Industry-specific standards are expanding
An increasing number of industries are being governed by standards specific to those industries. In 2005 the QPI SIG assembled information about many of these standards. The list follows.
Do you use any of these standards? Can you tell us anything about them? What are the requirements for documentation and communication with these standards? Please leave a comment.
Titles hyperlinked to the American Society for Quality (ASQ) catalog were identified by Bill Abbott. These lists were originally posted in May, 2005. Entries after that time are dated with the month and year, for example, June 2005.
Aerospace standards
SAE AS9100 Revision B: The International Aerospace Quality System Standard, Revision B
British Standards Institution (BSI). BSi Learning Management System. Essentials of SAE AS9100 Revision B course. Description on BSi Learning site. Link current August 2005.
International Aerospace Quality Group. This site has information about the AS9100 and related standards. The IAQG Online Aerospace Supplier Information System (OASIS) database has a record for each company certified as meeting the standard. Added May 2006.
Automotive standards
Automotive standards include the following; an educational resource is also listed.
The ISO/TS 16949 Answer Book (automotive). Smith, Radley M. and Munro, Roderick A. and Bowen, Ronald J. Link current May 2005.
Power plant quality
There are two standards related to quality in power plants.
Telecommunications
TL 9000 telecommunication industry extension to ISO 9001:2000. Added June 2006.
December 28th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
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