ISO publishes new edition of ISO 9001 quality management system standard

ISO today published ISO 9001:2008, the latest edition of the International Standard used by organizations in 175 countries as the framework for their quality management systems (QMS).

ISO 9001:2008, Quality management system – Requirements, is the fourth edition of the standard first published in 1987 and which has become the global benchmark for providing assurance about the ability to satisfy quality requirements and to enhance customer satisfaction in supplier-customer relationships.

ISO 9001:2008 contains no new requirements compared to the 2000 edition, which it replaces. It provides clarifications to the existing requirements of ISO 9001:2000 based on eight years’ experience of implementing the standard worldwide and introduces changes intended to improve consistency with the environmental management system standard, ISO 14001:2004.

All ISO standards – currently more than 17 400 – are periodically reviewed. Several factors combine to render a standard out of date, such as technological evolution, new methods and materials, new quality and safety requirements, or questions of interpretation and application. To take account of such factors and to ensure that ISO standards are maintained at the state of the art, ISO has a rule requiring them to be periodically reviewed and a decision taken to confirm, withdraw or revise the documents.

ISO/TC 176, which is responsible for the ISO 9000 family, unites expertise from 80 participating countries and 19 international or regional organizations, plus other technical committees. The review of ISO 9001 resulting in the 2008 edition was carried out by subcommittee SC 2 of ISO/TC 176.

This review has benefited from a number of inputs, including the following: a justification study against the criteria of ISO Guide 72:2001, Guidelines for the justification and development of management system standards; feedback from the ISO/TC 176 interpretations process; a two-year systematic review of ISO 9001:2000 within ISO/TC 176/SC2; a worldwide user survey carried out by ISO/TC 176/SC 2, and further data from national surveys.

ISO Secretary-General Alan Bryden commented: “The revised ISO 9001 results from a structured process giving weight to the needs of users and to the likely impacts and benefits of the revisions. ISO 9001:2008 is therefore the outcome of a rigorous examination confirming its fitness for use as the international benchmark for quality management.”

ISO/TC 176/SC 2 has also developed an introduction and support package of documents explaining what the differences are between ISO 9001:2008 and the year 2000 version, why and what they mean for users. These documents are available on the ISO Web site.

Although certification of conformity to ISO 9001 is not a requirement of the standard, it is frequently used in both public and private sectors to increase confidence in the products and services provided by certified organizations, between partners in business-to-business relations, in the selection of suppliers in supply chains and in the right to tender for procurement contracts. Up to the end of December 2007, at least 951 486 ISO 9001:2000 certificates had been issued in 175 countries and economies.

ISO (which does not itself carry out certification) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) have agreed on an implementation plan to ensure a smooth transition of accredited certification to ISO 9001:2008. The details of the plan are given in a joint communiqué by the two organizations which is available on the ISO Web site.

ISO 9001:2008, Quality management system – Requirements, costs 114 Swiss francs and is available from ISO national member institutes (see the complete list with contact details) and from ISO Central Secretariat through the ISO Store or by contacting the Marketing & Communication department (see right-hand column).

 

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国际标准化组织发布新版的ISO 9001质量管理体系标准
国际标准化组织今天（）发表9001:2008国际标准化组织的最新版本的国际标准组织所使用的175个国家的框架的质量管理体系（质量管理体系） 。
国际标准化组织9001:2008 ，质量管理体系-要求，是第四版的标准第一次出版于1 987年，这已成为全球性的基准提供了保证，能够满足质量要求，并提高客户满意度的供应商，客户关系。
国际标准化组织9001:2008不包含任何新的要求相比， 2000年版，它取代。它提供了澄清现有的要求ISO 9001:2000标准的基础上8年的经验，实施全球标准的变化，并介绍了旨在改善符合环境管理体系标准，国际标准化组织14001:2004 。
所有的ISO标准-目前超过1 74 00-定期审查。几个因素结合起来，使一个标准的日期，如技术发展，新方法和新材料，新的质量和安全要求，或问题的解释和适用。考虑到这些因素，并确保ISO标准是保持现状，国际标准化组织的规则，要求他们定期审查和作出的决定，以确认，撤销或修改的文件。
国际标准化组织/ TC 176 ，这是负责ISO 9000系列，团结专门从80个参加国和19个国际或区域组织，以及其他技术委员会。审查通过ISO 9001导致在2008年版本进行了小组委员会的资深大律师2国际标准化组织/ TC 176 。
本次审查得益于一些投入，包括以下方面：研究的理由对标准的ISO指南72:2001 ，准则的理由和发展的管理体系标准;反馈，国际标准化组织/ TC 176的解释过程; 2一年系统的审查范围内通过ISO 9001:2000国际标准化组织/ TC 176/SC2 ;全球用户调查所进行的国际标准化组织/ TC 176/SC 2 ，进一步的数据来自国家调查。
国际标准化组织秘书长阿兰布莱登评论说： “修订通过ISO 9001结果从结构过程中给予的重视用户的需求和可能产生的影响和效益的修改意见。国际标准化组织9001:2008因此成果的严格审查，确认其适合使用国际标准的质量管理。 “
国际标准化组织/ TC 176/SC 2还制定了引进和支持的一揽子文件的解释之间的差异是国际标准化组织9001:2008和2000年的版本，为什么和他们意味着用户。这些文件可在国际标准化组织的网站。
虽然认证的符合了ISO 9001不是一个要求的标准，这是常用于公共部门和私营部门增加信心，提供的产品和服务的认证组织，合作伙伴之间的商业对商业的关系，在选择供应商的供应链和正确的投标，采购合同。截至2007年12月底，至少有951 486名通过ISO 9001:2000证书签发了175个国家和经济体。
国际标准化组织（这本身不进行认证）和国际认可论坛（ IAF ）已经同意执行计划，以确保平稳过渡的认可认证的ISO 9001:2008 。该项计划的详情，给出了一份联合公报，由这两个组织可以在国际标准化组织的网站。
国际标准化组织9001:2008 ，质量管理体系-要求，费用1 14瑞士法郎和可从国际标准化组织的国家成员机构（见的完整名单与联络资料）和国际标准化组织中央秘书处通过了I SO商店或联系营销和通信部门（见右栏） 。