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The ISO 9001 and 9004 quality standards are scheduled to be released one month apart, in 2009. The ISO 9001 standard has is expected to be published in July 2009, with publication of the the updated ISO 9004 standard in August 2009.

An increasing number of industries are being governed by standards specific to those industries. In 2005 the QPI SIG assembled information about many of these standards. The list follows. (more…)

This listing includes resources related to environmental quality, and a list of environmental management standards. An article, “Clarifying the Intent of ISO 14001″ in the February 2006 Quality Progress magazine presents explanatory information from US TAG members who worked on the standard. If you can add more information, please leave a comment. (more…)

Implementing ISO standards requires that you:

• Learn about the standard, associated processes, and requirements to implement
• Select the appropriate standard for your company
• Adapt the standard as appropriate for your situation
• Develop an action plan for implementation
• Develop the needed documentation

This page lists resources to help you get started, in the following categories. Items from May 2005 were identified by Bill Abbott. Please leave a comment to add information.

• ISO reference materials and training
• ISO email list
• ISO websites
• ISO tools (more…)

Unless otherwise noted the links in this list were current in May 2005. Please add information by leaving a comment. This list has the following categories:

• ISO 9000 series
• Fundamentals
• Requirements
• Systems
• Systems: improvement
• Systems: services (more…)