ISO 9001 is an international standard established by the International Organization for Standardization. This standard defines requirements for the establishment of a quality management system for organizations wishing to continuously improve customer satisfaction and provide compliant products and services. The ISO 9001 standard is aimed at all organizations, whatever their size and sectors of activity.

IATF 16949 is a standard concerning the Quality approach in the automotive industry. It was developed by the IATF (International Automotive Task Force) and published in 2016. This standard describes the processes for the development and manufacture of automotive components.

The ISO 14001 standard is an international standard established by the International Organization for Standardization, which constitutes the reference for organizations to set up an environmental management system. It aims to help companies manage the impacts of their activities on the environment and demonstrate the effectiveness of their management. Its principle is based on the process of continuous improvement to ensure that the organization controls the environmental impacts of its activities.

Whether in Quebec or elsewhere in North America, legal and regulatory requirements relating to environmental protection are complex and their applications vary greatly from one jurisdiction to another and from one business sector to another. ‘other.

ISO 45001 is an international standard for occupational health and safety management systems. The objective of this standard is to lighten, protect and improve the health, safety and well-being of workers in their workplace. They also make it possible to optimize the performance of the OHSMS in order to prevent incidents, injuries, illnesses and harmful effects on health and work-related deaths.

Whether in Quebec or elsewhere in North America, legal and regulatory requirements relating to occupational health and safety are complex and vary greatly from one jurisdiction to another and from one sector of activity to another.

The FSC standard (for “Forest Stewardship Council”) aims to identify and promote sound forest management practices. It stipulates the principles, criteria and indicators to be observed for the certification of a forest.

Participants in the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Inc (SFI) program make a commitment to sustainable forest management that encompasses a range of responsibilities, including maintaining the health and productivity of the forest and protecting the forest. quality of water, biodiversity and sites of special interest.

CSA-Z809 is a Canadian standard published by the Standards Council of Canada. This standard describes the parameters that must be met by a forest manager or owner wishing to implement the public participation, system and performance requirements for a delimited forest territory (TFD).

The purpose of chains of custody is to constructively encourage socially, ecologically and economically responsible forest management initiatives, by making them visible and credible by a label affixed to products from certified forests.

The chains of custody are intended to control wood from certified forests throughout the supply chain, from upstream to the end customer, including all stages of production and processing. The logo thus allows consumers to identify wood and its derived products from a forest benefiting from forest management respecting the principles of sustainable development.

Various chain of custody programs are available, among others by FSC (for “Forest Stewardship Council”), SFI (for “Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Inc”) and PEFC (for “Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes”).

ISO 17025 is an international standard that specifies general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. This standard is used by laboratories for the development of the quality, administrative and technical systems governing their organization.

It can also be used by laboratory customers, regulatory authorities or accreditation bodies for the assessment and recognition of laboratory competence.

This standard, which concerns all analysis and testing laboratories, with the exception of medical analysis laboratories (ISO 15189), is the reference system used during accreditation audits.

We are also able to support our clients in setting up and maintaining the following management systems:

Food safety (ISO 22001, SQF 2000, HACCP)
Energy management (ISO 50001)
Sustainable development (ISO 26001)
Information technology security (ISO 27001)
Process safety management (CAN/CSA-Z767-17)
Sustainable development of aluminum (ASI)

We offer a support service in setting up and improving management systems for all of our fields of expertise.

Whether for a small organization or a large company, for a system that integrates several standards or a multi-site certification, we will be able to assist you in the implementation and certification of a management system adapted to your needs and your reality and according to your deadlines.

We carry out internal audits to ensure that your management system is effective and complies with the standard in force as well as to identify preventive actions and areas for improvement. Our methodology complies with the international requirements of ISO 19011 Guidelines for management system auditing.

The range of internal audit services varies according to your needs, whether it is for being part of an already established audit team, for performing internal audits on request or for developing an audit program. turnkey audit involving several standards and sites.

These audits can be carried out remotely, on site, on site or a combination of these methods, while respecting the ISO 19011 standard..

The gap analysis or diagnosis makes it possible to determine the strengths and weaknesses of your current management system, to identify any deviations from the requirements of a standard and to identify areas for improvement. This analysis is usually accompanied by recommendations in the form of a detailed action plan that will be used to effectively improve management practices and help your staff to put them in place.

Such a gap analysis can be performed for a specific industry or for your entire management system.

Whether as part of a due diligence process or to meet a requirement of a management system, we check whether your company’s activities and facilities comply with the laws and regulations in force, regardless of the applicable legislation, whether in Canada or elsewhere in the United States.

We leverage our expertise and use comprehensive and up-to-date tools to clearly highlight problematic situations and present the results of the compliance audit to you in a comprehensive report.

Our methodology meets the requirements of CSA Z773-17 Compliance Auditing and ISO 19011 Guidelines for management system auditing.

We offer many training courses adapted to your needs and which are related to our fields of expertise. Here are some examples of training we offer:

Internal Auditor
ISO, FSC, SFI standards, etc.
Lockout principles
WHMIS
Hazardous material management
Trainer training
Accident investigation
Due Diligence – Employee and Management
Etc.

Our trainings can be given remotely or at your offices, depending on your needs and the nature of the training.

We are a training organization approved by the CPMT (Commission des Partenaires du marché du travail) of Quebec.

We offer a legal monitoring service that allows you to keep constantly up to date with environmental and health and safety legislation.

You will receive a personalized report that covers all the legal requirements applicable to your activities and includes a summary of the changes and the actions to be taken. This watch allows you to demonstrate due diligence with respect to new requirements, prevent potential infringements and keep your knowledge up to date regarding your obligations to comply with legal requirements.

Our legal watch service currently cover all Canadian jurisdictions, more than 70 sites in different sectors of activity and nearly 700 environmental and OHS legislation from across Canada.

We offer an outsourcing service to compensate for a shortage of temporary resources or simply to benefit from support on request and thus allow you to maintain the implementation and efficiency of your management system, your activities and environmental and OSH monitoring.

Thus, we allow you to use our expertise and experience to serve your business..

In order to help you in your environmental management, we offer several related services such as:

NPRI Report
MDR review
Request for a certificate of authorization
Opinions and recommendations
Site or project monitoring
Support during certification audit
Committee animation
Procedure or program development
Etc.

In order to help you in your health and safety management, we offer several related services such as:

Visit of the worksite
Opinions and recommendations
Project monitoring
Support during certification audit
Committee animation
Development or review of prevention program
Etc.

Our support and audit services in operational safety management (CSA-Z767-17) as well as in risk analysis (HAZID, HAZOP) will help your organization to structure and improve its management and performance in process safety and reducing the risk of industrial accidents.

More specifically, the following services are offered to you:
– Support for maintenance and implantation
– Internal audit and gap analysis
– Risk analyzes
– Mass and energy balances
– Design, optimization and simulation of processes

Contact us and it will be our pleasure to assist you in your process.