API SPEC Q1 & Q2 Certification Consultancy in India
API Spec Q1 is a company-level certification based on the standard titled "Specification for Quality Management System Requirements for Manufacturing Organizations for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry". API Spec. Q1 certification is intended for companies that manufacture equipment or components of equipment used in oil and natural gas production. Certifications are issued exclusively by API. API Specification Q1 was developed and published by the American Petroleum Industry (API) to meet industry demands for an improved quality management system among manufacturing organizations. Currently 9th Edition of API SPEC Q1 is applicable, which was released in June 2013. This standard covers requirements of specification for Quality Management Systems for Manufacturing Organizations for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry. This API Q1 specification establishes the minimum quality management system requirements for organizations that manufacture products or provide manufacturing-related processes under a product specification for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry. It helps the organization to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide reliable products and manufacturing-related processes that meet customer and legal requirements.
In addition to the above standard, API has also issued the 2nd edition of API Specification (Spec) Q2, Quality Management for Service Supply Organizations for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry to help ensure that safety, environmental protection, and sustainability requirements are met across the natural gas and oil exploration and production activities. API Spec Q2 began in early 2010 to reduce risk and improve service quality by identifying and standardizing the expectations for the execution of upstream services like good construction, intervention, production, and abandonment. It helps the organization to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide reliable products and supply-related processes that meet customer and legal requirements. More specifically, API Q2 Certification is required for the execution of upstream services and also it applies to the functions associated with well servicing, equipment repair/maintenance, and inspection activities. API Q2 primarily targets oilfield service companies' primarily drilling, completions, and concreting operations. The Q2 standard can also be very beneficial to other types of businesses in Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry.
API SPEC Q1 & Q2 Certification
API SPEC Q1 & Q2 certification is done by a recognized accredited certification body. API Specification certification for quality management system of manufacturing organizations and Service Supply Organizations for the petroleum and natural gas industry is issued by the certification body initially for a period of three years after the successful completion of the pre-assessment and registration (Final) assessment. Surveillance audits are conducted by the Certification body within the period of three years at the interval of six months, nine months, or twelve months depending upon the nature and size of the organization. Upon completion of three years, a renewal audit is conducted for the new cycle of three years, and upon successful completion of such audit, the API certificate is re-issued for further three years. Our team of API consultants offers the best consultancy services for the entire API SPEC Q1 & Q2 Certification process.
Punyam.com, a well-known API SPEC Q1 & Q2 Certification Consultancy provider in India, has a rich experience of implementation and certification of Quality Management Systems for Manufacturing Organizations and Service Supply Organizations of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry. Punyam now offers consultancy for API Q1 & Q2 system implementation and API SPEC certification through any stringent audits by accredited certification bodies. Our API certification consultancy involves mainly the following steps
- Micro-level survey of client organization by our experts
- Gap Analysis
- Providing documentation kit and modification in existing documents
- An awareness training program for all employees
- Support in Preparing Quality Policy of the organization
- Establishing Quality Objectives at organization and departmental levels
- Document finalization
- Implementation and record-keeping
- Auditor training / mock auditing
- First internal audit in the presence of our API SPEC consultant
- Implementation of first management review
- Application to certification body
- Closing of internal audit nonconformance findings, if any
- Help during the certification audit
- Closing the nonconformance, if any, found by certification audit
The manufacturing and service organizations of the petroleum and natural gas industry can get several benefits from API Q1 & Q2 implementation and certification. Some of them are listed below:
1. Improvement in the internal system of functioning
2. Develop a quality plan, covering stages of inspections required to control the manufacturing or service delivery process to attain customer satisfaction
3. Global market access in terms of export
4. Improvement in personnel competency and increased reliability of the system
5. Cost saving – API certification helps optimize operations, and therefore, improves the bottom line
6. Enhanced customer satisfaction – API SPEC certification helps improve quality, enhance customer satisfaction, and increase sales
7. Access to new markets – API SPEC certification helps prevent trade barriers and opens up global markets
8. Increased market share – API certification helps increase productivity and gives a competitive advantage
Our Strength for Quality Management System Consultancy
- We have a team of highly- experienced ISO consultant and globally certified lead auditors for Consulting Services
- Our team is having graduate/master degree of Engineering/management having more than 15+ years of experience in management system implementation for clients.
- Our consultants provide handholding support to clients in development and implementation of policies, plans, controls, documentation and record-keeping as well.
- 1000+ Quality Management System implementation in various industries in 15+ countries.
- Implemented 7000+ Man-days QMS projects successfully
- We follow the latest standard industry best practices for QMS implementation
- 200+ Editable documents for various management systems have been sold to our global clients
- 1000+ personnel of clients and other individuals trained by our consultants for awareness, system implementation and auditor training through online/class room.
- Our QMS consultants work with more than 50 leading International & National Certification Bodies such as BV; BSI; TUV; DNV; SGS; Lloyds; ISOQAR; NABL; IAS; UKAS, etc.
- Our clients had got benefits of continuous improvements and business excellence with use of our practical approach in consultancy projects.
- In our ready to use QMS documentation package we provide 150+ editable sample document templates with more than 400 pages.