Serendah (18th August 2009) – Tan Chong Motor Assemblies (TCMA) Serendah is proud to announce that it has been accorded the following two (2) ISO certifications recently:
* ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System (EMS)
* ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System (QMS)
The certifications serve as an acknowledgement that TCMA’s environment and quality management systems conform to internationally recognized standards and also meet the strict guidelines of Nissan Production Way (NPW).
“Within the community where we operate and work in, it is indeed our social obligation to be a responsible neighbour and to be able to operate in a sustainable manner and be one with the environment.” said Mr. Low Seng Chee, Executive Director of TCMA during the ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 9001:2000 certificates presentation ceremony.
TCMA (Serendah) is the first automobile plant in Malaysia to be certified with ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 simultaneously. The certificates will provide TCMA with enhanced credibility for delivering high quality vehicles and services to the market as well as provide value to its stakeholders. The certifications were the outcome of an assessment of TCMA’s environment and quality management systems in relation to the standards requirements, internal procedures, legal and stakeholder requirements.
“In line with our corporate sense of responsibility as well as fulfilling Nissan’s EMS policy, the journey towards certification begun in June 2008 for ISO14001. Similarly for ISO9001 we started from Oct 2008.” added Mr. Low. In achieving these certifications, TCMA (Serendah) underwent a stringent internal assessment and an external auditing process by Moody International and SIRIM. The initiative took almost one year for enhancement of existing procedural documentation and involved training for familiarization with the requirements of both standards.
Dato’ Dr Mohinder Singh, Chairman – Certification Advisory Board of Moody International, and Mr. Parama Iswara Subramaniam, Senior General Manager of SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd presented the ISO certificates to TCMA at the certification ceremony held in TCMA (Serendah).
The success in achieving these goals was due to the dedication and teamwork of everyone in the company. The decision to pursue both certifications simultaneously was because of the compatibility between the two standards. ISO certification also supports TCMA’s pursuit of continuous improvement and the on-going commitment to provide its stakeholders with an assurance of quality in fulfilling their requirements whilst optimizing environmental performance.
TCMA’s (Serendah) next Quality Action Plan is to upgrade ISO 9001:2000 version to the 2008 version and the target is to complete the implementation with certification for the 2008 version by 2010.
About ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System and ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System
The ISO 14001 is intended to provide organizations with elements of an effective environmental management system for achieving their environmental and economic goals.
ISO 9001 defines requirements for quality management systems and focuses on meeting customer requirements. Both ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 are management system standards that were developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The standards apply uniformly to companies in any industry and of any size.
