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NEWS ISO and IAF announce schedule for implementation of accredited certification to ISO 9001:2008 ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and the IAF (International Accreditation Forum) have agreed on an implementation plan to ensure a smooth transition of accredited certification to ISO 9001:2008, the latest version of the world's most widely used standard for quality management systems (QMS). The details of the plan are given in the joint communiqué by the two organizations which appears below. For further information, visit www.iso.org ISO and IEC members give go ahead on ISO/IEC DIS 29500 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 against the approval of the document failed to garner sufficient support. None of the appeals from Brazil, India, South Africa and Venezuela received the support for further processing of two-thirds of the members of the ISO Technical Management Board and IEC Standardization Management Board, as required by ISO/IEC rules governing the work of their joint technical committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology. For further information, visit www.iso.org New ISO/IEC standard to help organization manage quality of IT system and software engineering life cycle processes Organizations wishing to apply the quality management requirements of ISO 9001:2000 to the acquisition, supply, development, operation and maintenance of IT systems and related support services now have a valuable tool in ISO/IEC TR 90005:2008, Systems engineering – Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001 to system life cycle processes For further information, visit www.iso.org New ISO standard for safe, long lasting building, engineering and industrial structures ISO has published a new standard to help engineers, builders and regulators to design structures that are safe and resistant to failure due to environmental and mechanical stresses, and to material degradation. Buildings, civil engineering works, industrial structures, etc. and their components should be conceived, constructed, inspected, maintained and repaired in such a way that, under foreseeable environmental conditions, they maintain their required performance during their design lives with sufficient reliability for the safety and comfort of users and the intended use of the structure. For further information, visit www.iso.org |
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