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Changes near for ISO 9001? Will your quality management system require revisions?

GGogoleski | 08 June, 2007 00:09

A top concern for many ISO 9001 registered companies is how any upcoming changes to the standard will affect their quality management system. The good news is that the proposed changes, which are probably a year or two away from happening, will only require very simple additions or revisions to your organizations quality management system.

A new version of ISO 9001 is currently in the working-draft stage, and is expected to be released in 2008/2009. No major changes are anticipated for this revision and are mostly thought as being simple ammendments and clarifications. These amendments will focus on changes that will increase the benefits of ISO 9001 implementation while involving only minor implementation changes. Any major changes will likely be saved for a more comprehensive revision of the standard which will not take place for at least a few years after 2009.

The proposed changes for 2008/2009 will focus on clarification of clauses that have caused confusion for some companies. At the present time, the main areas of clarification include clauses falling under the following ISO 9001 sections:

  • 4.1 General Requirements
  • 4.2 Documentation Requirements
  • 6.2 Human Resources
  • 7.3 Design and Development
  • 7.5 Production and Service Provision
  • 8.2 Measurement and Monitoring
  • 8.5 Improvement

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