ISO 9001 (short for ISO 9001:2015 – the latest version of ISO 9001) is a Quality Management System standard developed and issued by the International Organization for Standardization on September 24. 2015. The standard’s full name is ISO 9001:2015 – Quality management system – Requirements. ISO 9001 sets out requirements to be used as a framework for a Quality Management System. This standard is also used for certification audit of compliance with an organization’s Quality Management System.

ISO 9001:2015, Quality management system- Requirements, is the fifth version of the standard of which the first version was issued in 1987 and has become a global standard, ensuring the ability to satisfy quality requirements and enhancing customer satisfaction in supplier-customer relationships.
The improvement of ISO 9001:2015 compared to previous versions is the risk-based thinking approach (which helps organizations identify factors that can cause the organization’s processes and management systems to fail or deviate from planned outcomes, putting preventative controls in place to minimize negative impacts and make the most of opportunities when they arise)
And changing quality management principles, including:
– customer oriented;
– leadership;
– people’s participation;
– process approach;
– improve;
– evidence-based decisions;
– relationship manager.

• Helps businesses consolidate and enhance image and reputation to customers and partners.
• Product and service quality is maintained
• Have more opportunities to expand business
• Building an effective working environment, improving the sense of responsibility of employees.
• Create internal strength and motivate employees to constantly strive at work
• New employees can easily access the job.
• Helps increase company profits
• Improve customer satisfaction with products/services
• Control and manage risks
• Applying ISO 9001 creates the foundation for the successful application of other advanced management systems.

• Improving reputation and competition in the market
• Achieving of global recognition for products and services
• Optimize occupational health and safety management

ISO 14001 is an international standard for environmental management systems (EMS). The standard provides a framework for organizations to develop and implement an EMS and continuously improve their environmental performance. By complying with this standard, organizations can ensure that they are taking proactive measures to minimize their environmental impact, comply with relevant legal requirements and achieve their environmental goals. The framework covers many different aspects, from resource use and waste management to monitoring environmental performance and engaging stakeholders in environmental commitments.

‘In an era of increased environmental consciousness and increasing global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion, the role of organizations becomes even more important.
ISO 14001 provides a structured approach for businesses to address these pressing concerns. By adopting this standard, organizations make a commitment not only to regulatory compliance but also to continuous environmental improvement. A proactive approach to environmental management can deliver tangible benefits, such as waste reduction, energy conservation and cost savings.
Furthermore, it enhances an organization’s reputation, promotes stakeholder trust, and often constitutes an important step toward participating in global trade and supply chains. Simply put, ISO 14001 is a testament to an organization’s dedication to a sustainable future, combining environmental responsibility with strategic business growth.

• Bringing trust to customers, investors, the public and the community through demonstrating a business organization’s commitment to environmental responsibility.
• Improve cost control through saving input materials and energy resources.
• Minimize risks and arising obligations, thereby reducing insurance costs.
• Create a premise to obtain a domestic business license.

ISO 45001 is an occupational health and safety management system developed and issued by ISO (International Organization for Standardization) on March 12, 2018. ISO 45001 is an international standard that regulates requirements for occupational health and safety (OH&S) management systems. It provides a framework for organizations to manage risk and improve OH&S performance.
This standard establishes the criteria for OH&S policy, objectives, planning, implementation, operations, evaluation and review. Key elements include leadership commitment, worker participation, hazard identification and risk assessment, legal and regulatory compliance, emergency planning, incident investigation and improvement. progress continuously.
Applying ISO 45001 to businesses has shown that it will help improve labor safety, reduce risks in the workplace as well as create a safer working environment for workers, thereby minimizing risks related to work and the work environment.

• Helping the organization to manage occupational health and safety ( OH&S): set up the target, policy, process, identify risks and eliminate all risks that may occur
• Raising the awareness toward the risk of occupational safety and employees are aware of their role in ensuring occupational safety
• Meet statutory requirements. In the upcoming years in Viet Nam, some kind of industries/businesses must to apply ISO 45001
• Meet customer’s expectation and requirements
• Mitigate general expense due to labor safety incidents
• Mitigate expenses due to disrupted manufacturing and downtime by occupational injuries
• Minimize related insurance costs.
• Enhance corporate image

• Improving reputation and competition in the market
• Achieving of global recognition for products and services
• Optimize occupational health and safety management

IATF 16949:2016 (replaces ISO/TS 16949:2009) is a standard of requirements for a Quality Management System (QMS), specifically for the automotive sector.
Organizations who want to take part in automotive components supply chain, to become a automotive manufacturing and outsourcing company, have to apply and sustain quality management system by IATF 16949:2016 standard
The objectives of IATF:

• Develop a quality management system towad consistent improvement, emphasize error prevention, reduce the fluctation and waste in supply chain
• IATF 16949:2016 standard together with specific demands of customer have formed the fundamental requirements of quality management system for organizations that want to apply this standard
• This technical standard eliminates overlapping appreciation(?) and gives general approach in setting up quality management system for automotive industry and providing automotive products

This standard is applied to manufacturing organizations and provides: parts or materials, heat treatment, painting, plating or surface treatment services, or other products specified by customers. In principle, this standard is applicable to all “on car – on road” parts (on car – on road).

• Keep the quality of products & services always stable
• The quality of the product is guaranteed and meets safety requirements
• IATF 16949 create the approach to the overall quality management system in the supply chain (including suppliers and subcontractors) and application of best practices.
• Create a competitive advantage, promote the brandname
• Save costs, increase sales and profits.
• Reduce risks and Improve labor productivity.
• Focus on continuous improvement, prevent errors, minimize waste in production / business activities such as transportation costs, storage or rework.
• No NGs are made, do the right things from the beginning by setting up goals, plans, costs, quality or delivery schedule.

• Improving the reputation and competition in the market when using the IT SECURE CERTS brand
• Achieving global recognition for the products
• Identifying the specific resources that can be used for quality improvement initiatives
• Providing documents evidences for the quality and performance of the business

ISO 22000 is an international standard. The standard combines ISO 9001 with food safety management and HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control points) to ensure food safety at all levels. The ISO 22000 standard specifies how an organization can demonstrate its ability to control hazards to ensure that food is safe.

ISO 22000 can be applied to any organization / business in the food supply chain. The organization / business in food supply chain applying and obtaining ISO 22000 certification is recognized as a unit with a good food safety management system and ensure the supply of safe, high quality food products, intake for consumer

Organizations / businesses that can apply ISO 20000 include:
* Enterprise producing and processing fodder.
* Enterprises processing vegetables, tubers, fruits, eggs, milk, seafood.
* Spices manufacturing and processing enterprises.
* Enterprises manufacturing functional foods: for the elderly, children, the sick.
* Enterprise producing and processing fresh water, purified water, wine, coffee, tea, ..
* Food carriers.
* Enterprises producing, processing ready-made food, restaurants.
* Supermarket system, wholesale and retail.
* Enterprise producing food packaging materials.
* Farming and livestock farming

• Increased the productivity and efficiency of organization/business
• Met applicable statutory and regulatory requirements of food safety
• Increased customer trust and satisfaction, through consistent provision of safe food products
• Addressed business risks while focusing on organisational objectives
• Effective feedback for continual improvement

• Improving the reputation and competition in the market when using the IT SECURE CERTS brand
• Achieving global recognition for the products
• Optimizing the quality of processes, products and services
• Identifying the specific resources that can be used for quality improvement initiatives
• Providing documents evidences for the quality and performance of the business

HACCP is the abbreviation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, means that analyse hazard and critical control point. System for analysing, indentifying and controling vital hazard in food manufacturing and processing. HACCP constitutes systematic evaluation steps for all processes related to food manufacturing and processing as well as identifies key points in production process that related to food quality and safety. The principles of HACCP are applied consistently all around the world and used in many businesses as follow: food manufacturing and processing enterprises, industrial food processing zone.

in terms of organization:
Organization can improve their food safety management system, production process, production environment, business, defective products reduction
System application is a commitment of an organization to consumer in ensuring food safety in the product that supply; building trust within customers and partners
Improve organization reputation, regarding the product; increase the competitiveness, expand the market, especially export market

• Improving the reputation and competition in the market when using the IT SECURE CERTS brand
• Achieving global recognition for the products
• Optimizing the quality of processes, products and services
• Identifying the specific resources that can be used for quality improvement initiatives
• Providing documents evidences for the quality and performance of the business