What is ISO 9001 ?

ISO 9000 is a family of standards for quality management systems. ISO 9000 is maintained by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization and is administered by accreditation and certification bodies. Some of the requirements in ISO 9001 (which is one of the standards in the ISO 9000 family) include:

• a set of procedures that cover all key processes in the business
• monitoring processes to ensure they are effective
• keeping adequate records
• checking output for defects, with appropriate and corrective action where necessary
• regularly reviewing individual processes and the quality system itself for effectiveness
• facilitating continual improvement