http://www.pt.sgs.com/news.htm News SGS NEWS en © 2008 SGS. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:50:54 +0000 180 http://www.pt.sgs.com/news.htm http://www.pt.sgs.com/sgs_logo.gif SGS NEWS 144 44 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/training-2010-pt?viewId=6317 SGS Portugal has released the training plan for the year 2010. 12/11/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/sgs-supports-aafa-as-elite-sponsor-hk?viewId=6317 SGS proudly announces that we have become an Elite Sponsor of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA). As an AAFA Elite Sponsor, we made a notable annual investment to advance the association members' competitiveness, productivity and profitability in the global market. We endeavour to share with AAFA members our professional knowledge and leadership in the textile and footwear industry. 30/09/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/sgs-participates-in-seminar-organized-by-apq-pt?viewId=6317 Available only in Portuguese. 08/31/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/sgs-signs-worldwide-agreement-for-fssc-22000-certification-foodsafety?viewId=6317 SGS, the world’s leading Food Safety Management Systems certification body, has signed a global licensing contract with the Foundation for Food Safety Certification. Under the agreement, SGS is immediately able to certify organizations against the new FSSC 22000 standard. SGS is now progressing IAF accreditation for the standard to complete the full recognition process. 26/08/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/post-graduate-in-food-audit-and-consulting-pt?viewId=6317 Available only in Portuguese. 21/08/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/fe-sgs-ukraine-achieves-iso-9001-2008-certification-ua?viewId=6317 The Quality Management System (QMS) for the inspection services rendered by FE “SGS UKRAINE” conforms to international standard ISO 9001:2008 which details the requirements for QMS. 24/08/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/industrial-rope-access-enables-record-shutdown-time-for-refinery-in-malaysia-pt?viewId=6317 Available only in Portuguese. 18/08/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/webinar-on-social-responsibility-np-4469-pt?viewId=6317 Seminários on-line "A Caminho da Responsabilidade Social: NP4469-1:2008" são um verdadeiro sucesso e revelam o despertar das empresas Portuguesas para a Responsabilidade Social. 10/08/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/construction-of-8-new-metro-lines-in-shanghai-pt?viewId=6317 04/08/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/quality-and-safety-will-always-be-beautiful?viewId=6317 SGS partners with EFfCI to audit and certify members’ compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines that ensure the highest standards of quality and safety for ingredients used in cosmetics products as well as in the industry’s manufacturing processes. 23/07/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/8th-edition-of-the-graduate-management-labor-safety-and-health-pt?viewId=6317 A SGS avança para a 8ª Edição da Pós-Graduação de Gestão da Segurança e Saúde do Trabalho (Técnico Superior de Segurança Higiene e Saúde do Trabalho nível V + Auditor OSHAS) a partir do dia 26 de Setembro nas instalações da SGS Lisboa no Lumiar. 07/07/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/webinar-sobre-responsabilidade-social-np4469-pt?viewId=6317 De uma forma totalmente inovadora e pioneira, a SGS apresenta um seminário gratuito on-line sobre a NP 4469-1:2008 – Sistema de Gestão da Responsabilidade Social, no dia 2 de Julho das 10h às 11h. 30/06/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/degradation-of-fabric-properties-hk?viewId=6317 Swimwear fabrics are manufactured using a variety of fibre combinations and fibre types. The fabric properties can be very dependent on the fibre content and types of fibres used in the fabric. Some fabrics are more sensitive to exposure to chlorinated water than others which might result in a loss in strength coupled with an increase in stretch and decrease in recovery. 25/06/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/sgs-training-teaches-audit-modules-in-ipca-pt?viewId=6317 Available only in Portuguese 19/06/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/iso-9001-2000-certificate-delivered-to-pilkington-glass-ru?viewId=6317 After two years of hard preparatory work, Pilkington Glass LLC passed the SGS certification audit, which confirmed that the management system covering sales and manufacturing of glass for construction industry in Russia has been created and implemented in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 standard. 27/04/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/sgs-certifies-merck-pt?viewId=6317 25/03/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/sgs-ssc-chose-fsc-certified-paper-as-its-media-press-source?viewId=6317 As the awareness of protecting environment is growing, FSC certified product is becoming popular among environmentalists and normal citizens. To widely promoting FSC, SGS SSC internal media press choose FSC certified paper as its source, which also showed social responsibility that SGS has made. 12/03/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/sgs-taiwan-is-accredited-by-consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-hr-4040-tw?viewId=6317 The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently published the final rule for Certificates of Compliance. The US importer or the (US) domestic manufacturer has now been designated as the sole entity that must issue the Certificate of Conformity (COC). This rule is effective upon publication in the Federal Register. 04/02/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/sgs-asset-integrity-management-aim-competence-center-experts-presented-five-papers-at-the-2009-american-petroleum-institute-api-inspector-summit?viewId=6317 SGS papers have fully convinced hundred of attendees about the expertise of the AIM Competence Center at the 2009 API Inspector Summit held January 27 - 30 in Galveston, Texas, USA 25/02/09 http://www.pt.sgs.com/en/sgs-ndt-training-and-examination-center-receives-an-ato-accreditation-by-bindt?viewId=6317 The SGS-NDT Training & Examination Centre has successfully passed an audit by the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) and is now an Accredited Training Organization (ATO). This authorizes SGS to conduct both training and examinations in accordance with BINDT requirements, in China and around the world. 05/12/08