Here's a summary of the proposed changes to the standard based on the current draft. Nothing too significant, a clarification here, a re-wording there, but NO significant additions or removals

Many auditors will be wanting to know what the likely training requirements will be for the transition. Well, whilst no specific requirements have yet been published, we can only compare the transition training requirements to those required for auditors to OHSAS 18001. When this standard was re-issued in 2007 the changes were more numerous and significant than the ones listed below. In that instance OHSAS auditors were only required to demonstrate 4 hours structured CPD - with no requirement for specific registered training

ISO 9001 transition training requirements are likely to be similar or possibly even less. We'll update you as and when clear guidance on the subject is released

Summary of proposed changes

Clause

Clause Title

Change 2000 - 2008

0.2

Process approach

Wording change to emphasise that processes must be capable of achieving desired outputs

1.1

Scope

Wording change to clarify that “product can also mean “intermediate product” and a note to explain that statutory and regulatory requirements may be expressed as legal requirements

4.1

General requirements

Notes will be included to clarify the requirements regarding “outsourcing” and its relationship with “purchasing”

4.2.1

General documentation requirements

Notes will be included to emphasise that “documentation” can also include “records” and that mandatory procedures may be in the form of combined documents, or that requirements may be covered by more than one document

4.2.3

Document control

Note to clarify that only external documents affecting the QMS need to be controlled

5.5.2

Management representative

Clarification that the MR must be a member of the organisation’s OWN management

6.2.1

Human resources

Clarification that competence requirements apply to any personnel whose work affects the QMS

6.3

Infrastructure

Clarifies that this includes Information Systems

6.4

Environment

Clarification of circumstances that are covered by this clause

7.2.1

Customer related processes

Clarification of what may be covered by “post delivery activities”

7.3.1

Design & development planning

Clarification that review, validation and verification all have distinct purposes but may be conducted and recorded either separately or in a combined way if appropriate

7.3.3

Design & development outputs

Clarification that product preservation requirements must be considered

7.5.4

Customer property

Clarification that intellectual property and personal data are covered by the clause

7.6

Control of monitoring & measuring devices

Retitled. Replace “devices” with “equipment”. Explanation of its applicability to software

8.2.1

Customer satisfaction

Note offers examples of how perception data may be captured

8.2.3

Monitoring and measurement of processes

Clarification that identifies that consideration be given to product conformity and QMS effectiveness