ISO

Nongovernmental organization that enables consensus on solutions meeting the requirements of business

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is the world’s largest developer and publisher of international standards. ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 162 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva that coordinates the system. ISO is a nongovernmental organization that forms a bridge between the public and private sectors. ISO enables a consensus to be reached on solutions that meet both the requirements of business and the broader needs of society. View the ISO Standards list.

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More than 240 ISO Technical Product Specification Standards on CD-ROM All standards developed by ISO/TC 213—“Dimensional and geometrical product specifications and verification,” and other relevant standards
Tue, 11/03/2009 - 15:13
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO has just launched a compilation on CD-ROM of its entire collection of Technical Product Specification (TPS) standards, which are essential to manufacturing on a global basis, and provide a common language for product and…
Product News: ISO 9001:2008 and a Draft of ISO 9004 on CD Included in compilation of generic ISO 9000 standards
Wed, 09/02/2009 - 14:39
(ISO: Geneva) -- The latest edition of ISO 9001, the world’s most widely used quality management standard, is included on a newly launched CD collection of the generic standards in the ISO 9000 family from the International Organization for…
ISO Standards Generate Confidence During Global Financial Crisis Recently released report demonstrates how standards help organizations endure during hard times.
Wed, 07/22/2009 - 09:28
(ISO: Geneva) -- The ISO Annual Report 2008 highlights the ability of International Standards to provide confidence during the current global financial crisis. "Refined to its essence, the objective of ISO standards is to provide confidence,"…
ISO Working on Energy Management Standard The future ISO 50001 will establish an energy management framework for industrial plants, or entire organizations.
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 16:46
(ISO: Geneva) -- The first meeting of ISO’s new project committee PC 242, which is to develop an international standard on energy management, was held Sept. 8-10, 2008 in Washington, D.C. The future ISO 50001 will establish an energy management…
Update: New Edition of ISO/TS 16949 Released Revision emphasizes defect prevention and the reduction of variation and waste in the supply chain.
Mon, 07/06/2009 - 14:27
This is further information on the story released on July 1, 2009: http://www.qualitydigest.com/inside/quality-insider-news/iatf-releases-revised-version-isots-16949.html.
--Editor  (ISO: Geneva) -- ISO has just published a new edition of…
First Step for ISO Standard On Recall of Unsafe Products New standard will help organizations to execute cost-effective product recalls.
Wed, 06/03/2009 - 15:37
(ISO: Geneva) -- The first meeting of the ISO project committee that will develop an international standard providing a code of good practice for establishing, implementing, and managing efficient, flexible, and responsive consumer product…
Consumer Participation in ISO Standards Development
Wed, 03/18/2009 - 09:03
(ISO: Geneva) -- For any person who is relatively new to the world of standardization and consumer policy, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has implemented a user-friendly, interactive tutorial, explaining what consumers…
ISO and IAF Schedule Implementation of Accredited Certification to ISO 9001:2008
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) have agreed on an implementation plan to ensure a smooth transition of accredited certification to ISO 9001:2008, the latest version…
ISO and IEC members OK DIS 29500
Tue, 08/19/2008 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva) -- The two ISO and IEC technical boards have given the go-ahead to publish ISO/IEC DIS 29500, “Information technology—Office Open XML formats,” as an ISO/IEC international standard after appeals by four national standards bodies…
New IT and Software Standard
Mon, 08/11/2008 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva) -- Organizations wishing to apply the quality management requirements of ISO 9001 to the acquisition, supply, development, operation, and maintenance of IT systems and related support services now have a valuable tool in ISO/IEC TR…