Manufacturing
Standards for manufacturing quality, environmental management, and operational excellence
Manufacturing organizations implement ISO standards to improve quality, reduce waste, enhance safety, and optimize operations. ISO 9001 is the foundation, often complemented by ISO 14001 for environmental management and ISO 45001 for safety.
Many manufacturers also implement industry-specific standards depending on their sector, such as IATF 16949 for automotive or ISO 13485 for medical devices.
Benefits
- Quality improvement
- Operational efficiency
- Waste reduction
- Safety enhanced
- Energy efficiency
- Customer satisfaction
Industry Challenges
- Production complexity
- Supply chain management
- Equipment maintenance
- Workforce training
- Process control
All Standards for Manufacturing
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 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 9004
Quality Management - Guidance for Sustained Success
Guidance for organizations that want to go beyond conformity with ISO 9001 and improve their overall ability to achieve sustained success, including a self-assessment tool for judging maturity.
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 ISO 14001:2026 is the fourth edition; it replaces ISO 14001:2015, which is withdrawn, and certified organizations must transition within the period set for the revision.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 10004
Monitoring and Measuring Customer Satisfaction
Guidance on defining and implementing processes to monitor and measure customer satisfaction, covering what to measure, how to gather direct and indirect data, and how to analyse and act on the results.
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 31010
Risk Assessment Techniques
A catalogue of risk assessment techniques with guidance on selecting and applying them. The second edition, IEC 31010:2019, replaces the 2009 edition and complements ISO 31000.
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 17025
Testing and Calibration Laboratories - Competence Requirements
The international standard against which testing and calibration laboratories are accredited. The third edition, ISO/IEC 17025:2017, was reviewed and confirmed in 2023 and remains current.
ISO 50001
Energy Management Systems
The certifiable energy management system standard. It requires organizations to establish an energy baseline, identify significant energy uses, track energy performance indicators and demonstrate continual improvement in energy performance. Current edition is ISO 50001:2018 with Amendment 1:2024.
ISO 22301
Business Continuity Management Systems
The certifiable business continuity management system standard. Current edition is ISO 22301:2019 with Amendment 1:2024 (climate action); a revision is in preparation at committee draft stage.
ISO 37301
Compliance Management Systems
Certifiable requirements for a compliance management system, replacing the guidance-only ISO 19600:2014
ISO 55000
Asset Management Overview
Foundation standard of the ISO 55000 series: terminology, overview and principles of asset management; guidance and vocabulary, not certifiable
ISO 55001
Asset Management Systems
Certifiable requirements for an asset management system; second edition published July 2024, replacing ISO 55001:2014
ISO 42001
Artificial Intelligence Management Systems
The first certifiable AI management system standard (AIMS), specifying requirements for the responsible development, provision and use of AI systems
ISO 28000
Supply Chain Security Management Systems
Certifiable requirements for a security management system; the 2022 edition broadened the scope from supply chain security to security management generally
ISO 30141
Internet of Things - Reference Architecture
Reference architecture for Internet of Things systems, providing a conceptual model, architectural views and design patterns; second edition published 2024
ISO 14040
Life Cycle Assessment - Principles and Framework
The foundational LCA standard: principles, framework and the four phases of life cycle assessment; amended by Amendment 1:2020
ISO 14044
Life Cycle Assessment - Requirements and Guidelines
The requirements standard for conducting life cycle assessments, covering goal and scope, inventory analysis, impact assessment, interpretation, reporting and critical review
ISO 14046
Water Footprint Assessment
Principles, requirements and guidelines for water footprint assessment based on life cycle assessment, covering products, processes and organizations
ISO 14067
Carbon Footprint of Products
Requirements and guidelines for quantifying the carbon footprint of products, based on ISO 14040/14044 and limited to the climate change impact category
ISO 14025
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
Principles, requirements and guidance for environmental product declaration (EPD) programmes and their EPDs; second edition published June 2026, replacing ISO 14025:2006
ISO 59004
Circular Economy - Vocabulary, Principles and Guidance for Implementation
Defines the vocabulary of the circular economy, sets out a vision and guiding principles, and gives guidance and possible actions for organizations implementing circular economy approaches.
ISO 14004
Environmental Management Systems - General Guidelines on Implementation
Guidance on establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an environmental management system, forming a consistent pair with the ISO 14001 requirements standard.
ISO 27030
IoT Security and Privacy - Guidelines (published as ISO/IEC 27400)
ISO/IEC 27030 was the working project number for IoT security and privacy guidelines; the work was renumbered and published as ISO/IEC 27400:2022, which is the standard to reference.
ISO 10006
Quality Management - Guidelines for Quality Management in Projects
Guidelines for applying quality management in projects, covering both quality management in projects and quality management systems in projects. It is not a guide to project management itself.
ISO 21502
Project, Programme and Portfolio Management - Guidance on Project Management
Provides high-level descriptions of project management practices that are considered to work well and produce good results, covering the project from pre-project activities through delivery to post-project activities.
ISO 30409
Human Resource Management - Workforce Planning
Guidelines and a framework for strategic and operational workforce planning, scalable to organizations of any size, industry or sector. Reviewed and confirmed in 2022.
ISO 55002
Asset Management - Guidelines for the Application of ISO 55001
Guidance on applying an asset management system in accordance with the requirements of ISO 55001, with explanatory text and examples for every clause. A revision is in development.
ISO 28001
Supply Chain Security - Best Practices, Assessments and Plans
Requirements and guidance for organizations in international supply chains to develop and implement supply chain security processes and establish a documented minimum level of security, supporting Authorized Economic Operator programmes.
ISO 14020
Environmental Statements and Programmes for Products - Principles and General Requirements
Establishes principles and general requirements applicable to all types of product-related environmental statements and environmental statement programmes, including self-declared claims, ecolabels, EPDs and footprint communications.
ISO 14021
Self-Declared Environmental Claims
Establishes principles, requirements and guidance for self-declared environmental claims about products, including qualification of terms such as recyclable, recycled content, compostable, degradable, reusable, carbon footprint and carbon neutral.
ISO 22002-1
Prerequisite Programmes on Food Safety - Food Manufacturing
Specifies, in conjunction with ISO 22002-100, requirements for establishing, implementing and maintaining prerequisite programmes to control food safety hazards in food manufacturing. Replaces ISO/TS 22002-1:2009.