Saturday, March 6, 2010

ISO 9001:2008 Documentation Requirements

ISO 9001:2008 Documentation Requirements

ISO has issued guidelines for those changing from ISO 9001:2000 to ISO 9001:2008. Whilst there are no major differences between the two standards, the new guide is worth reading. Here are the key points in the document.

ISO 9001:2008 Documentation Requirements. You must have these documents as a minimum.

  • A quality Policy
  • Quality Objectives
  • Quality Manual
  • Document Control Procedure
  • Record Control Procedure
  • Corrective Action Procedure
  • Preventive Action Procedure
  • Internal Audit Procedure
  • Control of non conforming products

The organization must then decide what other documents it needs to demonstrate conformity to the requirements of ISO 9001:2008

ISO 9001:2008 also requires records that show that the organization is indeed achieving what it set out to achieve.
  • Management reviews
  • Education, training, skills and experience
  • Evidence that the realization processes and resulting product fulfil requirements
  • Results of supplier evaluations and any necessary actions arising from the evaluations
  • The unique identification of the product, where traceability is a requirement
  • Customer property that is lost, damaged or otherwise found to be unsuitable for use
  • Results of calibration and verification of measuring equipment
  • Internal audit results and follow-up actions
  • Indication of the person(s) authorizing release of product.
  • Nature of the product non-conformities
  • Results of corrective action
  • Results of preventive action


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