ISO STANDARDS

ISO standard is the series of a framework that helps you to run your business effectively. It is an independent, non-government organization and the members of which are the standards organization of the 168 member countries. It is considered as the world’s largest developer of voluntary international standards and facilities world trade by providing common standards between nations. ISO certification is a proof from a third party that you can comply with an ISO management standard. Through ISO standards, your organization can raise its credibility. Moreover, over 20 thousand ISO standard has been set covering everything from manufactured products and technology to food safety, agriculture and healthcare.

Besides, ISO standard helps businesses to increase productivity while minimizing errors and waste. It enables the products from different markets to be directly compared and they facilitate companies in entering new markets and assist in the development of global trade on a fair basis. These several standards serve to safeguard consumers and the end-users of products and services, ensuring that certified products conform to the minimum standards set internationally.

Benefits of ISO standard 

Following are the benefits of ISO standard:

• Economic Benefits 

As per the research of many countries suggested that these standards help to boost the economy. In the UK, $8.2 billion is thought to have been contributed to annual growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In Canada, the figure thought to have been injected into the economy since 1981 is said to be around $91 billion.

• Business Benefits

In business, ISO Standard has brought up many benefits:

• Cut cost through improvement in systems and processes
• Increase customer satisfaction with improvement in safety and quality
• Enhance the ability to access new markets is also a benefit as a product and services can be compatible
• Reduce the impact on the environment

• Consumer Benefits

if not all aspects of, there are near about 21000 standards that touch on most. Following are its benefits:

1. Increase consumer confidence when they see the International standards logo, trusting that the product or service is safe and reliable as well as of good quality.
2. Raise confidence when it comes to particular aspects of products is key too such as toy safety.
3. The process of creating and writing International standards are also included as broad as possible.

• Government benefits

The government also get some benefits that are not linked to the economic factors as discussed in the first point. This scheme has meant that governments can benefit from:

• Expert opinion of ISO standard teams and groups have meant that when regulations are created, their opinions and skills can be relied upon
• Opening up global markets has no doubt been a key benefit; these standards have meant that the movement of goods, services, and logistical technologies are now compatible with making trading easier but also safer too.

Language usage

There are basically three official languages of the ISO standards:

English

French

Russian

Standardization Process

The last stage of a long process is a standard published by ISO/IEC that commonly starts with the proposal of new work within a committee. Following are some abbreviations used for making a standard with its status:

• PWI – Preliminary Work Item
• NP or NWIP – New Proposal / New Work Item Proposal (e.g., ISO/IEC NP 23007)
• AWI – Approved new Work Item (e.g., ISO/IEC AWI 15444-14)
• WD – Working Draft (e.g., ISO/IEC WD 27032)
• CD – Committee Draft (e.g., ISO/IEC CD 23000-5)
• FCD – Final Committee Draft (e.g., ISO/IEC FCD 23000-12)
• DIS – Draft International Standard (e.g., ISO/IEC DIS 14297)
• FDIS – Final Draft International Standard (e.g., ISO/IEC FDIS 27003)
• PRF – Proof of a new International Standard (e.g., ISO/IEC PRF 18018)
• IS – International Standard (e.g., ISO/IEC 13818-1:2007)

ISO Financing

ISO is basically funded by the combination of the following:

• The organization who are managing the specific projects or loan experts to participate in the technical work.
• Subscriptions from members bodies and these subscriptions are in proportion to each country’s gross national product and trade figures.
• Sale of ISO standard.

List of ISO standard

• Quality based

• Industry-based

• Safety and security-based 

• General Management based

• ISO Standards	Specification
  ISO 30401	Human resource management — Knowledge management systems — Requirements
  ISO 34101-1	Sustainable and traceable cocoa beans — Part 1: Requirements for sustainability management systems
  ISO 41001	Facility management: Management system- requirements for guidance with use
  ISO 44001:2017	Collaborative business relationship management systems — Framework
  ISO 19600:2014	Compliance management systems — Guidelines
  ISO 30301:2011	Information and documentation — Management systems for records — Requirements
  ISO 30302:2015	Information and documentation — Management systems for records — Guidelines for implementation
  ISO  37001:2016	Anti-bribery management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
  ISO  37101: 2016	Sustainable development in communities — Management system for sustainable development — Requirements with guidance for use
  ISO  55001:2014	Asset management — Management systems — Requirements
  ISO  55002:2014	Asset management — Management systems — Guidelines for the application of ISO 55001
  ISO/AWI 50501	Innovation management – Innovation management system – Guidance

• Health and Medical based

• Environment and Energy based

• Information and technology-based

• Services based

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