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Abstract: . . . capability, we can help ensure the continued success of all our enterprises. To this end, compliance to this requirement is part of the sourcing decision for new business." The letter was signed by Tom Sidlik, executive vice president pro- c u rem ent and su pp ly with Daimler Ch rys l er; Tony Brown, vice president of global purchasing with Ford and Bo Andersson, vice president worldwide purchasing, production control and logistics with GM. Thousands of D a i m l er Ch rys l er su pp l i ers faced a January 1 deadline to attain third-party regi s tra ti on for their envi ron m ental manage- ment systems to ISO 14001 and General Motors requ i red implem en t a ti on , but not nece s s a ri ly t h i rd - p a rty regi s tra ti on of its su pp l i ers . . . . . . being November 1965,July 1977 and now August 2003.The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) was established in 1968 to deal with such issues as well as the ongoing reliability of North America’s electric system. In the meantime let’s look at some of the possible lessons learned for cities, states and private companies that could potentially find their way into an ISO 14001 system. In particular, requirement 4.4.7 Emergency preparedness and response of the standard comes to mind. The first step is to compare the requirements of 4.4.7 against what happened and consider what could have been done better by affected organizations. Clause 4.4.7 Emergency Preparedness and Response states: "The organization shall establish and maintain procedures . . . . . . November 1965,July 1977 and now August 2003.The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) was established in 1968 to deal with such issues as well as the ongoing reliability of North America’s electric system. In the meantime let’s look at some of the possible lessons learned for cities, states and private companies that could potentially find their way into an ISO 14001 system. In particular, requirement 4.4.7 Emergency preparedness and response of the standard comes to mind. The first step is to compare the requirements of 4.4.7 against what happened and consider what could have been done better by affected organizations. Clause 4.4.7 Emergency Preparedness and Response states: "The organization shall establish and maintain procedures . . . . . . integri ty, honesty and ethical business conduct. IAF members have a responsibility to uphold this dedication to corporate ethics." Accreditation Bodies Approve Code of Conduct T August 2003 Environmental Systems Update 5 All information in the ESU Registrar Index is provided by the ISO 14001 Registered Compa- ny Directory North America . The numbers on this page reflect the total number of active ISO 14001 certificates issued by the listed registrars. All data was collected by August 1,2003. ABS QE 109 Intertek 100 TUV AM 92 SRI 77 AQSR 72 AQA 54 QCB 54 SQA 54 NSAI 53 AWM 48 BNQ 37 D&T 34 CRS 29 NQA 27 QSR 26 PRI 17 AQSR Canada 15 ASR 15 KEMA 15 ORION 15 DQS 12 ENTELA 12 PRO 4 TUV Essen 4 CGSB 3 ISOQAR 1 TRA-CD 1 TUV Rheinland 1 BSI 853 QMI 701 . . . --3000,4,375,3302,56655
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