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ISO 9001:2026 Final Draft International Standard submitted for ballot

The Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) for ISO 9001:2026 was submitted for ballot by ISO Technical Committee 176/SC 2 in April 2026. This is the last formal stage before publication. Official release is expected in September 2026.

Key additions confirmed in the FDIS:

• Climate change considerations: organisations must address climate change within their organisational context (Clause 4) and risk register (Clause 6.1). Required by ISO's London Declaration for all management system standards.
• Digital transformation: clearer integration of digital processes and data management into operational planning requirements.
• Quality culture: strengthened leadership accountability requirements beyond policy statements.
• Organisational knowledge: expanded Clause 7.1.6 requiring explicit strategies for knowledge capture, sharing and protection.
• Clearer clause structure: reduced interpretive ambiguity throughout, expected to improve audit consistency across certification bodies.

Existing ISO 9001:2015 certificate holders will have a transition period after the new edition is published. The duration and deadline have not yet been confirmed; follow authoritative ISO and certification-body guidance.

See our full transition guide

ISO 9001:2026 Draft International Standard published

ISO TC 176/SC 2 published the Draft International Standard (DIS) for the revised ISO 9001 in August 2025, opening the document for a formal comment and ballot period. The DIS confirmed the revision as a focused update rather than a structural overhaul. The familiar high-level structure (HLS/Annex SL) is retained.

The draft ballot period has since closed. Precision QMS has reviewed the DIS content and our platform roadmap incorporates the clause changes ahead of final publication.

Precision QMS platform launched

Precision QMS is now live for South African businesses pursuing or maintaining ISO 9001 certification. The platform covers all ten clauses of ISO 9001:2015: audits, nonconformances, risks, objectives, documents, records, drawings, training and management reviews, all accessible from a single dashboard.

• Unlimited users per organisation, no per-seat pricing
• Hosted entirely on South African infrastructure
• Full consulting service available alongside the platform
• Built first for construction and engineering, with configurable workflows for other suitable industries

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