ISO 9001 Quality Manual Validity Period

alonFAI

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hi guys

I have an audit for the iso9001:2008 soon so i rewrite the quality manual.

the quality manual should be valid till the date of the next planned audit?

best
ALon:bigwave:
 
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t.PoN

Re: ISO9001 Quality Manual valid untill?

The quality manual shouldn't be reviewed just because you have an audit!

the quality manual should be reviewed periodically and the period of review should be stated clearly in your Document Control Procedure. if it states once a year or before each audit, then that's what you should do.

However, the auditor may ask to see the implementation of the old document, and that wont help you here
 

somashekar

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hi guys

I have an audit for the iso9001:2008 soon so i rewrite the quality manual.

the quality manual should be valid till the date of the next planned audit?

best
ALon:bigwave:
Hi ALon...
For whatever reason you have rewritten your quality manual, you have just revised approved and released the next revision of it and this is current from your approval and release. It will remain current till you decide to review, revise approve and release again ...
 

alonFAI

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oh ok great thank you!!

so i'm actually not supposed to revise the quality manual? just the records? such as senior management survey protocol?

:applause:

also, what about revisions inside the quality manual?

let's say i revised section 5 inside the manual, should i give each section its own revisions? or one revision for the whole document??

thanks
 
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somashekar

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oh ok great thank you!!

so i'm actually not supposed to revise the quality manual? just the records? such as senior management survey protocol?

:applause:

also, what about revisions inside the quality manual?

let's say i revised section 5 inside the manual, should i give each section its own revisions? or one revision for the whole document??

thanks
It is entirely your call to make your revision controls as complicated as you want ... :rolleyes:
 
so i'm actually not supposed to revise the quality manual? just the records? such as senior management survey protocol?
Let's not get control of documents mixed up with control of records. As both t.PoN and somashekar indicates, you should have some written procedure telling you how to control documents, including the manual. Basically, those documents tell you what to do. Records tell you the results.

let's say i revised section 5 inside the manual, should i give each section its own revisions? or one revision for the whole document??
That depends on how your manual is set up and what the previously mentioned Document control procedure tells you.

/Claes
 
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harry

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...................... I have an audit for the iso9001:2008 soon ......................

Since you have an existing system, the first thing to do is to check you document control procedure and see what it says - as others alluded, these things should be spelled out in that procedure.
 
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Wilderness Woody

Depending upon the maturity and stability of your Quality Management System, the frequency and significance of changes to a Quality Manual may vary. Hopefully the manual is written in such a way that relatively minor changes to specific processes and procedures do not necessitate revising the manual. If so, I would seriously look at how the manual is composed.

A Quality Manual is still a living, breathing component of a healthy quality system and thus it will on occasion need to be updated to reflect what you actually do in your company. When change happens, document it according to your procedures.
 
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