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With the recent release of ISO/DIS 9001, has anyone read it and started reviewing for potential impacts? What feedback does everyone have on the proposed changes?

Hi

I am interested in the requirement to specifically determine whether climate change is an issue and to establish if it is a customer requirement. In My view this requirement has always existed albeit not specifically stated. the issue that I have with specifically stating it is that there are a number of other specific issues or customer requirements that we do not specifically include in the standard. This is a valid issue. I'm not sure if there are better ways to skin this cat 

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Chris

I also thought that was an interesting additionsince there is already an environmental standard in ISO14001. For us having 14001 will be a customer specific requirement so adding it to 9001 feels redundant.

I agree. Why climate change and not demographics of labour, AI, Modern slavery, Cyber security, Finance. We cant even measure or model the issue.

Most of climate change requirements are for the company or customers marketing and goverment/regulatory obligations.

Atleast it opens the door to consider other issues.

I haven't read it. I dont want to spend the money to buy it. It will also distract me when I am already too distractable.

Here's my wishlist though, I hope it:

1. puts some further guidance into defining the systems purpose and strategic direction as a documented information requirement in determining the inputs to planning.
2. focusses on connections between the clauses
3. clears up 9.1 to measure the outputs of planning/support/operations
4. clarifies internal audits as not a duplication of the external auditors role, or monitoring and measuring activities.
5. somehow gets rid of old business activities/documents that are wrongly interpreted (scope statements, legal registers, management review meetings)
6. connects the requirements in 9.1 and 9.3 to be addressed in planning, so that the data will be there for performance evaluation.
7. considers finance as a resource to be considered.
8. includes emergency response/risk realised/business continuity as another type of planning action.
9. requires a framework with risk assessments and setting of all planning actions

I've gone through the DIS and the changes are evolutionary, not disruptive. The focus is on strengthening leadership's role in promoting quality culture and ethical behavior, integrating the climate change amendment, and clarifying risks vs. opportunities. The structure of the standard stays the same, so most systems won't need a full redesign-more a reinforcement of practices already in place. The key will be demonstrating culture and ethics in action, not just on paper. Overall, it's a healthy update that should add value without creating unnecessary burden.