Definition of Other Policies in the Quality Policy Document

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morteza

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Hi all,
In clause 5.1.1.1, IATF 16949 states that:
The organization shall define and implement corporate responsibility policies, including at a minimum an anti-bribery policy, an employee code of conduct, and an ethics escalation policy (“whistle-blowing policy”).
We decided to define our Ethics escalation policy (“whistle-blowing policy”) and anti-bribery policy in the quality policy document. Can it be a good idea? Or should those be defined in other documents?
Thanks all,
 
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[FONT=&quot]I would not add these to your quality policy document because you are then required to establish a measurement because the quality policy provides a framework for setting quality objectives.[/FONT]
 
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Agreed, having those two combined would create a world of problems. I would typically suggest divorcing all non-quality related information from the QMS whenever possible.
 
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morteza said:
We decided to define our Ethics escalation policy (“whistle-blowing policy”) and anti-bribery policy in the quality policy document. Can it be a good idea? Or should those be defined in other documents?
Thanks all,
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I need some clarification: When you say "quality policy document" are you talking about a quality policy statement (as per 5.2.1) or are you talking about a quality manual?
 
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howste said:
I need some clarification: When you say "quality policy document" are you talking about a quality policy statement (as per 5.2.1) or are you talking about a quality manual?
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Hi howste,
My intention was to include an ethics escalation statement such as "Top management try to establish necessary escalation processes and all personnel are committed to escalate any unusual situation for on-time consideration..." in the quality policy statement (as per 5.2.1).
 
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morteza said:
Hi howste,
My intention was to include an ethics escalation statement such as "Top management try to establish necessary escalation processes and all personnel are committed to escalate any unusual situation for on-time consideration..." in the quality policy statement (as per 5.2.1).
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I would not include these in the quality policy statement. A quality policy statement (IMO) should be short and easy to remember. If it gets too big it will be cumbersome and easy to forget.
 
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morteza said:
Hi all,
In clause 5.1.1.1, IATF 16949 states that:
The organization shall define and implement corporate responsibility policies, including at a minimum an anti-bribery policy, an employee code of conduct, and an ethics escalation policy (“whistle-blowing policy”).
We decided to define our Ethics escalation policy (“whistle-blowing policy”) and anti-bribery policy in the quality policy document. Can it be a good idea? Or should those be defined in other documents?
Thanks all,
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Look at your vision-mission-values statements first. The ethics policy may be included there.
 
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