The ISO 9001:2008 Revision
The amended version of the quality
management standard ISO 9001 was published on November 14th 2009.
ISO's rules for the development of standards require their periodic
review to decide if they need revising, maintaining or withdrawing.
Compared to the 2000 revision, ISO 9001:2008 represents fine-tuning,
rather than a thorough overhaul. It introduces clarifications to the
requirements existing in ISO 9001:2000, based on user experience over
the last eight years, and changes that are intended to improve further
compatibility with the ISO 14001:2004 standard for environmental
management systems.
ISO 9001:2008 will be the fourth edition of the standard which was
first published in 1987. The third edition, published in 2000,
represented a thorough revision, including new requirements and a
sharpened customer focus, reflecting developments in quality management
and experience gained since the publication of the initial version.
Accordingly, existing clients will not be required to make any major
changes to their existing management systems. All British Assessment
Bureau clients will be audited to the new standard automatically.
The British Assessment Bureau's reputation was
established in 1969 and we achieved pre-eminent status
in 1997. Today we are a revered UKAS accredited
Assessment Body with an enviable reputation for customer
service.
As well as providing certification to internationally
recognised standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, we
provide bespoke assessment services for people, services
and organisations of all sizes.
For more information visit
www.british-assessment.co.uk.
ISO's rules for the development of standards require their periodic
review to decide if they need revising, maintaining or withdrawing.
Compared to the 2000 revision, ISO 9001:2008 represents fine-tuning,
rather than a thorough overhaul. It introduces clarifications to the
requirements existing in ISO 9001:2000, based on user experience over
the last eight years, and changes that are intended to improve further
compatibility with the ISO 14001:2004 standard for environmental
management systems.
ISO 9001:2008 will be the fourth edition of the standard which was
first published in 1987. The third edition, published in 2000,
represented a thorough revision, including new requirements and a
sharpened customer focus, reflecting developments in quality management
and experience gained since the publication of the initial version.
Accordingly, existing clients will not be required to make any major
changes to their existing management systems. All British Assessment
Bureau clients will be audited to the new standard automatically.
The British Assessment Bureau's reputation was
established in 1969 and we achieved pre-eminent status
in 1997. Today we are a revered UKAS accredited
Assessment Body with an enviable reputation for customer
service.
As well as providing certification to internationally
recognised standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, we
provide bespoke assessment services for people, services
and organisations of all sizes.
For more information visit
www.british-assessment.co.uk.
