Port of Houston receives ISO certification

The Port of Houston Authority has received a new, three-year International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 28000 certification for security management following its successful completion of its security management systems audit.

In 2008, the port set a standard of security as the first port authority in the world to receive ISO 28000:2007 certification for its Port Police and perimeter security operations.

According to the company's press release, the Safety Management System (SMS) was modelled after the Houston Port Authority's highly successful Environmental Management System, which made it the first port authority in the US to attain ISO 14001 certification in 2002.

"I congratulate the port on being the leader in the security management field," said Patti Macon, Environmental, Health & Safety Certification Manager for ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc.

"We consider the Port of Houston Authority our partner in security management system evaluation." Macon noted that the Port Authority has achieved continual improvement with each audit.

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