Mr. Hiroyuki Nozawa Awarded ISO Excellence Award

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June 19, 2024
Railway Technical Research Institute

We are delighted to announce that Mr. Hiroyuki Nozawa of the Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) has been awarded the ISO Excellence Award by ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) for his contributions to the development of the international standard for railway quality management systems.

ISO Excellence Award
The ISO Excellence Award was created to reward the achievements of technical experts for their outstanding contributions to the development of the international standards published by ISO.

Introduction of Award Winner
Mr. Hiroyuki Nozawa
Deputy General Director, Railway International Standards Center

Summary of Mr. Hiroyuki Nozawa’s Major Contributions (as released by ISO)
Mr. Nozawa is a technical expert with a dedicated six-year career of ISO/TC 269-Railway applications and ISO/TC 269/WG 5-Railway quality management system. He made significant contributions to the development of ISO 22163-Railway quality management system*. Using his technical experiences and expertise, he managed the Japanese team participating in WG5 and established excellent working relationships with technical experts from other countries.

*The international standard ISO 22163-Railway quality management system (RQMS) was achieved to obtain higher-quality railway products by adding existing railway-specific requirements to ISO 9001, the international standard for general quality management systems. It was published in July 2023.

* You can see all the photos and figures in the PDF file above.