ISO Management Systems
Editorial programme for 2008
Subjects covered
ISO Management Systems is published six times a year in English, French and Spanish editions.
Articles cover management systems and other types of standard with a business focus, plus related topics
| Examples of topics covered | |
|---|---|
| ISO 9000 - Quality management | International organizations |
| ISO 14000 - Environmental management | Government administrations |
| ISO/IEC 27001 - Information security | Public utilities and establishments |
| ISO 22000 - Food safety | Nongovernmental organizations |
| ISO/PAS 28000 - Supply chain security | Industrialized, developing and transition economies |
| ISO 26000 - Social responsibility | Results |
| ISO 14064 - Greenhouse gas accounting | Advice |
| Integrated management systems | Benefits |
| Risk management | Feedback |
| Conformity assessment | Resources |
| Auditing | Contacts |
| Certification | Surveys |
| Accreditation | Overviews |
| Standards for services | Sector reports |
| OH&S Management | Analyses |
| Good practice | Viewpoints |
| Global supply chains | Debates |
| Multi-sector implementation case studies | Solutions |
| Multinational corporations | |
| Small and medium-sized enterprises |
Regular columns
Each issue includes the following regular columns:
- Editorial
- Viewpoint
Guest columnists from business, government, civil society, conformity assessment, the developers and users of standards share stimulating perspectives.
- Special Report
Subjects covered have included auditing, training, consultants, influencing purchasers, the global diffusion of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000, food safety, information security, whether ISO 9000 certification pays and management systems in the public sector.
- ISO Insider
The experts that develop ISO standards provide early warning of the new standards that will soon be shaping business, providing benefits and offering opportunities. Coverage has included standards for social responsibility, software quality management, IT service management and the quality of e-learning.
- International
Standards implementation case studies, reports on surveys on the use and impact of standards, best practices, user feedback and opinions – from around the world.
- Standards for Services
This column focuses on developments in standards for services, particularly at the national level. Countries already highlighted include Australia, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain and the United Kingdom. Subjects have ranged from tourism through mediation to financial planning, health services, municipal services, and market, social and opinion research.
Special Report themes for 2008
Editor’s note: The themes previewed may sometimes be replaced or rescheduled to allow for coverage of topical developments.
January-February
Continuity and risk
Natural disasters, acts of terror, technology mishaps and environmental accidents have clearly demonstrated that no one is immune to intentional or unintentional crises. ISO/PAS 22399:2007 has been developed to address the global awareness that both the public and private sector must proactively prepare for unexpected, disruptive incidents.
March-April
Quality for the oil and gas sector
New, improved edition of ISO/TS 29001 - As well as describing what’s new about the 2007 version of ISO/TS 29001, the quality system requirement for the oil and gas sector, this feature looks at the roll-out of ISO/TS 29001 in the industry since it was launched in 2003. The article also covers the system now in place for providing third-party certification to ISO/TS 29001, along with an estimate of the number of certificates issued to date.
May-June
Food safety management systems - ISO 22000
The launching on 1 September 2005 of the ISO 22000 series, developed by ISO technical committee ISO/TC 34, Food products, signalled the arrival of a truly global option for ensuring safe food supply chains. This issue gives a technical overview of the different standards in the series and how they can be put to use.
July-August
Environmental labelling for managers
The ISO 14020 series of standards provides businesses with a globally recognized and credible set of international benchmarks against which they can prepare the environmental labelling they increasingly provide on products and in advertising, in response to consumer demand.
September-October
Next editions of ISO 9001 and ISO 9004
Over 20 years, the emphasis of the ISO 9000 family has evolved from quality assurance to quality management, customer satisfaction and continual improvement. What next? This feature looks at the next editions of ISO 9001 and ISO 9004.
November-December
Next editions of ISO 14001 and ISO 14004
Launched in 1996, ISO 14001 and ISO 14004, the first two standards in ISO's environmental management family, are now being developed for publication in their third edition. What does the future hold? This feature provides the answers.
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