Management system standards

ISO
ISO management system standards provide a model to follow when setting up and
operating a management system. Like all our standards, they are the result of
international, expert consensus and therefore offer the benefit of global management
experience and good practice.

These standards can be applied to any organisation, large or small, whatever the product
or service and regardless of the sector of activity.

The benefits of an effective management system include:

more efficient use of resources

improved risk management, and
increased customer satisfaction as services and products consistently deliver what
they promise.

ISO 9000 - Quality management

The ISO 9000 family addresses various aspects of quality management and contains some
of ISOs best known standards. The standards provide guidance and tools for companies
and organizations who want to ensure that their products and services consistently meet
customers requirements, and that quality is consistently improved.

Standards in the ISO 9000 family include:

ISO 9001:2015 - sets out the requirements of a quality management system

ISO 9000:2015 - covers the basic concepts and language
ISO 9004:2009 - focuses on how to make a quality management system more
efficient and effective
ISO 19011:2011 - sets out guidance on internal and external audits of quality
management systems.

ISO 50001 - Energy management

Using energy efficiently helps organizations save money as well as helping to conserve
resources and tackle climate change. ISO 50001 supports organizations in all sectors to
use energy more efficiently, through the development of an energy management system
(EnMS).

ISO/IEC 27001 - Information security

management
The ISO 27000 family of standards helps organizations keep information assets secure.

Using this family of standards will help your organization manage the security of assets
such as financial information, intellectual property, employee details or information
entrusted to you by third parties.

ISO/IEC 27001 is the best-known standard in the family providing requirements for an
information security management system (ISMS).

What is an ISMS?

An ISMS is a systematic approach to managing sensitive company information so that it

remains secure. It includes people, processes and IT systems by applying a risk
management process.

It can help small, medium and large businesses in any sector keep information assets
secure.

ISO 22000 - Food safety management

The ISO 22000 family of International Standards addresses food safety management.

The consequences of unsafe food can be serious and ISOs food safety management
standards help organizations identify and control food safety hazards. As many of today's
food products repeatedly cross national boundaries, International Standards are needed to
ensure the safety of the global food supply chain.

The ISO 22000 family contains a number of standards each focusing on different aspects
of food safety management.

ISO 22000:2005 contains the overall guidelines for food safety management.
ISO 22004:2014 provides generic advice on the application of ISO 22000
ISO 22005:2007 focuses on traceability in the feed and food chain
ISO/TS 22002-1:2009 contains specific prerequisites for food manufacturing
ISO/TS 22002-2:2013 contains specific prerequisites for catering
ISO/TS 22002-3:2011 contains specific prerequisites for farming
ISO/TS 22002-4:2013 contains specific prerequisites for food packaging
manufacturing
ISO/TS 22003:2013 provides guidelines for audit and certification bodies