IRQB Webinar titled ‘How does focusing on quality help rail companies overcome a crisis?’ took place on 5 November 2020 between 14.00-15.00 (CET). The webinar introduced speakers from across the world and the rail sector to share their experience with quality management and explain how quality focus will help rail sector companies to enhance efficiency, attractiveness and […]
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Mitsubishi Electric: IRIS Certification has improved our quality management system
Photo Credit: Mitsubishi Electric IRQB is happy to bring you testimonials from our member companies across the world and the rail sector. These short interviews will give insight to the benefits of IRQB’s work from the perspective of rail sector companies. Why did your company decide to join IRQB? As the importance of IRIS Certification […]
IRQB Members: Thematic Working Groups Benefit Companies and the Whole Sector
IRQB 12 thematic Working Groups are bringing together around 50 rail experts from all around the world and the sector. This unique working format benefits both the industry and individual rail companies as well as working groups’ participants. The work of IRQB is organised around Working Groups each focused on a particular area of rail […]
Stefan Siegler ahead of his Second Term: Make Quality your Company’s Competitive Advantage!
Stefan Siegler, Vice President Business Excellence and Quality Management at Siemens Mobility, was re-elected Chairman of IRQB for the next two-year term. Ahead of his next term, we are asking him to look back at his first term, analyse the current state of affairs and reveal his plans for the future. What do you consider […]
Hitachi Rail: IRQB’s work leads to improved reliability and passengers’ satisfaction
IRQB is happy to bring you testimonials from our member companies across the world and the rail sector. These short interviews will give insight to the benefits of IRQB’s work from the perspective of rail sector companies. Why did your company decide to join IRQB? Hitachi Rail joined IRQB to: be part of the only […]
Gold Quality Performance Level Test Phase Starts, Silver Ends
1 September marks the end of the test phase for IRIS Certification Silver quality performance level and the launch of the test phase for the highest, Gold quality performance level. All IRIS Certified companies receive a quality performance level that comes with fulfilling additional quality criteria. There are three quality performance levels – Bronze, Silver […]
New IRQB Guideline on KPIs published
IRQB published a new guideline document focused on key performance indicators (KPI) helping organisations to build a strong management approach based on best practices from the rail industry. The new guideline document is providing organisations with insight that help them comply with business management system standards and helping to implement and maintain an IRIS certified […]
IRQB Published the first Bulletin
International Rail Quality Board published the first IRQB Bulletin that brings readers the latest developements in rail quality presented in a brief and visual manner. The first edition features an article about the newly published IRIS Certification Conformity Assessment:2020 outlining the criteria to be eligible for IRIS Certification. This new publication was prepared in cooperation […]
Silver and Gold Quality Performance Levels go hand in hand
Silver quality performance level’s test phase has shown both great interest and commitment to quality in the rail sector. However, due to the ongoing sanitary crisis, the IRIS Management Centre has decided to prolong the test period until further notice. Once this test period has ended, the IMC will be able to proceed in setting […]
IRQB Published Guideline on Special Processes
IRQB has published its second guideline document defining the specificities for compliance with the requirements of the IRIS Certification® rev. 03 system regarding special processes. The new document guides and supports the user in preparatory work for the implementation of the ISO/TS 22163 requirements and defines and describes the special processes that are relevant to […]