Question 1: Can the QC 080000 standard be certified?
Answer: Of course. In fact, the IECQ-HSPM system certification is the implementation of the QC 080000 standard certification.
Question 2: Is the IECQ-HSPM QC 080000 certificate globally recognized?
Answer: Yes. IEC and IECQ are well-established international standards organizations. In fact, many ISO standards were developed in collaboration with IEC, the most famous of which are the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 series standards. The IECQ-HSPM QC080000 certificate is issued by IEC, IECQ, and the French International Bureau of Inspection. It not only provides smooth global mutual recognition, but also maximizes your company's global competitiveness.
Question 3: Is IECQ-HSPM QC 080000 certification mandatory?
Answer: No. This certification is similar to ISO 9000 and is voluntary. Governments around the world do not require companies to pass this certification. However, it is not ruled out that some globally renowned enterprises may attach this certification requirement in project or procurement bidding, just as ISO 9000 has been increasingly used as a mandatory requirement for bidding by more and more enterprises in recent years. In the current increasingly strict environmental regulations and fierce 'green' competition environment, this trend is becoming increasingly evident.
Question 4: What is the relationship between IECQ-HSPM QC 080000 and ISO 9001:2000?
Answer: QC 080000 clearly stated at the beginning that this standard is a supplementary requirement based on the current ISO 9001:2000 standard, with the aim of achieving a complete, systematic, and clear management and control process to achieve the goal of no hazardous substances. QC080000 is built on top of ISO 9001:2000, and these two standards and management systems are fully compatible. This can be seen from the correspondence and wording between the terms of QC 080000 and ISO 9001:2000.
Question 5: Is the certification process for IECQ-HSPM QC 080000 the same as ISO 9001?
Answer: Yes. This certification process is very similar to ISO 9001, both including document review and on-site audit during the first certification audit. As long as all identified non conformities are improved, the auditor will issue an audit report and recommend certification. The validity period of the certificate is three years. After the certificate is issued, regular supervision and review will be conducted once a year, and the certificate will be updated every three years.
Question 6: What is the relationship between IECQ-HSPM QC080000 and ISO 14001?
Answer: QC 080000 is based on ISO 9001, not ISO 14001. However, like the relationship between ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, although the management philosophy is based on the PDCA cycle, the specific terms and requirements are slightly different. In the implementation process of QC 080000, enterprises can utilize some key elements of the ISO 14001 environmental management system to supplement the deficiencies of ISO 9001 in the control of hazardous substances.
Question 7: Can enterprises obtain certifications for ISO 9000, ISO 14001, and IECQ-HSPM QC 080000 simultaneously?
Answer: Yes. Due to the international recognition of all three certifications by the French International Inspection Agency, we can simultaneously certify all three management systems for you. Due to the compatibility between the three systems mentioned above, the auditors of the French International Inspection Agency can simultaneously audit the three systems of the enterprise (under the premise of meeting standard requirements). If the audit is qualified, you can obtain the three (or more) world-renowned French International Inspection Agency certification certificates in less time and cost. Of course, you can also apply for IECQ-HSPM QC 080000 system certification separately.
Question 8: Does the implementation of IECQ-HSPM QC 080000 require all products of the enterprise to be free from hazardous substances?
Answer: No, it's not. Although QC 080000 is aimed at reducing hazardous substances, this standard does not require all products of enterprises to be free from hazardous substances. For example, enterprises can produce RoHS/WEEE compliant products for export to the EU market, while also producing traditional products for sale in markets without RoHS/WEEE directive requirements. However, all products containing hazardous substances must be strictly distinguished from products without hazardous substances, protected from mixing or mutual contamination, and customers must be informed of the status of the hazardous substances. This point is emphasized in IECQ-HSPM QC 080000.