Does ISO 9001:2008 has Additional Requirements Beyond ISO 9001:2000?
This latest (4th) edition of ISO 9001 contains no new requirements compared to the (3rd) year 2000 edition, which it replaces. What it does is provide clarification to the existing requirements of ISO 9001:2000 based on eight years’ experience of worldwide implementing of the standard and introduces changes intended to improve consistency with the environmental management system standard, ISO 14001:2004.
The clarifications and changes in ISO 9001:2008 represent fine-tuning, rather than a thorough overhaul. It focuses on changes that organizations might make to better comply with the spirit of the standard without adding, deleting, or altering its requirements. The changes address such issues as the need to clarify, provide greater consistency, resolve perceived ambiguities, and improve compatibility with ISO 14001.
ISO has organized the changes incorporated in this ISO 9001:2008 edition into the following categories:
- Minimum changes on user documents, including records
- Minimum changes to existing QMS processes
- Minimal training required
- No effects on current certifications
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