to a
number of clauses in the original document
published in 2004. Those who have purchased a
copy of the devis normalisé may obtain a PDF
copy of the amendment by downloading it from the
page
Documents free of charge.
- Those who whish to buy a copy of the BNQ
1809-300 and the amendment No. 1 are invited to
go on our page
Catalogue and Documents Purchase.
For further information about this amendment,
do not hesitate to contact our
customer service.
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Bill 113, An act to amend the Act respecting reserved
designations (BNQ Brief)
The BNQ presented a brief on September 29, 2005, to the
Committee on agriculture, fisheries and food for the general
consultations on the Bill 113, an Act to amend the Act
respecting reserved designations.
to see the BNQ Brief (in French)...
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BNQ Brief on Sustainable Development
The BNQ presented a brief in February 2005, to the
Committee on sustainable development for the general
consultation on this subject.
The BNQ brief explains the
similarities between the development process for consensual
standards and sustainable development, as well as, the role
that the development of standards and certification programs
can play as a complementary solution or an alternative to
regulations
to see the BNQ Brief (in French)...
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BNQ Brief on Food Safety
The BNQ presented a brief in February 5 2005, to the
Committee on agriculture, fisheries and food for food
safety.
The BNQ brief explains the importance of a global
approach for traceability
of food, and the interest and
advantages for Québec to use the certification of HACCP
systems, which is internationally recognized.
to see the BNQ Brief (in French)...
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The magazine of the Association québécoise du
transport et des routes (AQTR)
They dedicated its Spring 2004
edition to standardization. The BNQ participated
in the edition by preparing an article that explains their
contribution to standards development and certification
in the field of urban infrastructure. This article has a
good summary of the BNQ activities and processes concerning
infrastructure works.
The Association québécoise du transport et des routes (www.aqtr.qc.ca)
has today close to 1 000 members, from engineers to users of
transport, including all of the range of specialists coming from
the private and public sector. The mission of the AQTR is to
mobilize the transport sector in order to encourage both the
exchange of knowledge and training in this field.
to see the AQTR article (in French)
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Recognition of the training and experience
of professionals in food service industry
The Bureau de
normalisation du Québec (BNQ) offers a new certification
program for cooks, pastrycooks, chefs and pastry chefs so
they can, on a continuous basis, have their training,
experience and ability recognized in relation to a normative
document developed for their profession.
to find out
more (in French)...
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