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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) develops and publishes international standards that ensure products, services, and systems are safe, reliable, and of good quality. This portal provides detailed information about 78 ISO standards across all industries and sectors.
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ISO 9001
Quality Management Systems
The requirements standard for a quality management system, and the most widely used certification standard in the world. The current edition is ISO 9001:2015 with Amendment 1:2024 (climate action); a revised edition is in preparation.
ISO 14001
Environmental Management Systems
The world's most widely used environmental management system standard, revised in 2026. ISO 14001:2026 is the fourth edition; it replaces ISO 14001:2015, which is withdrawn, and certified organizations must transition within the period set for the revision.
ISO 45001
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
The international standard for occupational health and safety management systems, replacing OHSAS 18001. Current edition is ISO 45001:2018 with Amendment 1:2024 (climate action); a revision is at Draft International Standard stage.
ISO 27001
Information Security Management Systems
The certifiable requirements standard for an information security management system. Current edition is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 with Amendment 1:2024 (climate action); Annex A lists 93 controls organised into four themes.
ISO 9000
Quality Management - Fundamentals and Vocabulary
The reference document for quality management concepts, principles and terminology. ISO 9000:2026 is the fifth edition and replaces ISO 9000:2015; it supplies the definitions that ISO 9001 and the rest of the ISO/TC 176 portfolio rely on.
ISO 27000
Information Security Management Systems - Overview and Vocabulary
The overview and vocabulary document for the ISO/IEC 27000 family. It explains how the ISMS standards fit together and defines the terms they use, and is available free of charge from ISO.
ISO 27002
Information Security, Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection - Security Controls
The implementation guidance companion to ISO/IEC 27001. It describes 93 information security controls in four themes, each with purpose, guidance and attributes, and is not itself a certifiable standard.
ISO 22000
Food Safety Management Systems
The certifiable food safety management system standard for any organization in the food chain, combining the harmonized management system structure with HACCP principles and prerequisite programmes. Current edition is ISO 22000:2018 with Amendment 1:2024; a revision is at Draft International Standard stage.
ISO 13485
Medical Devices - Quality Management Systems
The quality management system standard for organizations involved in the medical device life cycle, written for regulatory purposes. ISO 13485:2016 is the third edition; a systematic review confirmed it and it remains current.
ISO IATF-16949
Automotive Quality Management Systems
Automotive sector quality management system requirements, applied together with ISO 9001; published by the IATF, not by ISO
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About ISO
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 169 national standards bodies. Through its members, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market-relevant international standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.
ISO has published over 25,000 standards covering almost every industry, from technology to food safety, agriculture, and healthcare. ISO standards make a positive difference to the world we live in by facilitating trade, spreading knowledge, disseminating innovative advances in technology, and sharing good management and conformity assessment practices.