MINSK, 8 November (BelTA) – Belarusian manufacturers must upgrade their quality management systems to company with the new standard STB ISO 9001-2015 by 15 September 2018, Chairman of the State Committee for Standardization Viktor Nazarenko told a press conference, BelTA has learned.
Viktor Nazarenko recalled that a new version of the national standard for quality management system STB ISO 9001-2015, which is identical to the international standard, was launched in Belarus on 1 March 2016. The main focus is on risk analysis across all areas, strengthening the role of leadership and building better systems of knowledge and innovation.
Local organizations should gradually upgrade their quality management systems by 15 September 2018. This deadline is set for all states that are part of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Currently, three Belarusian companies have the certificate of conformity to the STB ISO 9001-2015 standard.
“Today, all countries understand that compliance with the international standards guarantees sales markets in other countries. The systems of measuring and testing, the reference base have been well-developed. Each country tries to keep pace with other competitors and succeed in technological progress,” Viktor Nazarenko said.
Over the last decade Belarus has done a lot to apply a system-based approach to quality management, occupational health and safety, food safety and environment management.
Currently, 3,200 organizations have certified their quality management systems in compliance with the STB ISO 9001, 348 organizations operate the quality and food safety control system in compliance with STB 1470, 50 organizations have installed the STB ISO 22000 food safety management system, 20 organizations have the automotive quality management system in compliance with the STB ISO/TS 16949, and so on.
