Quality management and integrated total quality in spanish miningresults of an empirical study

  1. Carmen Escanciano 1
  2. Francisco Javier Iglesias Rodríguez 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

Journal:
DYNA: revista de la Facultad de Minas. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Sede Medellín

ISSN: 0012-7353

Year of publication: 2012

Volume: 79

Issue: 171

Pages: 167-174

Type: Article

More publications in: DYNA: revista de la Facultad de Minas. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Sede Medellín

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an empirical study conducted in Spain among mining companies that hold ISO 9001 certification. This study aimed at reflecting upon quality management in Spanish mining; and discovering whether the certification of a quality management system provides companies with a framework for integrating total quality management with other management systems, such as environmental management or occupational health and safety management