At ABS QE, our extensive experience combined with a robust portfolio of services make us the best choice for your certification journey.
Our auditors work with the complete supply chain, including manufacturers of parts for production and service, vehicle assembly plants, design and development companies and production and installation organizations.
When you need to certify parts of your operation that are not auditable to the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) standard, our auditors can perform the bridge audits that link your ISO and IATF certifications to help ensure you are meeting standards across the board.
We are intimately familiar with all the ISO standards that are relevant to the automotive industry and can help you identify the ISO certifications that will help you improve your overall processes.
Regulatory Compliance
Governments worldwide have compliance regulations aimed at improving quality and safety. Certifying your management systems and processes can help ensure compliance and avoid costly penalties.
Brand Reputation
Ensuring product quality and safety for workers often guides decision-making for stakeholders. Companies that prioritize these efforts can readily differentiate themselves from competitors.
Cost Savings
Certifying your management systems can lead to significant cost savings. From lowering operating costs to protecting the supply chain, companies can better plan for long-term success.
The IATF developed IATF 16949 as a technical specification for developing a Quality Management System (QMS) that improves defect prevention, reduces waste and provides for continual improvement. It is based on the ISO 9001 standard and customer-specific requirements for the automotive sector.
The standard is applicable to any organization that manufactures components, assemblies and parts for supply to the automotive industry.
Benefits of IATF 16949 Certification
The IAOB was established to implement and manage IATF 16949 oversight activities on behalf of the IATF, coordinate with other IATF oversight offices to ensure global consistency and support the IATF in pursuing global harmonization with other automotive manufacturers. The IAOB developed and maintains a central IATF database of strategic information to help manage the registration process.
Benefits of IATF 16949 Certification
Expanding digitalization and increasing interconnectedness led the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) to develop common standards and protective measures for ensuring information security for technical infrastructure and for data as it flows through the entire process. The organization also developed the VDA Information Security Assessment (ISA) catalog as an industry standard for information security assessments, not only for information security but also for prototype protection and data protection as well.
Benefits of VDA Assessment
Benefits of VDA ISA Certification
ISO 9001 provides criteria for setting up a quality management system that helps ensure consistent, good-quality products and services. The process approach outlined in this standard has a strong customer focus and emphasizes continual improvement.
Benefits of ISO 9001 Certification
Benefits of ISO 9001 Certification
ISO 14001 sets out criteria and maps out a framework for setting up an effective environmental management system that helps you to reduce consumption and cut costs while increasing environmental stewardship. ABS QE certification to ISO 14001 can help your company be better prepared with a system in place to help you properly address an unplanned event and mitigate its consequences.
Benefits of ISO 14001 Certification
Benefits of ISO 14001 Certification
The ISO 20000 standard helps IT departments develop, implement and improve processes for creating, supporting, managing and delivering IT services. Maintaining compliance helps to ensure IT Service Management (ITSM) processes are better aligned with business needs and international best practices and are continually monitored and improved.
Benefits of ISO/IEC 20000 Certification
Benefits of ISO/IEC 20000 Certification
ISO 22301 provides generic guidelines for implementing, maintaining and improving a management system to minimize the likelihood of a cyber attack and recover rapidly from operational disruptions.
Our team of experienced auditors recognizes that different industries present different challenges and performs context-based audits that deliver actionable insights to help you improve the robustness of your business continuity management system.
Benefits of ISO 22301 Certification
Benefits of ISO 22301 Certification
ISO 27001 - Information Security Management System
ISO 27001 explains the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an information security management system (ISMS) that encompasses people, policies and technology. The objective is to help your company establish a systematic way of protecting itself from cyber attacks that threaten the security of sensitive information.
Benefits of ISO 27001 Certification
Benefits of ISO 27001 Certification
ISO 28000 specifies the implementation and management of a comprehensive security management system to the supply chain, no matter the nature or size of the organization, including people, processes and technology.
The standard links security management to other aspects of business management and encompasses all activities controlled or influenced by organizations that impact supply chain security, while providing a framework that unifies the approach to supply chain security globally.
Benefits of ISO 28000 Certification
Benefits of ISO 28000 Certification
The guidelines provided in the ISO 31000 framework focus on managing an organization's risk. These guidelines can be applied to any organization, whether large or small. Achieving compliance against the standard provides an organization with an approach and plan to manage risk and improve operations.
Benefits of ISO 31000 Certification
Benefits of ISO 31000 Certification
ISO 45001 provides a framework that helps reduce risk, prevent worker accidents, mitigate injuries and fatalities, enhance physical and mental wellbeing in the workplace and enables proactive OH&S performance improvement.
Benefits of ISO 45001 – OH&S Management System Certification
Benefits of ISO 45001 Certification
ISO 50001 specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system that allows you to follow a systematic approach to achieve continual energy performance improvement.
Benefits of ISO 50001 Certification
Benefits of ISO 50001 Certification
ISO 55001 specifies requirements for an asset management system that includes both physical assets and intangible assets. This standard helps you manage the lifecycle of assets more effectively for better control over daily activities to derive a higher return on investment (ROI).As the first certification body to receive ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) accreditation to certify organizations to ISO 55001, ABS QE has unparalleled experience with asset management certification.
Benefits of ISO 55001 Certification
Benefits of ISO 55001 Certification
Many companies pursue multiple certifications to achieve their sustainability goals. With so many ways to focus on specific sustainability challenges, it seems like a good plan to tackle issues one at a time. The problem is that when management systems are not integrated, even though the intent of the certifications is on target, results can fall short of the mark.
Benefits of Integrated Management Systems
Benefits of Integrated Management Systems
Developed by the DoD, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a program to ensure that all Defense Industrial Base (DIB) contractors meet cybersecurity requirements for handling controlled unclassified information (CUI) and federal contract information (FCI). While rule-making is being finalized, it is important now more than ever to become an Early Adopter by considering participation in the Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment Program (JSVAP) in preparation for CMMC's final version.
Benefits of CMMC Certification
Benefits of CMMC 2.0 Certification
The ANSI/ESD S20.20 standard provides administrative and technical requirements for establishing, implementing and maintaining an electrostatic discharge (ESD) control program. The standard applies to organizations throughout the supply chain and operational lifecycle for products and equipment susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharge.
Benefits of ANSI/ESD S20.20 Certification
Benefits of ANSI/ESD S20.20 Certification
Do you have questions about how to implement IATF 16949 in your organization? Connect with IATF 16949 Technical Manager Brooke Phenicie, our automotive industry expert, to start your certification journey today.
