ISO 9001

ISO 9001:2000 is due for an update during 2008 and this is likely to be published in the autumn.

If you are already registered to ISO 9001:2000 there will be little impact, as the changes to the standard will be very small. The new standard ISO 9001:2008 will replace ISO 9001:2000 but each organisation will have approximately one year after it is introduced to make any updates.

This update should not cause any major disruption to your organisation or your registration but please keep in touch with us as we can let you know what you need to do as soon as the exact changes have been released.

Standards have been around a long time, the Egyptian book of the dead was an early standard documenting how the Pharaohs should be interned.

Today most standards are developed and recognised by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and range from quality systems such as ISO9001 to specialist industry specific standards.

ISO 9001 has developed from the well know BS5750 used extensively in the UK during the 70’s and 80’s but now focuses much more on ensuring delivery of customer requirements and continual improvement of both the management system and the operational processes and procedures used by the organisation.

ISO9000:2000 family of standards

ley hill solutions concentrates on helping organisations to develop and implement effective management systems, which meet the ISO9000:2000 group of standards. These standards include:

ISO9000:2000 – Fundamentals and vocabulary

ISO9001:2000 – Requirements

ISO9004:2000 – Performance improvement guidance

ISO19011:2000 – Auditing guidelines

Of these only ISO9001 is an auditable standard and the one most people will recognise or have been asked to review. The other standards are for reference and guidance, they support the ISO9001 standard.

For more information on ISO9001 please see the information on the following link:

Wikipedia - ISO 9001

ley hill solutions will review your existing systems and help you to develop suitable management approaches that meet the standards. Any system must work for your organisation and is therefore tailored specifically to you whilst still meeting the requirements of the standard.

For further information please contact us.