ISO Meetings & News
Didier BLANC, ViaSyst founder and director, is actively involved since 2002 in various ISO technical committees in charge of the key standards operated on the ViaSyst SaaS, e.g. ISO 9001, 9004, 22000, 22002 series, 22003, 17021-1.
ViaSyst is happy to share this broad and long experience through newsletters with insider information and moreover through dedicated products and tools perfectly in line with ISO certification and accreditation requirements.
ISO & IAF Survey on remote auditing – Closing date 8 August 2021 Remote auditing is now part of the daily reality, and the ViaSyst audit management software has been consolidated for performing robust and reliable remote audits. As an expert involved in ISO TC 176 (9001, 9004) and CASCO (17021, 22003) standardisation activities
Good progresses within ISO 22003 part 2 3 zoom sessions ending May 2021 have been dedicated to work on the future ISO 22003-2 that will bring ISO 17065 accredited food safety schemes at a harmonised requirement level with ISO 17021-1 + 22003-1 schemes. 30+ experts among which 10 major schemes, GFSI, industries, CBs and
ISO published the revised Annex SL – the common framework for any MS standard Annex SL is the code name for the common structure and text applicable to any ISO management system standard (MSS) – which has been adopted by almost all concerned standards like 9001, 14001, 22000, 27001, 45001, … The previous (and
To revise or not to revise ISO 9001? A ballot has been established in March 2021 on the ISO Committee Internal Ballot (CIB) portal to decide if ISO/TC 176/SC2 P-members will accept the recommendations: to “confirm” ISO 9001:2015 at this time, and to establish a project at the Preliminary stage to examine if an
ISO 22003-2 good progresses and decisions on key issues The 8th meeting on 22003 revision has been held on Zoom the 29th, 30th and 31st of March, with around 35 attendants from all 5 continents. The meeting was dedicated to deal with the 715 comments received on the committee draft (CD) of 22003-2 the
ISO 9001 Systematic Review Outcome: 34 “Confirm”, 31 “Revise” According to ISO rules, each ISO standard shall undergo a systematic review 5 years after publication. Aim of the review is to have a broad consultation within users for determining whether the standard shall be confirmed (without changes), revised or withdrawn – whereby each participating
The ISO 22003-2 project goes for a committee draft (CD) As a reminder, the 22003-2 project (see figure below, captured during the opening of the last September meeting) aims to make the 17065 / 22003-2 binomen equivalent to the 17021-1 / 22003-1, ensuring transparency and confidence within food safety systems certification users. Didier Blanc,
ISO 22003 meeting prolonged by 2 zoom sessions – 7 major GFSI scheme owners participating Virtual meetings require more concentration and discipline, but they allow more flexibility. This generic statement fully applies to ISO meetings, as the recent ISO 22003-2 meeting demonstrated. Thus, as Task Group 1, in charge of Annex A (food chain
Ongoing 22003-2 meeting: zoom works and good progresses! As we announced the ISO/CASCO meeting dedicated to deal with the ISO 22003-2 first working draft started Tuesday 22nd on zoom. Almost 50 experts are attending, from all over the globe – over night for some of them. Fortunately, most experts already know each other from
Upcoming WD 22003-2 meeting: 642 comments to deal with! The ISO 22003-2 project has been initiated and accepted in order to provide a complementary set of requirements for food safety systems accredited under ISO 17065 equivalent to the complements brought by ISO 22003-1 to accreditation under ISO 17021-1. The first meeting dedicated to launch
