Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. – Chief Seattle
In 1983, the UN General Assembly called for a “global agenda for change” to consider how the international community could better deal with social and environmental issues. The resulting “Our Common Future” Report made the following key point: Continue reading
In the Beginning
In 2012, ISO’s ‘Joint Technical Coordinating Group’ (JTCG) completed work to provide a high-level structure, text, and common terms and definitions for all future and revised management system standards. All Technical Committees developing management system standards were required to follow Annex SL found in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, Annex SL[i]. Continue reading
In my previous blog (Issue 222), it was noted that ISO clearly states – “There is no requirement to certify an ISO management system standard.[i]” This statement by ISO is unqualified. It means any ISO management system standard. ISO also states in the management system standards with the high-level structure – “This International Standard[ii] contains the requirements used to assess conformity. Continue reading
Why did your company decide not to certify to ISO 9001:2015?
Many companies decided not to seek certification for a transition to ISO 9001:2015. On September 15, 2018, their certification to ISO 9001:2008 was no longer valid unless they entered into an agreement with a certification company. No one has yet conducted a thorough post-mortem on this situation. However, there are some clear deficiencies in how ISO 9001:2015 was written and how it was presented to the companies that were already certified to ISO 9001:2008. Continue reading
ISO ‘Misses the Mark’ on Context
SO 31000:2009 included several definitions that provide the support for organizations to understand the meaning of context:
Establishing the context (2.9) – defining the external and internal parameters to be considered when managing risk and setting the scope and risk criteria (2.22) for the risk management policy (2.4). Continue reading