ISO 29001 Quality Management for Petroleum, Petrochemical & Natural Gas Industries

Summary

ISO/TS 29001 is the international quality management system requirements for product and service supply organizations to the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. ISO/TS 29001 is written as a supplement to ISO 9001. The supplementary requirements and guidance to ISO 9001 have been developed to manage supply chain risks and opportunities associated with the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries and to provide a framework for aligning requirements with complementary standards employed within the oil and gas industries. 

Its main focus is to enhance customer trust and confidence on daily operations through the effective application of a quality management system, as well as the implementation of continual improvement processes, conformity assurance and legal / regulatory requirements.

The oil and gas industry requires systematic, rigorous checks and any negligence could lead to huge, unrepairable losses. It is of crucial importance to have a Quality Management System in place that facilitates the monitoring of every operating procedure within the organization.

The ISO 29001 Standard establishes the international requirements for a  including the following clauses:

Clause 4 - Context of the Organization (scope)
Clause 5 - Leadership (Executive Level Policy & Directive)
Clause 6 - Planning (Risk Assessment Process)
Clause 7 - Support (Training & Awareness, Control of Documents, etc)
Clause 8 - Operation (Policies, Processes & Procedures)
Clause 9 - Performance Evaluation (Monitor & Measure, Audit Program, Management Review
Clause 10 - Corrective Actions

The requirements of ISO 29001 are generic and are intended to be applicable to all organizations (or parts of an organization), regardless of type, size and nature of activity, and whether in the public, private or not-for-profit sectors.

ISO 29001 certification also known as "registration", is a 3rd party audit performed by a certification body (registrar) such as MSECB (iCertWorks) who, upon verification that an organization is in conformance with the auditable requirements of ISO 29001, will issue an ISO 29001 Certificate.  This certification is then maintained through regularly scheduled annual surveillance audits by the registrar, with re-certification performed on a three year audit cycle.

The ISO 29001 Certification three year audit cycle includes:

• Year 1 - Full Stage 1 & Stage 2 Audit
• Year 2 - First Surveillance Audit (partial system audit)
• Year 3 - Second Surveillance Audit (partial system audit)
• Year 4 - 3 year Audit Cycle starts over (repeats)

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Benefits of ISO 29001 Certification

• Improved supplier confidence for oil and gas industry
• Reduce supply chain risks for oil and gas industry
• Reduce customer complaints about quality
• Increase quality of products and services
• Increase consistency in execution
• Ensure safety, quality and reliability
• Increased efficiency of suppliers to oil and gas industry
• Provides reasonable assurance to stakeholders and interested parties
• Provides proof of conformance to international industry standards (best practices)
• Provides sales differentiator for products and services
• Promotes training and awareness
• Promotes a continuous improvement cycle
• Provides legal, regulatory and contractual compliance
• Ensures Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) requirements
• Reduces the likelihood of legal prosecution and fines
• Reduces insurance costs, litigation, claims and liability