While it might have been the intent that Annex SL would be the template for all new standards and revisions to standards – this isn’t exactly the reality.
Annex SL was described in the last post – you may review that HERE if you like.
As a quick summary, “Annex SL” is an ISO document that defines a framework – the basic structure with common terms and requirements – for a generic management system. A standard would be this structure PLUS any additional sector specific requirements.
Understanding this is the key to new ISO releases, such as DIS ISO 9001:2015.
ISO 9001:2015 will not be the first ISO management standard to employ Annex SL – nor will it be the last.
Already released and compliant with Annex SL:
- ISO/IEC 27001, Information technology: Security techniques, Information security management systems
- ISO 30301:2011, Information and documentation: Management systems for records
- ISO 22301:2012, Societal security: Business continuity management systems
- ISO 21101:2014, Adventure Tourism
- ISO 20121:2012, Event sustainability management systems
- ISO 39001, Road-traffic safety (RTS) management systems
- ISO 55001, Asset management – Currently on CD ballot with publication scheduled for 2014.
What this means is, for one thing, organizations that have one management system in place will have the basic structure needed to adopt another one – or several.
En route via Annex SL:
- ISO 9001:2015 (General Quality Management) – I’m guessing you knew that one
- ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental management) – Also expected in 2015. I have been following the development of this standard and you’ll find related articles on the site
- ISO 13485 (Medical devices. Quality management systems. Requirements for regulatory purposes) – Released as a Draft International Standard (DIS) on 20 Feb 2014. The voting period for that closes on 20 July of this year.
Probable Defections to Annex SL:
These standards, for various political and structural issues I can’t pretend to understand, probably will not utilize Annex SL as their template in the coming updates:
- ISO/TS 16949 – International Automotive Task Force standard. Cars – the big automotive companies dictate what takes place in this rarefied playing field
- AS9100/10/20 – International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) standards – Essentially these folks are the Vegans of the management system world . If you don’t know what I mean by that then I am sorry. Actually, I am also sorry either way
- ISO 45001 (formerly OHAS 18001) – Occupational Health and Safety. A bit of a controversial one to end on because the ultimate format isn’t set in stone. There are those who believe complying with the Annex SL structure will add too much “bloat” to the document. Apparently bloat is a bad thing.
That’s approximately the current Annex SL situation, with a few less notable omissions.
Personally, I’m hoping the structure holds firm and far as it should serve to make it easier for clients to adopt – and for auditors and certification bodies to consistently understand.
Can it be better? Probably – but it’s a start, and more importantly – a basis for common ground.
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