News from Standardization: Publication of ISO 9000:2000 still in 2000
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Accred Qual Assur (2001) 6:326 © Springer-Verlag 2001 Richard Schmidt News from Standardization: Publication of ISO 9000:2000 still in 2000 The new ISO 9004:2000 provides bet- ter possibilities of a closer approach to Business Excellence Models, such as the EFQM model. However, it should be pointed out that ISO 9001 is the only stan- dard for requirements. In different special fields of activity there were and there are actions for a fur- ther approach or specification of the ISO 9001 in view of its application. The ISO/IEC 17025 for testing and calibration laboratories published in May 2000 is con- sidered to be such an example. This stan- dard has been implemented in practice and provides a good and user-oriented basis also in relation to the new ISO 9001. Dur- ing the next years, a revision may be ex- pected under the aspect of a process-orient- ed representation. Since 1999, there have been a draft standard of the DIN EN ISO 15189 (“Quality management in the medical labo- ratory”) as well as drafts of further require- ment papers for application in special fields, such as explosion protection and aerospace. The risk of redundancy and inconsis- tencies with the ISO 9001 as well as of a new proliferation in too many specific ap- plication standards should be met by team projects – similar to the approach in draw- ing up the ISO 19011. Reprinted by permission of DAR from DAR-aktuell 3/2000 R. Schmidt German Accreditation Council (DAR), c/o Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany e-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49–30–8104 3715 Fax: +49–30–8104 1947 LEGISLATION AND NORMS The revision of the final draft to the new ISO 9000 family has been finished. Three of the four key standards 1 will be pub- lished soon: – ISO 9000:2000 (Fundamentals and vocabulary) – ISO 9001:2000 (Requirements) – ISO 9004:2000 (Guidelines for perfor- mance improvements) Transition as well as certification to the standards will be possible exactly at the be- ginning of 2001. The transition period will amount to three years. The publication of the fourth key stan- dard ISO 19011 (Guidelines on Quality and Environmental Auditing) can be ex- pected in 2001 at the earliest. All these key standards will open the way to a more pro- cess- and customer-oriented representation aiming at continual improvement – even in quality management systems. Better possibilities of implementation and representation open up for companies of different branches and size, in particular in the services sector, as well as a better compatibility with other management sys- tems. 1 The standards have already been published in December 2000. It is important to design a chemical me- trology programme that meets the needs of both the testing laboratories and their cli- ents. Regular contact and close cooperation with the local accreditation authority, Inter- national Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ), has therefore been established. Conclusions Future activities of the national chemical reference laboratory will occupy a small but well-defined area of chemical metrolo- gy. In consideration of the huge number of reference materials that are lacking in chemical metrology and the numerous un- solved problems, New Zealand’s contribu- tion can only be small and might have a lit- tle bit of figurative character. Nevertheless, New Zealand is seeking integration and in- volvement in the international metrological community and is willing to contribute as much knowledge as possible. Accordingly, MSL invites other organisations for collab- oration and cooperation to exchange knowledge and to learn from each coun- tries experience of establishing a national chemical metrology structure. References 1. http://www.bipm.fr/enus/8_Key_Com- parisons/mra.html 2. Kovalevsky J (2000) Accred Qual Assur 5: 409–413 3. http://www.irl.cri.nz/ms1/ 4. King B (1999) Accred Qual Assur 4: 357–360 M. Krapp GKSS-Forschungszentrum, Institut für Küstenforschung, Physikalische und Chemische Analytik, Max-Planck-Strasse, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany e-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +49 4152/87-1819 Fax: +49 41 52/87-18 75 326
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Accred Qual Assur (2001) 6:326© Springer-Verlag 2001
Richard Schmidt
News from Standardization:Publication of ISO 9000:2000 still in 2000
The new ISO 9004:2000 provides bet-ter possibilities of a closer approach toBusiness Excellence Models, such as theEFQM model. However, it should bepointed out that ISO 9001 is the only stan-dard for requirements.
In different special fields of activitythere were and there are actions for a fur-ther approach or specification of the ISO 9001 in view of its application. TheISO/IEC 17025 for testing and calibrationlaboratories published in May 2000 is con-sidered to be such an example. This stan-dard has been implemented in practice andprovides a good and user-oriented basisalso in relation to the new ISO 9001. Dur-ing the next years, a revision may be ex-pected under the aspect of a process-orient-ed representation.
Since 1999, there have been a draftstandard of the DIN EN ISO 15189(“Quality management in the medical labo-ratory”) as well as drafts of further require-ment papers for application in specialfields, such as explosion protection andaerospace.
The risk of redundancy and inconsis-tencies with the ISO 9001 as well as of anew proliferation in too many specific ap-plication standards should be met by teamprojects – similar to the approach in draw-ing up the ISO 19011.
Reprinted by permission of DAR from DAR-aktuell 3/2000
R. SchmidtGerman Accreditation Council (DAR), c/o Federal Institute for Materials Researchand Testing,Unter den Eichen 87,12205 Berlin, Germanye-mail: [email protected].: +49–30–8104 3715Fax: +49–30–8104 1947
LEGISLATION AND NORMS
The revision of the final draft to the newISO 9000 family has been finished. Threeof the four key standards1 will be pub-lished soon:
– ISO 9000:2000 (Fundamentals andvocabulary)
– ISO 9001:2000 (Requirements)– ISO 9004:2000 (Guidelines for perfor-
mance improvements)
Transition as well as certification to thestandards will be possible exactly at the be-ginning of 2001. The transition period willamount to three years.
The publication of the fourth key stan-dard ISO 19011 (Guidelines on Qualityand Environmental Auditing) can be ex-pected in 2001 at the earliest. All these keystandards will open the way to a more pro-cess- and customer-oriented representationaiming at continual improvement – even inquality management systems.
Better possibilities of implementationand representation open up for companiesof different branches and size, in particularin the services sector, as well as a bettercompatibility with other management sys-tems.
1 The standards have already beenpublished in December 2000.
It is important to design a chemical me-trology programme that meets the needs ofboth the testing laboratories and their cli-ents. Regular contact and close cooperationwith the local accreditation authority, Inter-national Accreditation New Zealand(IANZ), has therefore been established.
Conclusions
Future activities of the national chemicalreference laboratory will occupy a smallbut well-defined area of chemical metrolo-gy. In consideration of the huge number ofreference materials that are lacking inchemical metrology and the numerous un-solved problems, New Zealand’s contribu-tion can only be small and might have a lit-tle bit of figurative character. Nevertheless,New Zealand is seeking integration and in-volvement in the international metrologicalcommunity and is willing to contribute asmuch knowledge as possible. Accordingly,MSL invites other organisations for collab-oration and cooperation to exchangeknowledge and to learn from each coun-tries experience of establishing a nationalchemical metrology structure.
References
1. http://www.bipm.fr/enus/8_Key_Com-parisons/mra.html
2. Kovalevsky J (2000) Accred Qual Assur5: 409–413
3. http://www.irl.cri.nz/ms1/4. King B (1999) Accred Qual Assur 4:
357–360
M. KrappGKSS-Forschungszentrum, Institut für Küstenforschung, Physikalische und Chemische Analytik,Max-Planck-Strasse, 21502 Geesthacht, Germanye-mail: [email protected].: +49 4152/87-1819Fax: +49 4152/87-1875
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