ISO Standards Overview

The Increasing Importance of ISO Certification

(ISO: Geneva) - The principal highlights of "The ISO Survey of Certifications 2009" are that ISO 9001, the global benchmark for quality management, has topped one million certifications, and that certificationsto ISO 22000 for food safety management systems, and to ISO/IEC 27001 for information security management systems have rocketed.

ISO states in the introduction to the survey that the 8-percent increase in ISO 9001 certificates, compared with the 3-percent increase in 2008, "confirms the importance of ISO 9001 in the global supply chains and as thepioneering model on which subsequent management system standards have beenbuilt and flourish."

Safe food supply chains are a global priority. ISO 22000 certifications reached at least 13,881 certificates in 127 countries and economies - a rise of 69 percent.

The increasing importance organizations give to information security was demonstrated by the 40-percent increase in ISO/IEC 27001 certifications, which reached 12,934 in 117 countries.

International Organization for Standardardization Press Release
October 25, 2010

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• ISO 9001:2008 = Quality
• ISO 14001:2004 = Environmental
• ISO 18001:2007 = Occupational Health and Safety
• ISO 20000 = Service
• ISO 22000:2005 = Food Safety
• ISO 27001:2005 = Information Security
• Five-S = Lean Manufacturing
• AS9100:2009C - Aerospace
• BS 25999 = Business Continuity

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An internationally adopted quality system standard, and the only quality management system to which any organization can be certified by an outside party totally independent from the organization being examined. It is intended to be the basic, or platform, management system covering eight clauses in a manner that is effective for the individual organization and also meets the requirements stated in the standard.
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An international standard for environmental management systems that guides organizations and assists them in their decision-making, planning, and implementation on environmental methods, policies, and procedures.
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An international standard for occupational health and safety management systems (OHSAS). Conformance to the standard provides a structured approach to health and safety that focuses on continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and effective risk management.
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An international standard for information technology service management systems that provides a structured approach for meeting the requirements of internal and external customers.
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An international standard for food safety management systems. Conformance to the standard provides a structured approach to food safety that focuses on continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and effective risk management.
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An international standard specifying requirements for establishing, implementing, and documenting Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and requirements for security controls to be implemented according to the needs of individual organizations.
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Five-S

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AS9100:2009C

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The international standard for business continuity management (BCM), providing a basis for understanding, developing and implementing business continuity plans within your organization It also contains a comprehensive set of requirements based on BCM best practices and covers the entire BCM life cycle.
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