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New Security Management System Certification - ISO 28000
By Larry Tibert
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 28000 series of standards on supply chain security management systems were upgraded from their status of Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) to international standards.
The ISO 28000 series of standards specifies the requirements for a security management system to ensure safety in the supply chain. Its standards can be applied by organizations of all sizes involved in manufacturing, service, storage or transportation by air, rail, road and sea at any stage of the production or supply process.
The series includes provisions to:
- Establish, implement, maintain and improve a security management system.
- Assure conformity with security management policy.
- Demonstrate such conformity.
- Seek certification/registration of conformity by an accredited third-party organization.
- Make a self-determination and self-declaration of conformity.
The ISO 28000 series will facilitate trade and the transport of goods across borders, increase the ability of organizations in the supply chain to effectively implement mechanisms that address security vulnerabilities at strategic and operational levels and establish preventive actions plans.
The ISO 28000 series assists in implementing governmental and international customs agency security initiatives, including the World Customs Organization's Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the European Union (EU) Authorized Economic Operators Program, the U.S. Customs Trade Partnership against Terrorism and the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
Source: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Contact Larry Tibert at National Quality Assurance (ltibert@nqa-usa.com) to discuss how NQA can assist you in achieving accreditation to ISO 28000-2007.
