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This article highlights the meeting of the American National Standards Institute Z359 committee at the American Society of Safety Engineer headquarters in the U.S. The committee agreed that it would not vote on additional applications until the development process is complete for Z359 standards currently in the progress. A small subgroup has been formed to address issues related to the Z359.1 draft standard. Finally, the committee made a motion and approved the ANSI/ASSE Z359.1-200x draft standard.

This article reports on the adoption of the American Society for Quality standard, Quality Management Systems: Guidelines for Process Improvements in Health Service Organizations in the U.S. The second edition is designed to provide the content of the first guidelines. It points out that the guidelines are not the only way to interpret the ISO 9000 series of standards for health service organizations. The definitions and text given represent how the wording is used within the context of the document.