New ISO/IEC standard to increase confidence in management system certification

摘要

Hundreds of thousands of organizations worldwide, their customers, consumers and regulatory authorities stand to benefit from a new ISO/IEC standard designed to increase confidence in management system certification. ISO/IEC 17021:2006, Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems, places rigorous requirements for competence and impartiality on the bodies that offer audit and certification to standards like ISO 9001:2000 (quality management) and ISO 14001:2004 (environmental management).