When ISO has a quality management standard revision to release, there is much anticipation—and perhaps a bit of apprehension—among users as to the significance of the changes.
The big 2020 news for many in the standards world revolves around the proposed changes in Annex L (previously known as Annex SL). Although not a quality management standard, Annex L harmonizes more than 40 individual management system standards published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In the simplest of terms, the purpose of Annex L is to standardize standards. With so many standards being established and revised every year, it became important to: