ISO/TS 16949:2002
Questions and Answers
1. What is ISO/TS 16949:2002 ?
ISO/TS 16949:2002 is an ISO Technical Specification which
aligns existing US, German, French and Italian automotive quality system standards within the global
automotive industry. ISO/TS 16949:2002 specifies the quality system requirements for the design/ development, production,
installation and servicing of automotive-related products.
2. Who are the authors of ISO/TS 16949:2002 ?
ISO/TS 16949 was written by the International Automotive
Task Force (IATF). The IATF consists of an international group of vehicle manufacturers, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, Ford
Motor Company, General Motors (including Opel Vauxhall), PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Renault SA, Volkswagen and their respective
trade associations - AIAG (U.S.), ANFIA (Italy), FIEV (France), SMMT (U.K.) and VDA (Germany).
3. What is the format of ISO/TS 16949:2002 ?
Automotive Sector requirements, defining international
automotive quality system requirements are contained in ISO/TS 16949, which is written around the format of ISO 9001:2000,
in the case of ISO/TS 16949:2002.
Customer specific requirements are required by individual
subscribing vehicle manufacturers and are provided separately.
4. What are the Eligibility requirements for ISO/TS 16949:2002 ?
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ISO/TS 16949:2002 is relevant to automotive
production and service part organizations only.
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It is applicable only to sites where
production or service parts are manufactured. (A site is defined as: a location at which value added manufacturing processes
occur. Manufacturing is defined: as the process of making production materials, parts or assemblies, or heat treating, painting,
plating services.). Any tier within the supply chain can apply.
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Any potential supplier can only be accepted
for registration if they have a documented request for quotation or is on a bid list of a subscribing customer.
This means that:
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ISO/TS 16949:2002 is also relevant to
vehicle manufacturing plants: Jaguar, DaimlerChrysler, Land Rover, Bentley are all working on quality systems to meet ISO/TS
16949:2002 requirements.
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Some organizations that had been certified
to QS-9000 were not eligible for ISO/TS 16949:2002 registration, for example: stockists and organizations who have
no automotive customers.
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Organizations which have automotive and
non-automotive product will require separate certification for these separate product groups. They would have ISO/TS 16949:2002
certification for their automotive activities, and ISO 9001:2000 (or an alternative specified by their non-automotive customers)
for the non-automotive business.
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Organizations wishing to break into the
automotive market must wait until they are on an automotive customer's potential supplier list before they can progress with
registration .
5. Which vehicle manufactures will accept ISO/TS 16949 ?
Ford, GM, DaimlerChrysler, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Renault,
Fiat, BMW, Daimler Benz and Volkswagen all support ISO/TS 16949. DaimlerChrysler. Japanese and Korean manufacturers may also
recognise ISO/TS 16949:2002 as a valid supplier approval mechanism in future.
Formal communications by Big 3 regarding their particular
requirements have been made. Read our Vehicle Manufacturer Requirements section for more information.
Customer Specific Requirements: For subscribing members,
these are to be made available via the IAOB website (Big 3 specifics are already referenced on this
site) at www.iaob.org Note that some customer specifics may be incorporated into Purchasing agreements
6. What are the benefits of Certification to ISO/TS 16949 with BSI?
Organizations can be certified against one international
automotive management system standard instead of having to meet requirements from multiple standards. This may mean:
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Reduction in multiple 3rd party registrations
freeing up time and supplier resources for other quality activities and improvement opportunities that can enhance business.
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A reduction in 2nd party audits again
freeing up time
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Common quality system approach in the
supply chain for development and consistency, allowing organizations within the supply chain to work more effectively together.
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Common language, which will improve understanding
of quality requirements, making implementation and maintenance of the system easier.
ISO/TS 16949 certification with BSI is accepted and recognized
globally. BSI is one of the leading Certification bodies in the world for automotive management system certification. Recognition
of the international standard and the integrity of the BSI Certification can provide additional confidence in Global sourcing
enabling greater business opportunities.
ISO 9001:2000, upon which ISO/TS 16949 is based encourages the use of a process
approach. Understanding the interrelationship of processes within the organization through the use and application of the
standard could enable improved product and process quality.
9. Who can I contact for further
information?
If there are any specific technical queries, please email bharatquality@yahoo.co.in .
ISO 14000
The ISO 14000 environmental management standards exist to help organizations minimize how their operations negatively affect the environment (cause adverse changes
to air, water, or land), comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other environmentally oriented requirements, and continually
improve on the above.
ISO 14000
is similar to ISO 9000 quality management in that both pertain to the process (the comprehensive outcome of how a product is produced) rather than to the product itself. The overall idea is to establish an organized approach to
systematically reduce the impact of the environmental aspects which an organization can control. Effective tools for the analysis
of environmental aspects of an organization and for the generation of options for improvement are provided by the concept
of Cleaner Production.
As with ISO
9000, certification is performed by third-party organizations rather than being awarded by ISO directly. The ISO 19011 audit standard applies when auditing for both 9000 and 14000 compliance at once.
Health & Safety OHSAS 18001
What are OHSAS
18001 and OHSAS 18002?
OHSAS 18001 is an assessment specification for Occupational Health and Safety Management
Systems. It was developed in response to the need for companies to meet their health and safety obligations in an
efficient manner.
To compliment OHSAS 18001, which explains the requirements of the specification and shows you how to work toward
implementation and registration.
Together, this integrated package
will provide your business with the practical means of registration:
- Identify elements of your business
that impact on health and safety and gain access to the relevant legislation
- Produce objectives for improvement
and a management program to achieve them, with regular reviews for continual improvement
- Certification body Management Systems will periodically assess the system
and, if compliant, register your company or site to OHSAS 18001
