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ISO 9001-2015 Clause 6 Planning
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Clause 6 provides guidance on how to plan for the QMS management system, this includes determining and appraising risks and opportunities associated with it, and the actions necessary to deal with these risks and opportunities. This encompasses risk based thinking for hazard identification, determining legal requirements and other requirements, i.e. other commitments the organization had made, and setting objectives for improvement.
Being preoccupied with an approach that predominantly looks for unacceptable and unwanted outcomes is an ineffective technique for QMS planning, it is more prudent to look for both risks and opportunities for a more balanced approach.
The mind-map below attempts to more clearly show the different areas of the standard that clause 6 interacts with...
Contents of Section 6 Planning
•ISO 9001-2015 6.1 Risks and opportunities
•ISO 9001-2015 6.3 Planning for changes
Useful integrated management system cross references
ISO 14001
•ISO 14001-2015 6.1 Risks and opportunities
•ISO 14001-2015 6.2 Objectives
ISO 45001
•ISO 45001-2018 6.1 Risks and opportunities
•ISO 45001-2018 6.2 Objectives
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