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Industry Standards

This is a list of Industry Standards and Good Practices. Use the Area of Application and Location filters to narrow your results.

• GOOD DISTRIBUTION PRACTICES (GDP) CERTIFICATION FOR PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

   

  • Area of Application

    Good Practices - Warehouse, Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing

  • Location

    International

  • Description

    Maintaining product safety and quality during distribution is of utmost importance in the...moreMaintaining product safety and quality during distribution is of utmost importance in the pharmaceutical industry. Good Distribution Practices (GDP) Certification for Pharmaceuticals demonstrates dedication to good distributive practices and quality.
    
    Good Distribution Practices (GDP) is a quality system for warehouse and distribution centres dedicated for medicines. Internationally accepted pharmaceutical GDP regulations stipulate that distributors of pharmaceutical products must align their operations with the standards. The scheme ensures that consistent quality management systems are in place throughout your entire supply chain, from the early delivery of raw materials to the manufacturing plants, to the final shipment of finished drugs to the end user. An independent assessment of compliance against international GDP requirements is the most effective way to establish that your quality management system aligns with GD

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  • Act/Regulation

• ISO 28000

   

  • Area of Application

    Good Practices - Warehouse, Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing

  • Location

    International

  • Description

    Supply chain security management systems based on the ISO 28000 certification standard identify the...moreSupply chain security management systems based on the ISO 28000 certification standard identify the risk levels across your supply chain operations. This information then enables your organisation to carry out risk assessments and apply the necessary controls with supporting management tools (i.e. document controls, key performance indicators, internal audit and training).
    
    ISO 28000:2007 specifies the requirements for a security management system, including those aspects critical to security assurance of the supply chain. Security management is linked to many other aspects of business management. Aspects include all activities controlled or influenced by organizations that impact on supply chain security. These other aspects should be considered directly, where and when they have an impact on security management, including transporting these goods along the supply chain.
    
    ISO 28000:2007 is applicable to all sizes of organizations, from small to multinational, in manufacturing, service, storage or transportation at any stage of the production or supply chain that wishes to:
    
    a) establish, implement, maintain and improve a security management system;
    
    b) assure conformance with stated security management policy;
    
    c) demonstrate such conformance to others;
    
    d) seek certification/registration of its security management system by an Accredited third party Certification Body; or
    
    e) make a self-determination and self-declaration of conformance with ISO 28000:2007.
    
    There are legislative and regulatory codes that address some of the requirements in ISO 28000:2007.

  • Link to Standard

    http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=44641

  • Act/Regulation

    • ISO 28000

• IFS Logistics

   

  • Area of Application

    Good Practices - Warehouse, Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing

  • Location

    International

  • Description

    IFS Logistics is a standard for auditing all logistics activities for food and non-food products,...moreIFS Logistics is a standard for auditing all logistics activities for food and non-food products, such as transport, storage, distribution, loading and unloading, etc. It applies to all types of activities also including delivery by road, rail or ship, of frozen/refrigerated products or such products without cooling.
    
    The objectives of the IFS Logistics are:
    To ensure compatability and transparency throughout the entire supply chain
    To establish a common standard with uniform evaluation systems
    To reduce costs and time for both suppliers and retailers
    To work with accredited Certifi cation Bodies
    
    What does the standard cover?
    
    IFS Logistics is a standard for companies, offering logistics services like transport and storage.
    
    It concerns logistics activities where companies have physical contact with
    already pre-packaged products that undertake the following activities:
    Transport
    Packaging of pre-packed food products
    Storage and/or distribution
    IFS Logistics concerns food and non-food products. The standard is applicable
    for packed and also for loose food products and products under regulated temperature (e.g. meat, bread, milk, oil etc.).
    
    The product is loose, but there is neither processing activity nor primary packaging activity. For companies with additional trading activities a combination audit with the IFS Broker is possible.

  • Link to Standard

    http://www.ifs-certification.com/index.php/en/retailers-en/ifs-standards/ifs-logistics

  • Act/Regulation

• TAPA Air Cargo Security Standards (TACSS)

   

  • Area of Application

    Good Practices - Warehouse, Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing

  • Location

    International

  • Description

    These standards have been established to ensure the minimum standards for safe and secure...moreThese standards have been established to ensure the minimum standards for safe and secure transportation of air cargo transiting on and off airports and airport associated facilities. TACSS consolidates security solutions for air cargo, including best known methods from industry and government compliance programs. The TACSS process comprehends threats to cargo that include theft and use of cargo for terrorist purposes. TACSS can be used in alignment with other independent, regulatory and TAPA requirements.

  • Link to Standard

    http://www.tapaonline.org/standards

  • Act/Regulation

• TAPA Trucking Security Requirements (TSR)

   

  • Area of Application

    Good Practices - Warehouse, Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing

  • Location

    International

  • Description

    With goods travelling the globe for distribution, security is paramount – to protect both you and...moreWith goods travelling the globe for distribution, security is paramount – to protect both you and your customers. The TAPA Trucking Security Requirements (TAPA TSR) specify the minimum acceptable standards for security throughout supply chains utilising trucking and associated operations, including the methods to be used in maintaining those standards.
    The TAPA TSRs outline the processes and specification necessary for your suppliers to achieve compliance for their trucking operations. They are designed to ensure that your high-value assets are transported across the globe safely and securely.

  • Link to Standard

    http://www.tapaonline.org/standards

  • Act/Regulation

• TAPA FSR – FREIGHT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

   

  • Area of Application

    Good Practices - Warehouse, Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing

  • Location

    International

  • Description

    To ensure the security of the goods in an organisation’s supply chain, implement the TAPA Freight...moreTo ensure the security of the goods in an organisation’s supply chain, implement the TAPA Freight Security Requirements. Businesses storing high-value goods such as pharmaceuticals, clothing, tobacco, retail and high-tech equipment in warehouses and distribution centres, implement this standard to safeguard those warehouses, as well as those of their transportation providers.
    
    Freight Security Requirements (FSR) set minimum standards for security and industry best practices for facilities storing and handling HVTT assets. They also specify the proper methods for maintaining those standards. TAPA members who purchase supply chain services should choose suppliers who meet or exceed TAPA’s FSR certification requirements.
    FSR certifications apply to individual facilities, not entire companies. Only those companies that achieve FSR certification for every one of their facilities can claim to be “TAPA-certified.” Facilities must receive FSR certification through an audit process from a TAPA-approved auditor.
    

  • Link to Standard

    http://www.tapaonline.org/standards

  • Act/Regulation

• GTP Code

   

  • Area of Application

    Food, Good Practices - Warehouse, Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing

  • Location

    International

  • Description

    For the collection, storage, trading and transport of cereals, oilseeds, protein crops and other...moreFor the collection, storage, trading and transport of cereals, oilseeds, protein crops and other plant products and their by-products.
    
    COCERAL is the European association representing the trade in cereals, rice, feedstuffs, oilseeds, olive oil, oils and fats and agrosupply. COCERAL is the voice of collectors, distributors, exporters, importers and agribulk storers of the above mentioned commodities. Its acronym stands for "Comité du Commerce des céréales, aliments du bétail, oléagineux, huile d'olive, huiles et graisses et agrofournitures".
    
    COCERAL endorsed the idea of one single Code for operators in the European Union: traders are particularly aware of the importance of common rules in an enlarging Single Market. The European GTP Code is conceived as a modular part of a quality management system covering the whole food and feed chain which should enhance and maintain consumer confidence.
    
    The main principles of the European GTP Code are its voluntary nature, verification and certification by independent third parties and a quality management in accordance with the HACCP principles:
    The European GTP Code proposes good hygiene practices for operators whose activity consists of collecting, storing, trading and transporting cereals, oilseeds, protein crops and other plant products as well as by-products resulting from them intended to be used as food and/or feed by professional users (farmers or stock breeders), manufacturers of primary processing (maltsters, millers, feed compounders etc.) or other traders.
    The CODE is applicable to all operations from receipt through to dispatch of the above mentioned goods and it covers all food and feed operators in Europe carrying out the mentioned activities included within its scope, namely any first-stage trading operator on the domestic or intra-Community market as well as trading with third countries.
    The CODE is not applicable to farmers with own storage facilities as their activities are subject to the primary production guide and related activities. Nevertheless, farmers with storage facilities are welcome to voluntarily apply the good hygiene practices described in the GTP CODE.
    Road Transport Activities alone cannot be certified under the GTP Code.

  • Link to Standard

    http://www.gtpcode.eu/

  • Act/Regulation

    • GTP Code

• ISO ICS 55

   

  • Area of Application

    Good Practices - Warehouse, Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing

  • Location

    International

  • Description

    Packaging and distribution of goods Items to be...morePackaging and distribution of goods Items to be displayed.

  • Link to Standard

     

  • Act/Regulation

• BS EN 15696:2008

   

  • Area of Application

    Good Practices - Warehouse, Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing

  • Location

    International

  • Description

    Self storage. Specification for self storage services
    
    BS EN 15696:2008 aims to...moreSelf storage. Specification for self storage services
    
    BS EN 15696:2008 aims to promote a customer focussed approach to the commercial provision of customer direct access space for storage purposes, to both businesses and private individuals.
    
    BS EN 15696 specifies requirements for the provision of self storage facilities and related services, for both personal and business purposes.
    
    BS EN 15696 gives recommendations on:
    
    The self storage facility
    Self storage units
    Response to enquiry
    Drafting and completion of the self storage contract
    Contract period
    Late payment and lien
    Unit vacate process
    After sales service
    Insurance and risk management
    Operations and human resources
    Implementation of BS EN 15696
    Claims of Conformity.

  • Link to Standard

    http://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030167611

  • Act/Regulation

• WERC Warehouse Assessment and Certification Program

   

  • Area of Application

    Companies, Good Practices - Warehouse, Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing

  • Location

    International

  • Description

    The WERC Warehouse Assessment and Certification Program is a voluntary program that assesses an...moreThe WERC Warehouse Assessment and Certification Program is a voluntary program that assesses an individual warehouse facility’s capabilities and its ability to perform core warehousing functions.
    
    Providing a robust industry standard-grading methodology which includes facility inspections and process assessments by independent third parties, certified auditors benchmark and grade warehouse operations against a 5-point scale.

  • Link to Standard

    http://www.werc.org/resourcecenter/cert_process_detail.aspx

  • Act/Regulation

• SAFE QUALITY FOOD STANDARD (SQF) CERTIFICATION

   

  • Area of Application

    Companies, Food, Good Practices - Warehouse, Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing

  • Location

    International

  • Description

    The SQF programme is recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) as a scheme that can...moreThe SQF programme is recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) as a scheme that can offer a seamless ‘field to fork’ food safety and quality certification solution. It provides supply chain management for both primary production and food manufacturing and distribution.
    
    The SQF system consists of the SQF Code Edition 7 and its corresponding guidance documents. It is a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), quality-based supplier assurance code designed to meet the food safety and quality system requirements applied by a primary producer.
    
    The SQF Institute’s Code is a rigorous and internationally-credible food safety management system. The SQF Certification programme and SQF training courses provide all food manufacturing, distribution and trading organisations with an opportunity for continuous improvement.
    
    There are three levels of certification available with SQF Code Edition 7:
    
    Level 1: Food Safety Fundamentals
    Level 2: Certified HACCP Food Safety Plans
    Level 3: Comprehensive Food Safety and Quality Management Systems
    

  • Link to Standard

    http://www.sgsgroup.in/en-GB/Trade/Consumer-and-Industrial-Goods/Global-Schemes/Global-Food-Safety-Initiative-Certification/Safe-Quality-Food-Standard-SQF-Certification.aspx

  • Act/Regulation

• GS1 standards

   

  • Area of Application

    Good Practices - Warehouse, Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing

  • Location

    International

  • Description

    The GS1 General Specifications is the core standards document of the GS1 System describing how GS1...moreThe GS1 General Specifications is the core standards document of the GS1 System describing how GS1 bar codes and identification keys should be used.
    
    GS1 standards ensure key processes run smoothly in some of the world’s biggest industries. For instance:
    
    GS1 standards lie at the heart of efficient ‘just in time’ systems. Retailers can track products at every stage of the supply chain, meeting changing consumer demands with minimal wastage and maximum cash flow. Standards play a key role in delivering exceptional care and maintaining patient safety. From monitoring medication to ensuring optimal use of critical resources like MRI scanners, GS1 standards revolutionising healthcare services. GS1 standards provide a framework for real-time tracking, traceability and supply chain optimisation.

  • Link to Standard

    http://www.gs1.org/

  • Act/Regulation