INTERNATIONAL

ORGANIZATION
FOR STANDARDIZATION

Presentation By :
SABA SHAIKH HUMERA PATEL YUNUS SHAIKH
ASHWAQ MULTANI SHAHENA SHAIKH
 INTRODUCTION :
 ISO is an Independent, Non-governmental organization that develops and publishes the
International Standards
 ISO has developed over 24165 International Standards and all are included in the ISO
Standards catalogue
 PURPOSE OF ISO
 To ensure that - products and services are safe, reliable and of good quality
 To facilitate World Trade
 It says,

“Whatever the country, whatever the language, we are always ISO”

 ISO International Standards impact everyone, everywhere

Agriculture
Food Safety Technology

ISO covers Healthcare and

Business
almost many more
every
Industry
 Official languages of the ISO : English, French and Russian

ISO develops documents

Which provide

Requirements, specifications,
guidelines or characteristics

Which can be used consistently

To ensure that materials,

products, process and services
are fit for their purposes
HISTORY :

ISO STORY BEGAN IN 1946

 In 1946 – 65 delegates from 25 countries meet at the

Institute of Civil Engineers in London and decided to create a

new International Organization
 On 23 February 1947 – ISO, officially began Operations
 World’s largest developer and publisher of voluntary International

Standards
 ISO was born from the union of two organizations : Founders of ISO, London 1946
1) ISA (International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations)
2) UNSCC (United Nations Standards Coordinating Committee)

Through its members, it brings together experts – to share knowledge and develop voluntary,
consensus-based, market relevant International Standards

ISO'S FIRST OFFICES


In 1949, ISO moved into offices in a small, private house in Geneva

In the early 1950s the Central Secretariat had 5 members of staff

ISO'S FIRST STANDARD

In 1951, the first ISO standard - ISO/R 1:1951 - Standard reference temperature for industrial length
measurements, was published
Now known as - ISO 1:2016 - Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) - Standard reference temperature
for geometrical product specification.

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THE ISO JOURNAL
 Since its creation ISO has published monthly information about its technical committees, the
standards published and administrative changes to the organization and its members
ISO GENERAL ASSEMBLY – STOCKHOLM
 In 1955, ISO members gathered in Stockholm for the 3rd General Assembly
 At the beginning of 1955, ISO had 35 members and 68 standards (called recommendations)
 Henry St Leger was the Secretary General
SI - INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS
 In 1960, ISO published - ISO 31 on quantities and units (now been replaced by ISO 80000)

FREIGHT CONTAINERS
 In 1968, ISO published its first standard on freight containers

THE END OF ‘TECHNICAL NATIONALISM’

 In 1969, Olle Sturen became Secretary General of ISO – Referred ISO as end of technical nationalism
ENVIRONMENT - AGENDA
 In 1971, ISO created its first two technical committees in the environmental field:

1. Air quality

2. Water quality

AN INTERNATIONAL FOCUS
 During 1970, ISO's Secretary General Olle Sturen focused on turning ISO into a truly international
organization

 Sturen's visit to members resulted in active participation from countries such as Australia, Japan and
China

 The Central Secretariat also reflected international feel, with an average of 25 nationalities represented
LAWRENCE BECAME SECRETARY
GENERAL
 In 1986, Lawrence D. Eicher took over as Secretary General

 Eicher passed away in 2002 - award for excellence in standardization was been set up in his memory

Lawrence D. Eicher
 In 1987, ISO published its first quality management standard
 In 1995, ISO launched its first website
 In 1996, ISO launched its environmental management system standard, ISO 14001
 In 2003, Alan Bryden was appointed as Secretary General
 In 2005, ISO and IEC's joint technical committee JTC1 launches ISO/IEC 27001, a
management system standard on information security
 In 2009, ISO appointed - Rob Steele as Secretary-General
 In 2010, launched ISO - 26000, the first International Standard providing guidelines for social
responsibility
 In 2011, ISO - 50001 Energy Management Standard launched
ISO STRUCTURE & GOVERNANCE
 ISO is made up of members from 162 countries
 The members plays vital role in how ISO operates
 Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, coordinates the system and runs day-to-day
operations, overseen by the Secretary General

General
Assembly

ISO Council

Technical
Management
Board
GENERAL ASSEMBELY :

It is the important organ and ultimate authority of the Organization

It is an annual meeting attended by its members and Principal
Officers

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT BOARD (TMB) :


Management of Technical work

Responsible for Technical Committees
ISO COUNCIL :
In addition, ISO Council also contains the following committees :
 President’s Committee –
It advises Council on matters decided by council
The members of the President’s Committee are the ISO Officers
 Council Standing Committee – They address matters related to
Finance (CSC/FIN)
Strategy and policy (CSP/SP)
Nomination for governance positions (CSC/NOM)
Oversight of the Organization’s governance practices (CSE/OVE)
 Advisory Group – Provide advice on matters related to
ISO’s commercial policy (CPAG)
Information Technology (ITSG)
ISO GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE :
 ISO PARTNERS :
 It works closely with two other International Standards development organizations –
 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
 International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 In 2001 , ISO, IEC and ITU formed the World Standards Cooperation (WSC)
 It also has a close relationship with the World Trade Organization (WTO)
 In total, ISO collaborates with over 700 international, regional and national organizations
 These organizations take part in the standard development process as well as sharing
expertise and best practices
ISO MEMBERSHIP :
 ISO is a network of national standards bodies that represent ISO in their country
Example : Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in India
 Today ISO has members from 162 countries and 777 Technical Committees (TC) and
Sub-committees to take care of standards development
 ISO members are the foremost standards organizations in their countries and there is only
one member per country , each member represent ISO in its country
 Individual or Companies cannot become ISO member
 There are three member categories, each enjoying different level of access and influence
over ISO system :
1. Full Members
2. Correspondent Members
3. Subscriber Members
ISO STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT :
 It takes a lot of people working together to develop standard
 The experts from a technical committee is responsible for a specific subject area
 The process begins with development of a draft that meets a specific market needs
 This is then shared for commenting and further discussion
 The voting process is the key to consensus
 If agreement isn’t reached then the draft will be modified further, and voted on again
 From first proposal to final publication, developing a standard usually takes about

3 years
POPULAR STANDARDS :
 ISO/IEC 17025 testing and calibration laboratories :
Testing and calibration performed using standard methods, non-standard methods, and

laboratory-developed methods
 ISO 9001 Quality management :
The standards provide guidance and tools for companies and organizations who want to ensure that
their products and services consistently meet customer’s requirements, and that quality is
consistently improved
 ISO/IEC 27001 Information security management :
This helps our organization to manage the security of assets such as financial information,
intellectual property, employee details or information entrusted to us by the third parties
 ISO 14001
Environmental
Management

ISO 50001 ISO 45001

Energy Occupational
Management Other health and safety
Popular
Standards

ISO 37001
ISO 26000
Anti-bribery
Social
management
Responsibility
systems
 ISO 22000 - FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT :

Inspire confidence in your food products with this family of standards

 ISO 13485 - MEDICAL DEVICES :

Manage quality throughout the life cycle of a medical device with ISO 13485
 ISO 20121 - SUSTAINABLE EVENTS :

Manage the social, economic and environmental impacts of your event with this
standard
 ISO 31000 - RISK MANAGEMENT :

Manage the risks that could jeopardize your company’s performance with this ISO
standard
PRE – REQUISITE FOR ISO REGISTRATION IN INDIA :
1. Choose the type of ISO Certification
2. Choose the ISO Certification Body
3. Evaluate the several ISO service providers
CERTIFICATION & CONFORMITY :
 Certification – The provision by an independent body of written assurance (a certificate)
that the product, service or system meets specific requirements
 Certification can be a useful tool to add reliability, by demonstrating that their product or
service meets the expectations of customers
 ISO develop International Standards, such as ISO 90001, ISO 140001, but 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
 Hence, Certification is also known as third party conformity assessment
 Conformity assessment involves a set of processes that show product, service or system
meets the requirements of a standards
 Benefits of Conformity Assessment :
It provides consumers and other stakeholders with added confidence
It gives company competitive edge
It helps regulators ensure that health, safety or environmental conditions are met
 ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO) : Develops standards and
addresses issues related to conformity assessment
 CASCO has also provided a number of standards related to the certification process, which
are used by certification bodies
 Main forms of
Conformity
Assessment

Testing Certification Inspection

BENEFITS OF ISO STANDARDS :
 Strategic tool for any size of business
Reduce cost
Satisfy customer
Open access to new market
Improve environmental performance
 Road-map to better regulation
It provides a strong basis for the development of national and international regulation which
helps to save time
Reduce barriers to International trade
 Better Business, Better Regulation, Better products and services
 REFERENCE :
https://www.iso.org/home.html