Question: Robert Meyer asks the following about APIQ1.
As this standard was developed by API and basically covers the requirements ISO 9001 and ISO TS 29001, is the API the only company that can provided certification? Can this certification be obtained from another certification body or registrar? Thanks for your kind answer.
Answer: Hello Robert, Thanks for contacting us. The API is the only registrar that can provide APIQ1 QMS ...
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QMS Requirements
An International Standard or format for API Q1 Management Reviews?
QUESTION:
Fayyaz asks the following about APIQ1 :
Dear Sir
Kindly let me know that is there any INTERNATIONAL STANDARD or guideline for conducting API Q1 management reviews effectively on standard forms, records or patterns.
REPLY:
Hello Fayyaz,
There is no international standard or required format reporting or documenting management reviews. Each organization must make their own decision as to the format that will work best for ...
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API speaks at ASQ, EED, Conference in Las Vegas, NV
Bill Aston, Chairman for ASQ, Energy & Environmental Division's Oil & Gas Committee, announces and encourages all interested quality professionals to attend the ASQ, EED's 38th conference.
This conference will be held in Las Vegas, NV from Sept. 26 to Sept. 28, 2011. A presentation related to ISO TS29001/API Q1 and ISO 9001 will be provided by the API. Other quality related presentations will be conducted by speakers from the ASQ, ...
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Beware of Quick ISO 9001 or APIQ1 Certification Offers
Beware of quick ISO 9001 or ISO TS29001/API Q1 certification offers. To be clear, it’s highly improbable that anyone can deliver on this promise and here are a couple reasons why.
First, the Registrar’s Auditor is required to verify that the organization has established and implemented the following QMS documentation, procedures and activities prior to obtaining certification. ISO TS29001/API Q1 requirements are more extensive than ISO 9001 ...
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ISO 9001 & ISO TS29001/APIQ1, Customer Satisfaction
Many suppliers and a few consultants struggle with understanding as well as implementing ISO 9001 and ISO TS29001/API Q1 requirements for monitoring and measuring customer satisfaction. There’s a common belief that an organization is required to perform customer surveys.
Although ISO 9001 and ISO TS29001/API Q1 do reference surveys as a possible method of obtaining customer feedback to determine satisfaction, it’s not the only way. As a ...
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Corrective & Preventive Actions Explained
A standard requirement for every ISO 9001 and ISO TS29001/APIQ1 quality management system is to have documented procedures for corrective and preventive actions.
Explanation: A corrective action is “REACTIVE” and a Preventive action is “PROACTIVE”. Any action taken to prevent the reoccurrence of a nonconforming condition will always be a corrective action, not a preventive action. This is because the action taken addresses a nonconforming ...
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