I anticipate a lot of questions over the next few months on WHERE to obtain a copy of the 2008 version. Shall we start a new thread just to include lists of WHERE to buy together with prices? I recall various sources had prices ranging from reasonable to ridiculous for the 2000 version.Because ISO 9001:2008 has been released, this forum will be closed to new posts and new threads on 18 November 2008.
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I'm pretty sure having a copy of the 2008 standard will be mandatory.The hard fact is an organization aiming at registration to the Standard "should" have its own copy. It seems to make sense to assure the copy is "legal," not pirated!
I don't recall a "shall" in the Standard which says it is mandatory to have a legal copy or ANY copy - hence the reason I put "should" in quotes!I'm pretty sure having a copy of the 2008 standard will be mandatory.
I don't care if a new thread is started, but it should be started in the main ISO 9001 forum.
I don't think CB's have such requirement. Actually, the last thrust of posts in the The Next version of ISO 9001 - Any news? thread is exactly about the need (or not) for currently certified organizations to even spend the money and get a copy of the amended standard.I think it is usually it's a registrar requirement.
This has been exhaustively discussed in the other thread I had mentioned in my previous post.how can you do so without having a copy of the latest standard available to you?
I got into a pi$$ing match several times back in the early and mid 1990's over this very aspect. Ever since I have told implementation clients for the price of the standard it's not worth arguing with an auditor over, AND I agree in principle. The registrar may not require a company to have one, and the standard its self may not require a company to have one, but to not have a copy is silly. If a company is too cheap to buy a standard they are supposed to be compliant to, goodness knows where else they've cut corners.If, at some point, you claim that your system is compliant with the ISO 9001:2008 how can you do so without having a copy of the latest standard available to you?