Rail Quality Standard ISO/TS 22163 (IRIS)The word wide accepted Quality Management System for the railway industry

ISO/TS 22163 – Sector solution on the basis of ISO 9001

With the development of this standard, the initiators – the Union of the European Railway Industry UNIFE* and leading rail vehicle manufacturers – combined all of the essential requirements of this industry sector into one. ISO/TS 22163 is based on the internationally recognized quality management standard ISO 9001, supplemented by the specific requirements of the railway vehicle industry. That makes this railway standard applicable throughout the chain of supply – from designers and developers to manufacturers, suppliers and maintenance companies. Certification may only be undertaken by specifically authorized certification bodies, and is based on a standardized process. Certified organizations can then become registered in the UNIFE supplier database.

Core elements of an IRIS certification

Some of the additional, specific requirements of the rail vehicle industry are: � Project management for railways � Tender / quotation management � Obsolescence management � RAM** and Safety (ISO 50126 et seq.) � Life Cycle Cost Assessment (LCC) � Improved product quality and supply performance � Process-oriented and inter-disciplinary management approach � Business planning and cost management � Management of risks and opportunities � First Article Inspection (FAI) � Knowledge management

For information on how to register, please visit: www.iris-rail.org

Rail transport is without question the most environment-friendly and in the long run also economically most sensible method for transporting goods as well as people from A to B. By the help of a sector specific Quality Management System according to ISO/TS 22163 in connection with the IRIS Certification Rules this advantages should be strengthen against other means of trans-port. In this highly competitive environment, railway operators are faced withnew challenges, which in turn leads to manufacturers and suppliers in the railway vehicle industry having to demonstrate their competence to an increasing extent.

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The benefits for your organization

By means of an independent and expert assessment of their management system, top management is given certainty that the system is in conformance with the IRIS requirements. In addition, the holistic perspective of our auditors for people, processes and results also allows them to identify opportunities and risks, improvements and potential.

� Standardized requirements lead to quality and process improvements

� Integrated audits to ISO/TS 22163 and ISO 9001 create synergies

� Internationally recognized DQS certificate

� Secure competitive standing in the railway vehicle industry

� Listing in the UNIFE database of IRIS-certified organizations; the databaseis used by the decision-makers in the railway vehicle industry in order togain reliable information and thus reduce risk when selecting suppliers

� Publication in the DQS customer database on the Internet at www.dqs.de

Here is a selection of other services DQS offers to manufacturers and suppliers in the railway vehicle industry:

ECM (Maintenance of freight wagons)SMS (Safety Management Systems) SQAS RailSupport with UL product certificationsISO 45001 (Occupational health and safety management systems )ISO 50001 (Energy management systems)ISO 14001 (Environmental management system)ISO 27001 (Information security)DQS Process Assessments for Rail & Transportation

A scoring system for the continual improvement process

Audit results are recorded using a special software, the IRIS Audit Tool, and evalu- ated according to a scoring system that is based upon the IRIS questionnaire. This evaluation model reflects the audited organization’s continual improvement process. The results are then entered in the UNIFE supplier database www.iris-rail.org, where they can be made available to potential buyers for their decision making.

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