Title: ISO 9001:2015 || TUV INDIA
1ISO 90012015 TUV INDIA
2The latest edition of ISO 9001 - Quality
Management Systems standard, is published. For
many years now, the internationally recognised
standard ISO 9001 has provided the basis for
efficient quality management in a large number of
organisations. The current version was issued in
2008. However, for around two years now Technical
Committee ISO/TC 176 was working on an amended
version. We have summarised the expected
modifications to the revised version of ISO 9001
as follows.
3- Changes at a glance
- ISO 9001 will remain the only cross-sector QM
certification standard, and will provide a
consistent basis for the coming ten years in its
revised version. - The aim of the revision is to take account of the
- growing complexity of the operating environment.
Consideration of opportunities and risks is a new
element. However, the most important objectives
of ISO 9001, such as customer satisfaction and
creation of compliant products and services,
remain the same.
4- The new High Level Structure creates greater
harmony between the ISO management system
standards, making it easier to extend existing
systems into an integrated whole. - The themes of user friendliness and market
orientation are accorded more emphasis. This
means that the standard focuses more strongly on
the characteristics and needs of service
companies and that documentation requirements are
more flexible.
5- The direct responsibility of organisations is
emphasised much more strongly than before. The
same applies to the process approach and
theresponsibility of top management. - New structure, similar to other standards
- ISO 90012015 has a new structure, the so-called
High Level Structure. This is intended to provide
the same binding structure for all the management
system standards, and results in two very
important benefits. Firstly, terms, definitions
and structures can be used for all the standards
and secondly, standards are easier to understand
and synergies possible when different standards
and certifications are combined.
6- In detail, this version indicates that the
structure of the ten clauses are as follows - Scope
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions
- Context of the organisation
- Leadership
- Planning for the quality management system
- Support
- Operation
- Performance evaluation
- Improvement
7 2013 June Committee Draft
2014 2nd Quarter Draft International Standard
2015 1st Quarter Final Draft International Standard
23rd Sept. 2015 ISO 90012015 Published