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MNNIT ALLAHABAD
REG. NO. -2018PR07
FACULTY – Dr. S.B MISHRA SIR
The Beginning !!!
The ISO story began in 1946 when delegates from 25
countries met at the Institute of Civil Engineers in London and
decided to create a new international organization ‘to
facilitate the international coordination and unification of
industrial standards’. On 23 February 1947 the new
organization, ISO, officially began operations.
Since then, The Institute have published over 22598
International Standards covering almost all aspects of
technology and manufacturing.
Today It has members from 164 countries and 785 technical
committees and subcommittees to take care of standards
development. More than 135 people work full time for ISO’s
Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland.
The three official languages of the ISO are English,
French, and Russian. The organization's logos in two of
its official languages English and French.
The organization which today is known as ISO began in
1926 as the International Federation of the National
Standardizing Associations (ISA).
ISO is a voluntary organization whose members are
recognized authorities on standards, each one
representing one country. The bulk of the work of ISO is
done by the 2700 technical committees , subcommittees,
and working groups.
STAGES OF ISO
International Standards are developed by ISO
technical committees (TC) and subcommittees(SC) by
a process with six steps:
• Stage 1: Proposal stage
• Stage 2: Preparatory stage
• Stage 3: Committee stage
• Stage 4: Enquiry stage
• Stage 5: Approval stage
• Stage 6: Publication stage
Stage 1: Proposal
A proposal is submitted to ISO by industry members who feel that an
International Standard is needed for their product or service. ISO forms
technical committees (TC) and subcommittees (SC) to discuss the proposal.
The committees vote on the proposal, and if the vote is accepted the
standard moves to the second stage.
Stage 2: Preparatory
A group of experts is gathered by the TCs and SCs formed in the proposal
stage and is put under the charge of a project chairman. The experts pen
and revise a working draft of the standard that outlines the technical
specifications that must be met by the standard. Once the experts are
satisfied with the technical draft of the specification, the document is sent to
the parent committee of the group for review.
Stage 3: Committee
The working draft created during the preparatory stage is registered by the
Central Secretariat of ISO and circulated among the TC and SC groups
formed for the standard. The committees reviewing the draft can vote to
send the document to the next stage as a draft International Standard or
revise the document .
Stage 4: Enquiry
The draft International Standard (DIS) is circulated among the member bodies
of ISO for review, voting And comment. Member bodies have five months to
respond to the DIS. If two-thirds of the TC and SC members approve of the
DIS, and if three-quarters of the member bodies of ISO approve of the
DIS, the draft is revised and moves into the Approval Stage. If the voting
requirements are not met, the draft is returned to
Stage 5: Approval
The final version of the DIS is submitted for a second vote among the member
bodies of ISO. Member bodies have two months to place their votes. The
draft is approved if two-thirds of the TC and SC members and three-
quarters of the member bodies of the ISO vote in favor of the DIS. Any
technical comments received at this stage are saved for later review.
Stage 6: Publication
Minor editorial changes are made to the final International Standard, which is
then published by ISO Within three years, the new standard is reviewed by
the TC/SC and member bodies of the organization and revised if
necessary.
The facts about certification!!!!!!!!
Certification can be a useful tool to add credibility, by demonstrating
that your product or service meets the expectations of your customers.
For some industries, certification is a legal or contractual requirement.
ISO does not perform certification!!!!
At ISO, we develop International Standards, such
as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, but we are not involved in their
certification, and do not issue certificates. This is performed by
external certification bodies, thus a company or organization cannot
be certified by ISO.
However ISO's Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO) has
produced a number of standards related to the certification process,
which are used by certification bodies.
Don't say: "ISO certified" or "ISO certification"
DO say: "ISO 9001:2015 certified" or "ISO 9001:2015 certification"
Certification and registration
Certification is known in some countries as
registration.
• It means that an independent, external body has