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A new revision of the Standard was published in October 2005. ISO 9000:2005 defines the vocabulary and describes the fundamental principles of quality management systems (QMS).  The ISO Committee require any conflicting National Standards are to be withdrawn by March 2006.

ISO 9000:2005 Quality management systems – Fundamentals and vocabulary makes no changes to the basic principles of quality management stated in ISO 9000:2000.

For example: both ISO 9000:2000 and ISO 9000:2005 define a procedure as a specified way to carry out a task which does not necessarily have to be documented and that generating documentation should not be an end in itself.

right arrow ISO 9000:2005 - What's New?

ISO 9000:2005 is essentially a tidying-up exercise to ensure consistency within ISO Standards. 15 definitions and explanatory notes have been added or expanded to align ISO 9000 with more recent ISO Standards:

  • 10 terms taken from ISO 19011:2002 Auditing
  • 2 terms taken from ISO 10012:2003 Measurement assurance
  • 1 term taken from ISO 10005:2005 Quality plans
  • 1 term taken from ISO 10007:2003 Configuration management
  • 1 term taken from ISO 10019:2005 Management consultants

Definitions include the following: technical expert, requirement, competence, contract, auditor, audit team, audit plan and audit scope.

right arrow What Do I Need To Do?

This is a relatively minor revision. It will probably have little, or no real impact on your quality system.

If your documentation refers to any ISO 9000:2000 terminology you should revise as necessary on ensure consistency with the new 2005 terminology.

right arrow ISO 9000:2005 Basic QMS Terminology

the product - the thing that your company provides to the customer

the organization - your company

the customer - the people you supply product to

the supplier - the people who supply you something that contributes to your product

top management - the company directors, executive management

shall - means "you must" - you will be audited to ensure you comply with the "shalls"

effectiveness - means that the QMS works and achieves its objectives.

efficient - means that the QMS uses minimum resources

quality - there are many incomprehensible, official definitions. Think of quality as "we keep our promises".

 

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ISO 9000:2000 principles and ISO 9001:2000 requirements are indicated in black. Guidance and interpretation is in green