Tasima (Pty) Ltd, the project company responsible for creating, implementing and maintaining the National Traffic Information System (eNaTIS) on contract to the Department of Transport (DoT), has attained ISO 9001:2000 certification following a comprehensive audit of the company’s quality management system by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), the certification body that audited Tasima for ISO 9001:2000 compliance. 

The certification was formally presented to Mr Johan Vorster, Tasima’s CEO, by Mr Martin Kuscus, CEO of the SABS, at a ceremony attended by senior executives from, among others, the Department of Transport, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and Face Technologies. 

‘Quality management considerations formed the core of our approach right from the onset of the eNaTIS project in 2002,’ says Vorster. ‘Attaining ISO 9001:2000 certification is the culmination of many years of hard work by the dedicated Tasima team, in particular our quality assurance team comprising Dr Stoffel Lombard, Dr William Tlhapi and Mr Casper Opperman, aided by external consultant Mr Edwin Muthaphuli. To us, this certification is not merely a matter of fulfilling a contractual obligation on the project – it serves as independent confirmation of our ongoing quest to add value through continually improving our quality management system in line with the highest possible international norms.’

ISO 9001:2000 certification is subject to review every six months, and Vorster states that the company will not rest on its laurels now that initial certification has been attained. ‘We are committed to the principles that lie at the heart of the ISO 9001:2000 standard and will continue to apply these in all our activities,’ concludes Vorster.

[ The Quality Team appearing on the photo:Front (from left to right): Dr Stoffel Lombard (quality management team leader); Dr Steve Mncube (chairperson: Tasima management board); Mr Casper Opperman (team member)
Back (from left to right): Mr Edwin Muthapuli (management systems consultant); Mr Johan Vorster (Tasima CEO); Dr William Tlhapi (team member)]

Article originally published at http://roadsafety.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/enatis-contractor-meets-highest-quality-management-standards/