title: [Essential guidelines for Quality Management System].
abstract: The guidelines describe the essential parts of the quality management system to fulfil the requirements of the standard EN ISO 15 189. It includes mainly the organisation, the definition of responsibilities, training of personnel, the document control, the quality control, identification and control of nonconformities, corrective actions, preventive actions and evaluation, as audits and the management review.
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authors.lastname: Daunizeau
keywords: ISO 15189; accreditation; management review; process control; quality management system; quality manual