SIRIM QAS International Sdn' Bhd' : AN ASSURANCE OF WORLDCLASS CERTIFICATION

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SIRIM QAS INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD AS THE
NATIONAL CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODY IN
MALAYSIA By Mohamad Nasir B Abdul Wahid Senior
General Manager, SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd

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CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
Accreditation of Certification Bodies, Testing
and Calibration Laboratories, Inspection Bodies
ACCREDITATION BODY
ISO/IEC G 61, ISO/IEC G 58

Accredits conformity assessment bodies
QS Certification Body, Laboratory, EMS
Certification Body, Product Certification Body,
Inspection Body
ISO/IEC G 62, ISO/IEC G 65 ISO/IEC G 66
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES
Certifies compliance with specific standards
System Standards, Product Standards, Specification
s, Code of Practice, etc
Manufacturers and Suppliers
PRODUCT OR SERVICE SUPPLIERS
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Types of Conformity Assessment

carried out by the supplier carried out by the
buyer carried out by an independent body

• First-party

• Second-party

• Third-party

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Conformity Assessment Infrastructure

• Testing bodies
• Inspection bodies
• Certification bodies
• and underpinning elements
• Standards of measurement - calibration
• Documentary standards - specifications
• Accreditation - competence

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The market
and conformity assessment

Demands for conformity assessment

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CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT INFRASTUCTURE
ISO
ILAC IAF
Legal framework
BIPM
OIML
Standards Institute
Accreditation Board

Training and Monitoring Body

System certifiers
System auditors
System consultants
Laboratory accreditation ISO 17025
Industrial Metrology Institute
CALIBRATION
LABORATORIES
HACCP
ISO14000
ISO9000
Legal metrology
CALIBRATION
TESTING SERVICES
Factory metrology lab
Trade transaction
ENTERPRISES
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ABOUT US
(SIRIM QAS INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD)

• A wholly owned subsidiary company of SIRIM Berhad
• Background
• A company incorporated under the Malaysian
  Companies Act 1965 on 18 November 1996.
• Started operation on March 1, 1997 and had taken
  over the certification, inspection and testing
  services from SIRIM Berhad.
• A leading and widely accepted certification and
  testing body in Malaysia.

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50 acres site 8 buildings 373 staff
Federal Highway
Block 3 4 Administration, Marketing Business
Development Section and Certification
Inspection services Dept
Block 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 Testing Labs
SIRIM Complex, Shah Alam
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VISION
TO BE A WORLD CLASS CERTIFICATION AND TESTING
BODY OF CHOICE
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MISSION
The market leader for certification, inspection
and testing services in Malaysia.
It intends to build on this position and continue
to provide to its clients world class
certification, inspection and testing services
and thereby, enhance the competitiveness of
Malaysian industry.
The services the company provides will be in
compliance with criteria for competency
established at national and international level
including requirements of relevant ISO/IEC guides
and accreditation bodies.
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ABOUT US

• ? Accredited by the Dept. of Standards Malaysia
  (DSM) for its ISO 9000 Quality Management System
  Certification and ISO 14001 Environmental
  Management System.
• ? Accredited by the United Kingdom
  Accreditation Service (UKAS) for its ISO 9000,
  QS 9000 Quality Management System Certification
  and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
  Certification.
• ? Approval by the International Automotive
  Task Force (IATF) in order for SIRIM QAS
  International to offer ISO/TS 16949 certification
  for the automotive sector.
• Its Testing Laboratories comprising Chemical,
  Constructions and Building Materials,
  Electro-technical, Fire Engineering and
  Mechanical Products are accredited to ISO 17025
  by DSM.
• Accepted as National Certification Body (NCB) and
  National Certification Body Testing Laboratory
  (CBTL) under the IECEE-CB Scheme.

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SIRIM QAS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE STRUCTURE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LEGAL EXECUTIVE / COMPANY SECRETARY
QUALITY AND OHSE
CERTIFICATION, INSPECTION CORPORATE SERVICES
TESTING SERVICES
SUPPORT SERVICES
FINANCE
ELECTRO-TECHNICALTESTING
PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
HUMAN RESOURCE ADMINISTRATION
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT TESTING
QUALITY SYSTEM CERTIFICATION
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM CERTIFICATION
CORPORATE AFFAIRS, MARKETING BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
CONSTRUCTION BUILDING MATERIAL TESTING
OHS SYSTEM CERTIFICATION
MECHANICAL PRODUCT TESTING
INSPECTION SERVICES
FIRE ENGINEERING
EMC TESTING
CHEMICAL TESTING
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SCOPE OF SERVICES

• PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SCHEME

• QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATION
• SCHEME ( ISO 9001, QS-9000 AND ISO/ TS 16949 )

• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• CERTIFICATION SCHEME ( ISO 14001 )

• OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY
• MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATION SCHEME
• (OHSAS 18001 )

• CERTIFICATION OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

• ECO-LABELLING CERTIFICATION SCHEME

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CERTIFICATION SCHEMES
PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SCHEME
QUALITY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION SCHEME

• Established In 1972
• Provide Independent Assurance For Products
  Manufactured To Conform Consistently With
  Pertinent Standards And Specifications
• Give Manufacturers The Right To Affix The SIRIM
  Top Mark On Their Products
• Assure Customers Of The Products
• Assure Customers Of The Products Quality
  Safety
• The Scheme Is Voluntary

• Launched In 1987
• Based On ISO 90012000 Standard
• An International Benchmark For
• Quality Assurance
• Obtained Accreditation From
• Department Of Standards Malaysia
• For Its ISO 9000 Certification Services
• In 1996
• Obtained Accreditation From United
• Kingdom Accreditation Services
• (UKAS) For Its ISO 9000 And QS-9000
• Certification Services In 1998.

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CERTIFICATION SCHEMES
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ISO 14001)
CERTIFICATION SCHEME
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(OHSAS 18001) CERTIFICATION SCHEME

• Launched in 1999
• Based on OHSAS 18001 Standard
• Developed by a group of leading certification and
  standards bodies, and published by the British
  Standards Institution (BSI)
• Eliminate/ Minimise Risk to employees
• Show evidence of systematic arrangements are in
  place to carry out the OHS Policy
• Improve conformance to legal requirements
• Improve employees attitude towards HS

• Launched on 21st December 1995
• Based on ISO 14001 Standard
• Environmental Certification scheme is
• about identifying and managing the
• impact on the environment as a
• result of an organisations activities,
• products or services
• Enhances companys image
• Improvement in the manufacturing
• processes, leading to less waste and
• lower costs
• Reduction of environmental pollution
• risks through prevention at source and
• reduction in energy consumption

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CERTIFICATION SCHEMES
INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
CERTIFICATION SCHEME
ISO/TS 169492002 CERTIFICATION SCHEME

• Launched in February 2003
• TS 16949 is the new quality
• management system standard for
• automotive production and
• service part organisations
• The goal of this Technical
• Specification is for the
• development of a quality
• management system that
• allows continual improvement,
• emphasising defect prevention
• and the reduction of variation and
• waste in the supply chain.

• Launched in February 2003
• Third party recognition that an
• organisation has complied with
• BS7799 Pt.22002
• The recognition is based on
• assessment of the implementation of
• the Information Security Management
• System (ISMS) in an organisation
• Assures customers that Information is
• protected from being misused,
• damaged or falling into wrong hands
• Provides more avenues for trade in
• the global market

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SCOPE OF SERVICES

• FSC ACCREDITED FOREST MANAGEMENT
• CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFICATION SCHEME

• HACCP CERTIFICATION SCHEME

• MODULAR COORDINATION VERIFICATION
• SCHEME

• INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• SCHEME (BS 7799 Part 2)

• INSPECTION SERVICES AND AUDITS ON
• BEHALF OF OTHER FOREIGN CERTIFICATION
• BODIES.

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ACCREDITATION KEY TO RECOGNITION AND
ACCEPTANCE
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? THE UNITED KINGDOM ACCREDITATION SERVICE
? THE DEPARTMENT OF STANDARDS MALAYSIA
ISO/IEC GUIDE 65 1996
For MS ISO 9001, MS ISO 14001 and Product
Certification Scheme
For MS ISO 9001, QS 9000 and ISO 14001
Certification
For Fire Engineering, Chemical,
Electro-technical, Construction and Building
Material, and Mechanical Testing
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CERTIFICATION MARKS
FOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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Organisations whose quality systems are certified
to MS ISO 9001 may use the Quality System
Certification Mark on their letterheads, headings
in advertisements and on other forms of
promotional literature.
Companies whose environmental systems are
certified to MS ISO 14001 may use the
Environmental Management System Certification
Mark on their letterheads, headings in
advertisements and on other forms of promotional
literature.
Companies whose occupational health and safety
systems are certified to OHSAS 18001 may use the
Occupational Health and Safety Management System
Certification Mark on their letterheads, headings
in advertisements and on other forms of
promotional literature.
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Automotive production and service parts
organisations whose quality management system
comply with the ISO/TS 16949 may use the Quality
Management System Certification Mark on their
letterheads, headings in advertisements and on
other forms of promotional literature.
SIRIM

CERTIFIED TO ISO/TS 169492002 REGISTRATION No
XXXXX
Companies whose information security management
systems are certified to BS 7799 Part 2 may use
the Information Security Management System
Certification Mark on their letterheads, headings
in advertisements and on other forms of
promotional literature.
ISMS
CERTIFIED TO ISMS BS7799-2 REGISTRATION No XXXXX
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CERTIFICATION MARKS FOR PRODUCTS
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Product Certification Mark Used on products
complying with a Malaysian Standard, foreign
standard or international standard
Safety Mark Used on products complying with
safety requirements specified in Malaysian
Standards, foreign or international standards
Electromagnetic Compatibility (emc) Mark Used on
Electrical and Electronic products complying to
national and international EMC standards
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Communication Equipment Mark It is a mandatory
requirement by the Malaysia Communications and
Multimedia Commission that all telecommunications
equipment be labelled with the certification
mark.
Modular Coordination Verification Scheme CIDB has
appointed SIRIM QAS International to provide
verification services to building materials and
components complying to MS 1064 - Guide to
Modular Co-ordination in Building Services
Product Listing Mark A cost-effective alternative
in the absence of a national or international
standard for the product. In this case, the
product can be certified to association or
industry standards as well as acceptable customer
specifications
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CE Marking Allow a manufacturer or importer, to
freely circulate their products within the
European market place. It is a mark affixed to a
product to designate that the product is
complying with all applicable European Union
legal requirements after the preparation of the
Declaration of Conformity
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UN Marking Used on packaging complying to the UN
Marking Requirements as specified in MS 12481991
(P) - Recommendation on the Packaging of
Dangerous Goods. For embossed metal packaging
the capital letters UN may be applied as the
symbol. The packaging bears the Product
Certification Mark.
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Eco-labelling Certification Scheme Used on
products complying to SIRIM Eco-labelling Criteria
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CERTIFICATION LABELS
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MS LABEL
S LABEL
Helmet
Industrial Helmet
Visor
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Communication Equipment Certification Mark
Radiocommunication or Telecommunication equipment
under Apparatus assignment
Radiocommunication equipment under Exemption
assignment
Radiocommunication equipment under Class
assignment

• cellular eqpt
• mobile (trunk)
• FRS
• ISM eqpt

• pagers
• base stations, repeaters
• radio accessories
• all telephony eqpt

• CB eqpt
• wireless mic, alarm
• r-c eqpt
• satelite eqpt
• cordless telephone

Labels in use since 13.3.2001.
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INSPECTION SERVICES
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ESTABLISHED BILATERAL MUTUAL RECOGNITION TO
FACILITATE TWO WAY TRADE THROUGH MOU, SPECIFIC
AGREEMENTS, ETC.
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APPOINTED AS THE INSPECTION AGENT FOR 17 FOREIGN
CERTIFICATION BODIES SUCH AS CSA, VDE, KEMA, JQA,
JET, BVNZ, ASTA, SABS, SEMKO, FIMKO, NSAI, LCIE,
NEMKO, TUV Product Services, SAI, CCC and KTL.
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PERFORMED MORE THAN 1000 INSPECTIONS FOR THESE
FOREIGN BODIES ANNUALLY.
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PROVIDE REGULATORY INSPECTION ON BEHALF OF SOME
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
PROVIDE OTHER THIRD PARTY INSPECTION AND
AUDITING RELATED TO QUALITY.
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INSPECTION SERVICES ON BEHALF OF OTHER FOREIGN CB
VDE Testing And Certification Institute (Fed.
Rep.of Germany)
ASTA Certification Services (UK)
Japan Electrical Safety Environment Technology
Laboratories.
SGS FIMKO LTD (Finland)
Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA)
CSA International, Canada
The Certification and Accreditation
Administration of The Peoples Republic of China
(CNCA)

• National Standard Authority of Ireland (NSAI)

SAI Global Assurance Services (SAI)
Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL)

• LCIE (France)

KEMA Quality B.V (Netherlands)

• SEMKO AB (Sweden)

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TESTING SERVICES
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TESTING SERVICES

• FIRE ENGINEERING TESTING
• CHEMICAL TESTING
• MECHANICAL PRODUCT TESTING
• CONSTRUCTION BUILDING MATERIALS TESTING
• COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT TESTING
• ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY TESTING
• REGIONAL TESTING LABORATORIES (Example Penang,
  
• Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu and
  Kuching)

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CHEMICAL TESTING SECTION

• Industrial Products
• Consumer Products
• Coating Materials
• Textile and Paper
• Water and Effluent
• Microbiology

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COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT TESTING SECTION

• Telecommunication
• Products
• Radiocommunication
• Products
• Related Accessories

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FIRE ENGINEERING SECTION

• Fire Resistant Doorsets
• Lift Landing Door
• Brick / Block Walls
• Drywall Partition / Panel System
• Precast Wall Panel
• Glazing
• Penetration Seals
• Roller Shutter Assemblies
• Fire Extinguishers
• Landing Valves / CO2 Valves

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CONSTRUCTION BUILDING MATERIALS TESTING SECTION

• Building Materials
• Concrete Structural
• Materials Science

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• 3m semi-anechoic chamber (FCC listed)
• fully automated test system for
  conducted/radiated immunity/radiation tests
• complete test system for harmonics, voltage
  dips, surges and magnetic field testing

ELECTRO-MAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) TESTING
SECTION

• Domestic household appliances
• Industrial, scientific medical equipment
• IT equipment
• Lighting apparatus
• Car components

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ELECTRO-TECHNICAL TESTING SECTION

• Lamp Photometry
• Audio-video Electronic
• Wiring Accessory
• Domestic Appliances
• Cable Wire
• Component / Materials

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MECHANICAL TESTING SECTION

• Helmet Testing
• Packaging
• Mechanical Products
• (Automotive)

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CERTIFICATE SAMPLES
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NUMBER OF LICENCES AND CERTIFICATIONS ISSUED (As
at 7 April 2005)
TOTAL
LICENCES / CERTIFICATES
3468
MS ISO 90012000
QS-9000
101
344
MS ISO 14001
OHSAS 18001
143
PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SCHEME
2023
ISO/ TS 16949
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HACCP
ISMS
3
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CONCLUSION
.It is an internationally recognised fact that
economic success depends upon a sound and
efficient standards and conformity assessment
infrastructure. A nations ability to develop
technical norms and to confidently and
competently evaluate products against such norms
is, therefore of the utmost importance.
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Thank You
Corporate Affairs, Marketing Business
Development Section SIRIM QAS International Sdn
Bhd Block 4, Persiaran Dato' Menteri P.O. Box
7035, Section 2, 40911 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA Tel
603-55446400, Fax [phone]
www.sirim-qas.com.my
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