{"id":5374,"date":"2022-05-09T11:41:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T11:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stendard.com\/?p=5374"},"modified":"2023-12-20T22:54:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T22:54:49","slug":"iso-9001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stendard.com\/en-id\/blog\/iso-9001\/","title":{"rendered":"What is ISO 9001? Its Certification, Benefits and Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you a business or an organisation in the extension phase and needs quality management systems such as that of the ISO 9001 to scale up but not sure what the statutory and regulatory requirements in the certification process are?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If yes, you are not the only one struggling with introducing a quality management system to your organisation or business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide striving to have a quality management system to cut down on costs, increase productivity and improve customer satisfaction. The ISO 9001 for businesses is not statutory and regulatory requirements. It helps companies and organisations in their processes and procedures to achieve quality systems of objectives while adding to the continual improvement of the business and organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many businesses or organisations fear introducing a quality management system (QMS), primarily due to the impression of it being time-consuming and costly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article will tell you how we have helped hundreds of companies over the years in introducing the ISO 9001 to their businesses and how we can help you meet the customer and regulatory requirements too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ISO 9001:2015 is a quality system that sets out quality management principles for organisations and companies to standardise their products or services by improving the overall process, safety, and quality in its domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it a legal requirement?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is no legal requirement to have an ISO 9001 certification. Companies as small as having under ten employees can have quality management. Still, we will not recommend it for you if you are the only person in your business who happens to be the CEO and only employee at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who governs the ISO 9001?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ISO is composed of 160 member organisations from 167 countries across the globe. These members have experts on board to suggest, discuss and ultimately publish the ISO 9001 quality management systems<\/a> standard for the industries to meet ideal quality assurance and enhance customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is the current ISO 9001?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The latest ISO 9001 was published in 2015. The clauses to meet quality management were reduced from ten to eight to optimise the process approach for companies and organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W<\/strong>hat are th<\/strong>e ISO 900<\/strong>1 Quality Management principles?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The ISO 9001:2015 consists of 7 quality management principles to benchmark quality progress in a company or organisation, which include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n