ISO 19011
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ISO 19011 is an international standard that sets forth guidelines for:
It is developed by the International Organization for Standardization
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The standard offers four resources to organizations to "save time, effort and money":
- quality management systems auditing
- environmentalBuilt environmentThe term built environment refers to the human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities that can often include their supporting infrastructure, such as water supply or energy networks.The built...
management systems auditing
It is developed by the International Organization for Standardization
International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
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The standard offers four resources to organizations to "save time, effort and money":
- A clear explanation of the principles of management systems auditing.
- Guidance on the management of audit programmes.
- Guidance on the conduct of internal or external audits.
- Advice on the competence and evaluation of auditors.
Status
- Current version:ISO 19011: 2002
- Target audience: "anyone connected with an (ISO) audit"
- Country codes: BSBritish StandardsBritish Standards are the standards produced by BSI Group which is incorporated under a Royal Charter...
ENEuropean Committee for StandardizationThe European Committee for Standardization or Comité Européen de Normalisation , is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to foster the European economy in global trading, the welfare of European citizens and the environment by providing an efficient infrastructure to interested parties for...
See also
- ISO 9000ISO 9000The ISO 9000 family of standards relates to quality management systems and is designed to help organizations ensure they meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders . The standards are published by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, and available through National...
- ISO 14000ISO 14000The ISO 14000 environmental management standards exist to help organizations minimize how their operations negatively affect the environment The ISO 14000 environmental management standards exist to help organizations (a) minimize how their operations (processes etc.) negatively affect the...
- ISO 14001
- OHSAS 18000
- ISO/IEC 27000ISO/IEC 27000ISO/IEC 27000 is part of a growing family of ISO/IEC Information Security Management Systems standards, the 'ISO/IEC 27000 series'. ISO/IEC 27000 is an international standard entitled: Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management systems —...