HighCom Security First Company in the World to Achieve BA 9000 Certification, a New National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Body ...
21 Juillet 2014 - 3:00PM
HighCom Security, Inc., a leader in the design, development, and
manufacturing of USA made hard body armor and related personal
protective solutions, today announced that HighCom has become the
first company in the world to achieve BA 9000 certification, a new
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) body armor quality management
standard. Certification was granted by Perry Johnson Registrars,
Inc.
As explained in PoliceOne.Com by NIJ Program Manager Michael
O'Shea, "BA 9000 is a body armor quality management systems
standard that is an extension of ISO 9001, a standard for quality
management from the International Organization for Standardization.
If a manufacturer's location is certified to BA 9000, it provides
greater confidence that the armor is being produced consistently.
Conformance with BA 9000 will be inspected by accredited
certification bodies. The NIJ ballistic body armor Compliance
Testing Program (CTP) worked with ANAB (ANSI-ASQ National
Accreditation Board) to develop the applicable accreditation rule
in order to accredit interested certification bodies." Perry
Johnson Registrars, Inc. was the first ANAB accredited
certification body for the BA 9000 standard.
"Recognition and acceptance of NIJ standards has grown
worldwide, making NIJ standard certification the performance
benchmark for ballistic-resistant body armor," said Mike Bundy,
President of HighCom Security. "Each piece of equipment that is
manufactured and distributed by HighCom receives thorough quality
inspections through our ISO 9001:2008 certified QMS (Quality
Management System). Quality is extremely important to us and
that is why we are continuously improving our processes and
procedures along with resources to ensure higher performing and
cost effective solutions for the marketplace. This is also the main
reason why we have sought to become BA 9000 certified."
Patrick Lowry of Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc., a full-service
registrar that carries multiple international accreditations
including BA 9000, stated that "the purpose of a Body Armor Quality
Management System (BA-QMS) is to provide additional confidence that
manufacturers are managing body armor processes appropriately to
better meet the needs of law enforcement officers and the
requirements of the NIJ CTP. Certification to a standard such as BA
9000 is an indicator of a quality product. This is a great
advantage in an industry where quality could be the difference
between life and death."
About HighCom Security, Inc.
HighCom Security, Inc. ("HighCom") is a leading provider of high
performance and affordable body armor, personal protective
equipment, and armor systems and related accessories. The Company's
ballistic solutions have been deployed to hundreds of thousands of
operators worldwide, including the U.S. Armed Forces, Allied
Forces, Federal Government Agencies, in addition to law enforcement
and corrections, and other security personnel, both domestically
and abroad. For more information on our company, please visit our
website at www.highcomsecurity.com.
CONTACT: Kelly Gordon / Director of Marketing
HighCom Security, Inc.
kelly.gordon@highcomsecurity.com
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