The Quality system
Integrated management systems
By establishing an integrated management system according to the SRPS ISO 9001 and SRPS ISO 45001 standards, as well as its maintenance and improvement, the IMS Institute has been continuously improving the quality of all segments of its business and the quality of its services for many years, working to understand the context of the organization’s business and the demands and expectations of users and all interested parties, as well as recognizing and reducing risks and encouraging opportunities.
Today, the certification of an integrated management system covers the following areas:
- research and experimental development in technical and technological sciences
- design and supervision in construction
- technical tests and analyses
- calibration of measuring equipment
- production of mechanical equipment for construction
- development of prestressing systems and construction technology
- product certification
- certification of persons
- controlling products, processes and facilities
- examination of the competence of test laboratories
Accreditation of organizational units
The IMS Institute has confirmed its competence with the largest scope of accreditation by the Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS), by accrediting testing laboratories, calibration laboratories, certification bodies for products, certification bodies for the certification of persons, control bodies and providers for competency testing.
The testing laboratories and calibration laboratories of the IMS Institute are accredited according to SRPS ISO/IEC 17025, namely:
- Materials testing Central laboratory
- Laboratory for testing metals
- Laboratory for roads and geotechnique
- Laboratory for testing of structures
- Laboratory for construction physics
- Laboratory for mechanical values
The IMS Institute is accredited to perform the following tasks:
- product certification according to SRPS EN ISO/IEC 17065
- certification of the persons according to SRPS ISO/IEC 17024
- control according to SRPS ISO/IEC 17020
- proficiency testing according to SRPS ISO/IEC 17043
This once again proves the high level of expertise and competence of the IMS Institute, i.e. the employees who are evaluated in the accreditation process.