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Origin
Work commenced in March 2010 on an ISO standard that was intended to simplify the implementation of multiple management system standards and any associated conformity assessment but it was not intended for certification purposes. In May 2011 ISO released ISO DGUIDE 83 for comment which is the culmination of this work but unlike the original proposal, this guide is intended only for standards writers and is not for use by standards users.

Drivers
The main driver for change came from standards users who were unhappy that among several management system standards, requirements having the same intent were expressed differently and this gave rise to auditors interpreting the requirements differently.

Alignment
Various attempts had been made to get better alignment between ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 but there was resistance to change structures in each. The review cycles were not synchronised so that there tended to be leapfrogging and rivalry between different technical committees.

Proliferation
There are a growing number of management system standards and thus the potential for this problem getting worse is increasing. Following the energy management system standard ISO 50001 the latest being proposed is one on bribery management!

Implementation
There will be a common structure and common text for main clauses with additional discipline specific clauses but common text cannot be undermined. The idea is that everywhere there is and xxx in the common text, the name of the discipline is inserted so for example, that xxx management system becomes quality management system. There will be common definitions and additional discipline specific definitions will be allowed. This will result in text and definitions being duplicated in every management system standard. The main clauses will be as follows:

1          Scope
2          Normative references
3          Terms and definitions
4          Context of the organisation
4.1       Understanding the organisation and its context
4.2       Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties
4.3       XXX management system
5          Leadership
5.1       General
5.2       Management commitment
5.3       Policy
5.4       Organisational roles, responsibilities and authorities
6          Planning
6.1       Actions to address risks and opportunities
6.2       XXX objectives and plans to achieve them
7          Support
7.1       Resources
7.2       Competence
7.3       Awareness
7.4       Communication
7.5       Documented information
7.5.1    General
7.5.2    Create and update
7.5.3    Control of documented Information
8          Operation
8.1       Operational planning and control
9          Performance Evaluation
9.1       Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
9.2       Internal Audit
9.3       Management review
10        Improvement
10.1     Nonconformity and corrective action
10.2     Continual improvement
Terms and definitions

Implications
Eventually it will affect all existing management system assessment standards. Any new standard will be immediately familiar to the user with the emphasis on what is unique to the specific discipline. However it could significantly affect the future development ISO 9000 and any alignment there might be between ISO 9001 and ISO 9004.

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