EtQ's Chief Executive Officer Speaks At ISO 9000 Conference

EtQ is pleased to announce that its Chief Executive Officer, Glenn McCarty, spoke at the ISO 9000 conference held in Orlando, FL at the Rosen Plaza Hotel from March 9-10.

McCarty spoke on the topic of Risk Assessment and how it can be used to affectively minimize Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs). He also discussed the techniques for automating and identifying Risk, as well as the concept of Risk mitigation as a measure of verification and effectiveness.

"This topic covered the benefits of Quantitative Risk Assessment, such as how Risk Assessment can filter the high-risk events from low-risk events, enabling the high-risk events to be handled more efficiently and thereby reducing an organizations overall exposure to risk in its manufacturing operations," stated McCarty. "We also discussed details such as how this filtering of non-critical events will reduce the amount of CAPAs, and how an organization can leverage Quantitative Risk Assessments all the way back to product design enabling them to quickly identify the appropriate risk level and resolution for quality events." EtQ was also an exhibitor at the ISO 9000 conference, located in booth 5.

About the ISO 9000 Conference
The ISO 9000 Conference has long been recognized as the leading conference on ISO 9000 and related standards. The ISO 9000 Conference is organized in association with the American Society for Quality (ASQ). The conference focuses on approaches to Integrated Management Systems, Customer Satisfaction, Continual Improvement, Innovation and Risk Management. Topics covered at the 2009 event included updates on ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9004:2009; where ISO 9001 is headed for the future; ISO 9001 implementation in today's economy; and sector updates on automotive and aerospace.

About EtQ
EtQ is the leading Enterprise Quality and Compliance Management software for identifying, mitigating, and preventing high-risk events through integration, automation, and collaboration. EtQ uses best-in-class, integrated modules and enterprise application integration to manage and measure quality and compliance processes and execute organizational change. Key modules within the product include: Document Control, CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action), Audits, Complaint Handling, Risk Management, Change Management, Employee Training, Project Management, Nonconforming Materials, Enterprise Reporting, and more than 20 additional compliance-oriented modules. With its world-class flexible workflow, collaborative platform, EtQ has developed a unique niche to support enterprises involved in various compliance management initiatives such as; cGxP (FDA), ISO 13485, ISO 9001:2008, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, AS 9001, TL 9000, OHSAS 18001, RoHS, Sarbanes-Oxley, HACCP, SQF and similar standards for compliance and regulatory management. EtQ has been providing compliance solutions to a variety of markets for over 15 years.

SOURCE: EtQ, Inc.