30 Examples of Quality Standards

The Quality standards are rules, guidelines or characteristics that a product or service (or its results) to guarantee its quality. For example: IRAM 4502, ISO 14000, UNE 166000.

The quality of a product or service is defined as the combination of features both engineering and manufacturing that determine the degree of satisfaction that this product or service gives to the consumer. Although for some authors quality is the result of an interaction between subjective and objective aspects, quality standards deal with objective aspects.

The features of a product required by quality standards can be very diverse: a physical or chemical requirement, a certain size, pressure or temperature, etc. Quality is also given by a combination of more conceptual characteristics, such as reliable, durable, helpful, effective, etc.

Quality standards can refer to different aspects of quality: design, concordance (between what is designed and what is produced), in use, in after-sales service.

Objectives of quality standards

The objectives of the quality standards are:

Uses and Benefits

Quality standards can be applied in various fields: materials (for the manufacture of other products), products, machinery, different types of management (environmental, occupational risks, security, inspection), services and processes.

The benefits of quality standards in the relationship between Business and clients are:

Examples of quality standards

In the following list we expose what are the quality standards used in different fields and what objectives they pursue:

1. IRAM 4502. It is applied in the field of technical drawing. Determine the different types of lines taking into account thickness, proportion, representation and application.
2. IRAM 4504 (technical drawing). Determine the formats, graphic elements and sheet folding.
3. IRAM 10005. Applies to colors and safety signs. Determine colors, symbols, and safety signs.
4. IRAM 11603. It is applied to the thermal conditioning of buildings, taking into account bioenvironmental factors.
5. Iso 9001. It applies to Quality Management Systems. A company that meets this standard shows that it meets the conditions necessary to achieve customer satisfaction.
6. ISO 16949 (also called ISO / TS 16949). It is associated with the ISO 9001 standard as it specifies the specific requirements for production in the automotive industry.
7. ISO 9000. It is a complement to the 9001. This standard has given Quality Management Systems a standardized language, as well as its foundations.
8. ISO 9004. It applies to effectiveness (achieving goals) and efficiency (achieving goals using the least amount of resources) in quality management.
9. ISO 14000. It applies to the impact of the company's activity on the environment.
10. ISO 14001. Regulates environmental management systems. Establishes compliance with local legislation associated with environmental care.
11. ISO 14004. This standard guides the company on the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of environmental management systems, in addition to its coordination with other management systems.
12. ISO 17001. It refers to the conformity of both products and services, that is, their suitability. This regulation indicates the minimum requirements for each product or service.
13. ISO 18000. They refer to health and safety regulations at work.
14. ISO 18001. Regulates Health and Safety Management Systems. Together with the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards they form an integrated management system.
15. ISO 18002. Guides on the implementation of Health and Safety Management Systems.
16. ISO 18003 (also known as OHSAS 18003). It establishes the necessary criteria to include in the internal audits on Safety Management Systems and Work Greetings.
17. ISO 19011. It is applied to internal audits not only related to quality but also to the impact of production on the environment.
18. ISO 22000. It regulates Food Management Systems, that is, it guarantees that food is suitable for human consumption. It does not refer to taste or appearance characteristics but to its safety, that is, the absence of dangers in its consumption.
19. ISO 26000. Guides the design, implementation, development and optimization of social responsibility structures.
20. ISO 27001. It is applied to Information Security Management Systems, both to avoid risks and to optimize processes.
21. ISO 28000. It applies to supply chain management.
22. ISO 31000. Guides the development of risk management systems, taking into account the requirements of the different sectors.
23. ISO 170001. They are the standards that guarantee universal accessibility. The buildings and transportation that comply with this standard facilitate the access and movement of people in wheelchairs, or blind people, etc.
24. UNE 166000. It is applied to the management of R + D + i (research acronym, development and innovation). It establishes the definitions and terminologies used by the other UNEs. (UNE 166003, 166004, 166005 and 166007 were annulled)
25. UNE 166001. Determines the requirements of the projects associated with R + D + i.
26. UNE 166002. It refers to R + D + i management systems.
27. UNE 166006. It makes explicit the requirements of technological surveillance and competitive intelligence systems.
28. UNE 166008. Determines the necessary requirements for the transfer processes of technology.

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