ISO 9001 is being revised

After minor changes to ISO 9001 in 2008, ISO/TC176/SC2 is preparing a revision of ISO 9001 planned for release in 2015 and implementation in 2016. This will be a complete revision of the standard. The standard revision is now at Draft International Standard stage.

DNV advise Major changes expected to be:

• Emphasis on Risk-based management including preventive action


• Increased emphasis on achieving value for organization and its customers

• Documented Information - decreased emphasis on documentation - expands concept of documentation - replaces Documents and Records

• Organizational Context - responsiveness to business environment

• Outsourcing is now External Provision

• Enhanced leadership requirements

• No requirement for Management Representative

• No requirement for Quality Manual

Changes to the standard will bring challenges to the user community and to Notified Bodies

Begin a dialogue with your Notified Body to keep informed on the draft International standard changes and to begin planning to revise your Management System.

See page 20 for more details.

Published: 19th September 2014