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Title: Avoiding ISO-lation: What international standards mean for U.S. industry

Abstract

US companies are awash in an effort to promote and self-proclaim conformance to ISO 9000, the series of quality standards established by the International Organization for Standardization (Geneva, Switzerland). One only needs to drive along any roadway to note another banner proclaiming a company`s conformance or certification, or pick up a magazine or newspaper to read that a company is ISO 9001-certified. Quality standards are not quite the same as environmental standards, however. As a result, some companies may be receiving mixed signals with how ISO 9000 compares to the proposed ISO 14000 standards series for environmental management systems. This article clarifies some of these perceptions, and describes in greater detail what the environmental standards are, what they mean for industry and what they can do for companies that implement them.

Authors:
 [1];
  1. MCG and Associates, Needham Heights, MA (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
205262
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Environmental Solutions
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; STANDARDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; POLLUTION REGULATIONS; IMPLEMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

Citation Formats

Crognale, G, and Walter-Slepicka, M. Avoiding ISO-lation: What international standards mean for U.S. industry. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Crognale, G, & Walter-Slepicka, M. Avoiding ISO-lation: What international standards mean for U.S. industry. United States.
Crognale, G, and Walter-Slepicka, M. 1996. "Avoiding ISO-lation: What international standards mean for U.S. industry". United States.
@article{osti_205262,
title = {Avoiding ISO-lation: What international standards mean for U.S. industry},
author = {Crognale, G and Walter-Slepicka, M},
abstractNote = {US companies are awash in an effort to promote and self-proclaim conformance to ISO 9000, the series of quality standards established by the International Organization for Standardization (Geneva, Switzerland). One only needs to drive along any roadway to note another banner proclaiming a company`s conformance or certification, or pick up a magazine or newspaper to read that a company is ISO 9001-certified. Quality standards are not quite the same as environmental standards, however. As a result, some companies may be receiving mixed signals with how ISO 9000 compares to the proposed ISO 14000 standards series for environmental management systems. This article clarifies some of these perceptions, and describes in greater detail what the environmental standards are, what they mean for industry and what they can do for companies that implement them.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/205262}, journal = {Environmental Solutions},
number = 3,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
}