URG announces streamlined accreditation
standards
Aurora, CO— United Recyclers Group (URG)
has streamlined the accreditation process for the automotive recycling
industry. This is the first major change to the accreditation standards
since the late 1990s.
The accreditation process streamlining effort
was driven by Robert Counts, president of Counts Consulting, a well
known leader in the automotive recycling industry. “ISO 9000
is a set of world class quality management standards that are widely
recognized, and it inspired us to identify and then codify a set
of best practices within the automotive recycling industry. What
we now have are a uniform set of standards that are specific to
the industry, and can be replicated from one company to the next,
across the industry.”
The revised URG accreditation program requires
certified companies conduct business according to prescribed standard
that require them to do the following: Establish requirement, plan
activities, control processes, verify that requirements are met,
rectify and prevent errors, keep records, require employee training,
conduct internal reviews, us an independent firm to conduct customer
satisfaction surveys, and pass an annual certification audit conducted
by an outside firm.
The annual certification audit by an outside third
party covers a variety of selected companies authorized by URG,
working with Counts Consulting. The accreditation goes through different
steps in order to achieve what is known as the ‘6000,’
‘7000,’ and ‘8000’ levels. After a participating
firm reaches these levels they have a year to become certified by
an outside auditor. Implementation of the new standards will include
the use of a logo that certified companies can use in their marketing
and advertising. Roll out is underway, and is being marketed as
a major benefit of URG membership.
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