General

This International Standard specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization
a) needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and
b) aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Application

All requirements of this International Standard are generic and are intended to be applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size and product provided.

Where any requirement(s) of this International Standard cannot be applied due to the nature of an organization and its product, this can be considered for exclusion.

Where exclusions are made, claims of conformity to this International Standard are not acceptable unless these exclusions are limited to requirements within Clause 7, and such exclusions do not affect the organization’s ability, or responsibility, to provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Scope

This International Standard specifies requirements for an environmental management system to enable an organization to develop and implement a policy and objectives which take into account legal requirements and other requirements to which the organization subscribes, and information about significant environmental aspects. It applies to those environmental aspects that the organization identifies as those which it can control and those which it can influence. It does not itself state specific environmental performance criteria.
This International Standard is applicable to any organization that wishes to

• a) establish, implement, maintain and improve an environmental management system,
• b) assure itself of conformity with its stated environmental policy,
• c) demonstrate conformity with this International Standard by

1.  making a self-determination and self-declaration, or
2. seeking confirmation of its conformance by parties having an interest in the organization, such as customers, or
3. seeking confirmation of its self-declaration by a party external to the organization, or
4. seeking certification/registration of its environmental management system by an external organization.

All the requirements in this International Standard are intended to be incorporated into any environmental management system. The extent of the application depends on factors such as the environmental policy of the organization, the nature of its activities, products and services and the location where and the conditions in which it functions. This International Standard also provides, in Annex A, informative guidance on its use.

Scope

This International Standard specifies requirements for quality and competence particular to medical laboratories.

Scope

ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories is the main ISO standard used by testing and calibration laboratories

Scope

This International Standard specifies requirements for a food safety management system where an organization in the food chain needs to demonstrate its ability to control food safety hazards in order to ensure that food is safe at the time of human consumption.
It is applicable to all organizations, regardless of size, which are involved in any aspect of the food chain and want to implement systems that consistently provide safe products. The means of meeting any requirements of this International Standard can be accomplished through the use of internal and/or external resources.

Scope

This International Standard provides guidance to organizations on:

1.  Principles, practices and issues relating to social responsibility;
2.  Integrating and implementing social responsibility throughout an organization and its sphere of influence, including its supply chain;
3.  Identifying and engaging with stakeholders;
4.  Communicating commitments and performance relating to social responsibility; and
5.  The contribution of an organization to sustainable development.

   It promotes common understanding in the field of social responsibility by defining terms relating to social responsibility. It clarifies the relationship between social responsibility principles and organizational governance frameworks.
   It provides guidance that is applicable to all types of organizations. Its application may be tailored to suit, for instance, the size and location of an organization, the sector in which it operates and the scope and nature of its operations, but all main issues should be addressed.
   This standard takes account of societal, environmental and legal diversity, as well as differences in economic development conditions, except where these are in conflict with broadly accepted international norms of socially responsible behavior.
   This standard is not a management system standard and is not suitable for conformity assessment or certification purposes. Adoption of this standard does not imply governmental endorsement or ratification of any of the conventions, agreements, standards or tools mentioned.

Scope

The standard specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system, whose purpose is to enable an organization to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance, including energy efficiency, energy security, energy use and consumption. The standard aims to help organizations continually reduce their energy use, and therefore their energy costs and their greenhouse gas emissions.

Scope

This Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) Standard specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, to enable an organization to control its OH&S risks and improve its OH&S performance. It does not state specific OH&S performance criteria, nor does it give detailed specifications for the design of a management system.