The Independent Association of Accredited Registrars (IAAR) is an association of accredited management system registrars operating in North America. The non-profit organization actively promotes the establishment and maintenance of effective management systems in North American companies through accredited registration.

The International Accreditation Forum, Inc. (IAF) is the world association of Conformity Assessment Accreditation Bodies and other bodies interested in conformity assessment. Its primary function is to develop a world wide program of conformity assessment which will promote the elimination of non tariff barriers to trade.

Korea Accreditation Board (KAB) is a sole national accreditation body authorized by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) under the Quality Management Promotion Act and the Environmental Friendly Industrial Structure Promotion Act to operate the accreditation programs of certification/training bodies in the field of Quality/Environmental Management Systems.

ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) was established in 1989 by the American Society for Quality. ANAB exists to serve the conformity assessment needs of business and industry, registrars, course providers and individual auditors.

CEN's mission is to promote voluntary technical harmonizationin conjunction with worldwide bodies and its partners in Europe. CEN works in partnership with CENELEC - the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization and ETSI - the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.

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The Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (ACHMM), established in 1985, is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to fostering professional development through continuing education, peer group interaction, the exchange of ideas and information relating to hazardous materials management.

AGMA is a full-service trade association representing about 400 manufacturers and users of gears and gearing products, suppliers of equipment and services to the industry, individual consultants and academicians.

York International Corporation is a global supplier of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration products.

Quality Digest is a monthly publication focusing around quality concerns.

Quality magazine is a monthly business-to-business magazine that reaches more than 90,000 executives, manufacturing managers, engineers, and scientists who are involved in testing, inspecting, measuring, evaluating, and documenting all aspects of quality control and improvement in the discrete parts manufacturing markets.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is the only federal Institute responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Its mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers. OSHA establishes protective standards, enforces those standards, and reaches out to employers and employees through technical assistance and consultation programs.

Q-Pulse is a PC based Windows software application for controlling and adding value to formal management systems such as ISO 9000, ISO14000, QS 9000 and JAR-OPS.

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), a private, nonprofit membership organization, was founded in 1918. The primary goal is the enhancement of U.S. business global competitiveness and American quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems and promoting their integrity.

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to determine and produce the telecommunications standards that will be used for decades to come.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration. NIST strengthens the U.S. economy and improves the quality of life by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.