Institute Quality
Systems
The Institute Quality Systems (IQS) Department has more
than 25 years experience in providing quality assurance consultation, audit, surveillance,
and training services for U.S. and international customers. Teams of quality engineers,
technologists, and certified auditors with experience from a wide variety of industries
and government agencies assist the technical divisions in implementing quality
systems, corrective and preventive actions and monitoring the various activities
to assure compliance with contractual requirements.
Dr. Amos E.
Holt, Vice President
To support the diverse research and development
activities conducted at the Institute and elsewhere, quality programs have been developed
to meet:
- ISO 9001
- ISO 17025
- ISO 13485
- ISO 17020
- AS 9100
- EN 45001/46001
- Ford Q1 and QOS
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- ASME NQA-1
- 10CFR50, Appendix B
- API Q1
- FDA/EPA Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
- Current Good Manufacturing Practices
- ANSI/NCSL Z540-1994
- CMMI
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Our quality program is fully documented in
the Southwest Research Institute Quality
System Manual, Revision 3
(Portable Document Format
file/Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and in operating procedures that have been
audited and approved by outside agencies to verify the effectiveness of their
implementation. Our current nuclear quality program is documented in the Program
Quality Plan, Program Quality Plan (PQP)
- Nuclear, Revision 2.
These documents are considered
uncontrolled when printed.
Services Offered
Institute Quality Systems offers the following
services, which can be tailored to meet specific needs:
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April 10, 2009
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