ISO Technical Committee (TC) 176
What is ISO/Technical Committee (TC) 176?
ISO/TC 176 on Quality management and quality assurance has been a leader in the development of standards in the field of quality management systems and tools since 1979. We lead standardization in the field of quality management, as well as quality management standardization in specific sectors at the request of the affected sector and the ISO Technical Management Board.
TC 176 develops standards and tools in the field of quality management, through its three subcommittees (SC):
- SC 1 - Concepts and terminology (ISO 9000)
- SC 2 - Quality systems (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 9004, ISO 10005-7)
- SC 3 - Supporting technologies (e.g. ISO 10001-4, ISO 10008-18)
TC 176 membership includes approximately 120 countries. We also actively support Liaison Bodies, including relevant International Organizations, conformity assessment groups and related technical committees.
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Our Standards
Why quality management system standards?
Quality Management Systems are the most fundamental element of any business to meet customers’ and other interested parties’ requirements and expectations. The breakthrough of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence is an example that affects today’s business environment. Such technologies necessitate changing and monitoring the inspections, data collection and running the business. The expectations of the interested parties is also varying rapidly and global environment is causing substantial competition for attracting the attention of consumers to increase the bottom financials.
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Useful Information
Auditing Practices - Series of papers and presentations to
Emerging Themes - Concepts emerging in quality
Glossary of Words - ISO 9000 Glossary of words
Terms and Definitions - Terms and Definitions of ISO/TC 176
Our Documents
Quality Management Systems
ISO 9000 - SC1 (Vocabulary and Glossary Use, Glossary of Words)
Quality management systems -- Fundamentals and vocabulary
ISO 9001 - SC2 (Overview & Support Material)
Quality management systems -- Requirements
TS 9002 - SC2
Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:2015
ISO 9004 - SC2 (Overview, Evolution)
Quality management -- Quality of an organization -- Guidance to achieve sustained success
ISO 18091 - TC176 (Overview, Press Release, Video Eng, Video Sp)
Quality management systems - Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001 in local government
ISO/TS 54001 - TC176
Quality management systems - Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2015 for electoral organizations at all levels of government
ISO 10012 - SC3
Measurement management systems - Requirements for measurement processes and measuring equipment
Quality Management
Quality management -- Customer satisfaction -- Guidelines for codes of conduct for organizations
Quality management -- Customer satisfaction -- Guidelines for complaints handling in organizations
Quality management - Customer satisfaction - Guidelines for dispute resolution external to organizations
Quality management - Customer satisfaction - Guidelines for monitoring and measuring
Quality management -- Guidelines for quality plans
Quality management -- Guidelines for quality management in projects
Quality management -- Guidelines for configuration management
Quality management -- Customer satisfaction -- Guidelines for business-to-consumer electronic commerce transactions
ISO 10009 - SC3
Quality Management -- Guidance on quality tools and techniques for ISO 9001
ISO 10010 - SC3
Quality Management -- Quality Culture -- Guidance to people engagement
ISO 10013 - SC3 (Overview, Press Release)
Guidelines for quality management system documentation
Quality management -- Guidelines for realizing financial and economic benefits
ISO 10015 - SC3 (Overview, Press Release)
Quality management -- Guidelines for competence management and people development
Guidance on statistical techniques for ISO 9001
Quality management -- Guidelines on people involvement and competence
ISO 10019 - SC3
Guidelines for the selection of quality management system consultants and use of their services