ISO/TS 9002, “Quality management systems – Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:2015,” has just been released. This new 1st Edition from 2016 revives the document which was cancelled in 2000. It is a Technical Specification, which means that it is a guidance document. You’ll use it when you are implementing the requirements of the ISO 9001 5th Edition from 2015.
How is the new ISO/TS 9002 organized? It walks through the ISO 9001:2015 clauses 4 through 10, subclause by subclause. Additional information is provided to help you implement each of these subclauses. You’ll find examples of some possible solutions for each. Just note that there are certainly more ways to meet the 2015 Quality Management standard than shown in this document.
Why release the ISO/TS 9002 now? The new ISO 9001:2015 is a significant change from the 2009 Edition. There is a greater focus on risk management, for example. The TC 176 quality committee felt that additional guidance would be beneficial to those using the management standard. So the ISO/TS 9002 provides you with insight into why various subclauses are included in the new 9001. And it gives you information on what factors should be used when evaluating how to address each clause. When possible, suggestions for solutions are also included.
The ISO/TS 9002 is a 56-page publication. So there is a lot more material on Clauses 4 through 10 than in the ISO 9001 itself. And there is a 31-item bibliography at the end of the document that will be very helpful to those of you going for ISO 9001 certification.
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