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ISO 9001:2000 Interpretive Guide for the Design and Construction Team

by the Design and Construction Division

Call (800) 248-1946 and ask for E1204 or go with your browser to Quality Press.

The Interpretive Guide includes the full text of ISO 9001:2000 and at $40 costs just $5 more

Interpretive Guide - Contents
Preface
Executive Summary
Introduction
How to Use This Guide
Table of ISO 9001:2000 Interpretations
Developing Your Process-based QMS
QMS Specifications
Glossary
About the Authors
Index

Table of Interpretations
A sixty page table relates the generically worded clauses of ISO 9001 to the responsibilities of the:

Owner/Project Manager– by Robert Nespeco
Designer – by Paul Nadon
Constructor – by Tom Mudge

Prime members of the project team can now see how to work systematically (apart and together) to meet customer requirements

Uses of the Table of Interpretations
To gain insights into the requirements of ISO 9001
When considering the value of ISO 9001
When using ISO 9001 to prequalify contractors
To assess the conformity of QMS documents
To accelerate the development of a project QMS
The explain ISO 9001 requirements to contractors
When preparing a QMS for ISO 9001 certification
When preparing to audit a QMS to ISO 9001
See how project teams work to meet requirements

Developing Your Process-based QMS
Appendix 1 (with 9 exhibits) from a firm of system consultants and RAB accredited trainers shows the user how to develop a process-based management system in 16 steps:

Policy and objectives
Organization and responsibilities
Interacting processes
Records

Once the management system is defined, it can be used and improved by organizations to prevent loss and add value faster than before.

Appendix 1 explains the 16 steps

QMS Specifications 1/2

Appendix 2 (32 pages) from New York City provides Owner/Project Manager specifications for a:

Designer‘s Quality Management System
Constructor‘s Quality Management System
These specifications can be used in the contract between the owner and contractors according to the needs of the owner.

QMS Specifications 2/2

Appendix 2 includes a Model Quality Management System Manual from the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Engineering and Construction Department – by Robert J. Nespeco, P.E.

The QMS manual is for consultants and contractors to complete and present to the owner for approval within 25 days of contract award

Buying the Interpretive Guide

Call (800) 248-1946 and ask for E1204 or go with your browser to Quality Press.

The Interpretive Guide includes the full text of ISO 9001:2000 and at $40 costs just $5 more