And they are missing an oportunity to emphasise that an organisation has one management system (ie how it "runs the business") and each of these standards relates to how it manages a particular aspect (Q, H&S, E etc) of its operations.
I agree 100% Peter. I am fully convinced that THE ONLY WAY for ISO MSS to gain the proper attention from top management is for them to understand that conformance to MSS affects their BUSINESS PROCESSES.
Product realization is NOT A QUALITY SYSTEM process. It is a BUSINESS PROCESS; a core one.
Purchasing is NOT A QUALITY SYSTEM process. It is a BUSINESS PROCESS.
Sales and order review, ditto. New Product Introduction, including product design and development, ditto. Etc, etc, etc...
Until ISO TC's frame MSS as discipline-component of business processes, they will not promote the proper application of such standards.