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ISO 9001 is used by millions of people and organisations around the world and the upcoming 2015 revision will have a big impact on those who work with the standard, many of whom are IRCA stakeholders. IRCA, as a truly independent organisation, will be monitoring the process and ensuring that our members and stakeholders are kept informed at each stage. We will provide analysis of the changes and what they mean to members, companies, training organisations and industry in general.
The process involves a number of draft releases and interested parties are invited to comment at various stages of the standard production. The first draft called the ‘Committee Draft’ of ISO 9001:2015 was published in May 2013 is available for consultation among members of ISO/TC 176/SC 2(the ISO committee that is leading the revision process) until August 2013.
The impact of this revision will be similar to, if not greater than the 2000 edition, which was a major change for accreditation bodies, certification bodies, training organisations, implementing organisations, procurement organisations, consultants and customers. The transition period for ISO 9001:2000 was three years and the expectation is that the 2015 revision will be the same, so activity is being planned up to 2018.
IRCA will be carrying out a range of activities around the revision, including news updates, guidance notes and training resources. We will continue to keep you informed of developments and opportunities, so please refer back to this webpage for the most up to date information. |
