The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) oversees management systems certification in India, participating actively in international standardization organizations like ISO and IEC since its inception. BIS offers various certifications across multiple sectors, including quality, environmental, safety, and food management systems, promoting quality and efficiency. The certification benefits both organizations and consumers by enhancing operational excellence, reducing costs, and ensuring consistent product quality.

1. Management Systems Certification
An Overview
Dr. Rajeev Vats, Scientist-E
Management System Certification Officer (North)

2. System Certification
ISO is derived from the Greek word
‘isos’, which means ‘equal’.
International Standards give world-
class specifications For Products,
Services and Systems To ensure
Quality, Safety and Efficiency.
It says,
“Whatever the country, whatever the
language, we are always ISO”.

3. International
Electrotechnical
Commission
International
Telecommunication
Union
The three together constitute World
Standards Co-operation(WSC)
International Standards
BIS
MEMBER
of
ISO & IEC

4. System Certification
 BIS is a founder member of International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) and
continues to take active part in its activities.
BIS as a member of ISO:
 Has periodically served as a member of the
ISO Council and is at present also its member.
 Has periodically served as a member of the
ISO Technical Management Board (TMB).

5. • Participates in its Policy Development Committees
on Developing Country Matters (DEVCO),
Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO),
and Committee on Consumer Policy (COPOLCO)
• India started taking part in IEC from 1911. BIS
took over the responsibility of Indian National
Committee of IEC in 1949 from Institution of
Engineers. Since then BIS is actively participating
in the activities of the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). BIS has
constituted Indian National Committee (INC) of
IEC. This Committee performs various
responsibilities as member body of IEC Council.

6. System Certification
• Bureau of Indian Standards has been
operating Management Systems Certification
Scheme since 1991.
• BIS is committed to offer Management
System Certification Services to all
organizations.
• The services are geared to all sectors of
Industry and the Government to maintain and
improve the quality of products and services;
protect environment, occupational health and
safety of employees and ensure food safety.

7. • It is the responsibility of all those concerned in
the operation of Management Systems
Certification Services, that each activity in the
operation leads to excellence thereby
enhancing the credibility and image of Bureau
of Indian Standards.
• Initially, BIS started the scheme with Quality
Management System Certification (IS/ISO
9001) and over the years it has gradually
expanded its activities to various other
Management Systems.

8. • Management System Certification – 166 Licences (North)
 Quality Management System Certification (QMS)
 Environmental Management System Certification (EMS)
 Occupational Health and Safety Management System
(OHSAS)
 Food Safety Management System (FSMS)
 Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
 Service Quality Management Systems (SQMS)
 Energy Management Systems (EnMS)
 Medical Device Management System
 Social Accountability at Workplace
Conformity Assessment at BIS

9.  Road Traffic Safety Management System Certification
Scheme as per IS/ISO 39001
 Adventure Tourism Safety Management System as per
IS / ISO 21101:2014
 Ready Mixed Concrete Certification Scheme as per
ISO:9001 along with IS:4926
 Integrated Milk Certification Scheme for Packaged
Pasteurized Milk as per IS:13688 along with ISO:22000
 Educational Organizations Management System
(EOMS) IS 22001
 Anti Bribery Management System IS/ISO 37001:2016
New Systems Under Certification

10.  Medical Devices – Quality Management System
requirements and Essential Principles of Safety
& Performance for Medical Devices IS 23485
 Information Security Management Systems IS/
ISO 27001:2013
 Information Security Management Systems IS/
ISO 27001:2013
 Piped Drinking water Supply management
system as per IS 17482: 2020:
 Ready Mix Concrete process certification as per
IS 4926:

11. The firm with BIS Quality Management Systems
Certification license provides:
 Clear indication of its capabilities.
 Strong evidence of its commitment to quality.
 Assurance of consistency in quality of product
/ service with timely delivery.
 Firm is forced by itself-self motivated to consider
improvement to the system through regular audits
by BIS. Reduces the incidence of product failure, in-
turn improves credibility of the firm.
Quality Management System Certification
Benefits to Certified Firm:
Cont…

12.  Leads to less material wastage.
 Being Internationally recognized.
 Better choice and monitoring of the firm’s
supplies.
 Motivates all employees and ensures their
involvement.
 Provides stepping stone to TQM.
Benefits to Certified Firm:

13.  Provides assurance and satisfaction that their
needs for quality will be met.
 Saves time and money by reducing the need for
assessment of their suppliers.
 Reduces incoming inspection costs.
 Work with reduced inventory levels, effecting
significant cost reductions.
 Simplifies purchase decisions.
 Better service, better and quick complaint
redressal.
Quality Management System Certification
Benefits to Customer:

14. “We cannot walk alone”
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