The 50th meeting of ISO TC 176 / SC 2 was held in Kigali, Rwanda between 8th and 13th October 2023.
- The 50th meeting of ISO TC 176 / SC 2 was held in Kigali, Rwanda between 8th and 13th October 2023. The meeting was well attended with both face-to-face and virtual participants. This is the first face-to-face meeting since the COVID outbreak. The meeting was very productive with highlights including:
- Progress in planning for the revision of ISO 9001 with Work Group (WG) 29. The first meeting of WG29 will take place in London between 4th and 8th December 2023. The design specification has been approved and confirms that the scope of the standard will remain unchanged. The timeline for the revision is 24 months, with expected publication at the end of 2025. Please contact your National Standards Body or Liaison organization if you would like to have your voice heard as this work progresses.
- The work on the revision of ISO 9001 will be completed in close alignment with ISO TC 176 / SC 1 / WG2 who are revising ISO 9000 and will also be meeting in London between 4th and 8th December. Close liaison will ensure that the revised standards support understanding of quality management concepts, principles, terminology, and requirements for certification.
- The ISO Online Standards Development platform will be used for these revisions to ease and control the revision effort.
- The decision was made that inclusion of guidance material within ISO 9001 will occur for the first time, in alignment with other Management System Standards.
- ISO 9001 will soon join all Type A ISO Management System Standards in being amended to include updates to Clause 4 regarding climate change. The amendments are expected to be issued in January 2024. This amendment is being actioned by ISO Central Secretariat following a resolution passed by the ISO Technical Management Board (TMB) at its Annual Meeting in September to add climate change considerations to the Appendix 2 of Annex SL (i.e. Harmonized Structure for MSS with guidance for use). The additional wording is intended to put a spotlight on climate change and will be incorporated within all ISO MSS as a matter of urgency through the Amendment.
- Added to Clause 4.1: The organization shall determine whether climate change is a relevant issue.
- Added to Clause 4.2: NOTE: Relevant interested parties can have requirements related to climate change.
- The inclusion of ISO 9001 in a pilot for the ISO/IEC SMART project to unleash digital power of international standards.