ISO 9001 asks you to determine whether climate change is a relevant issue for your quality management system (clause 4.1), and notes that relevant interested parties can have requirements related to climate change (4.2). ISO 9001 sets no blanket requirement for a carbon footprint, emissions target or environmental management system. Customer requirements or applicable law may still make climate-related obligations relevant to your QMS. The text came in the 2024 amendment to ISO 9001:2015, and ISO 9001:2026 carries it forward. In 2026, you also determine which relevant interested-party requirements your quality system will address. Yes or no must follow a sound assessment, and relevant issues need to be addressed through your quality system. This video follows one fictional 20-person CNC shop through four situations: summer heat in the CMM room, a storm power outage mid-cycle, a heat-treat supplier in a flood zone, and a customer carbon questionnaire. These are the shop's chosen controls, not an ISO checklist. **Takeaways** - The practical test: could climate-related conditions or requirements affect part quality, delivery or customer satisfaction? - Heat and measurement: measure within the CMM's specified conditions with appropriate temperature compensation, and review suspect results (ISO 9001 doesn't prescribe a temperature log) - Power loss: follow the machine's restart procedure, verify setup and tooling, check the first completed part, and hold interrupted parts until evaluated - Supplier exposure: ask about contingency plans, consider a second source for critical work, watch lead times - Customer climate requests: mandatory for the order or supplier approval, or optional? Answer only with information you can support; energy use alone is not a carbon footprint - An optional four-line decision note: conclusion, reasons, where it's handled with owner and evidence, when to look again. Clause 4.1 doesn't specifically require this decision in writing **Chapters** 0:00 Climate change in ISO 9001 0:16 The short answer 1:13 One CNC shop, four situations 1:25 Heat and the CMM 2:22 Power outage mid-cycle 3:07 Supplier in a flood zone 3:22 Customer carbon questionnaire 3:59 The four-line decision note 4:50 What to do this week 5:47 What's next To keep the decision, the actions and the evidence connected to the work, take a look at QMS2GO. https://qms2go.com #QMS2GO #ISO9001 #climatechange #machining #QMS #CNC
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ISO 9001 asks you to determine whether climate change is a relevant issue for your quality management system (clause 4.1), and notes that relevant interested parties can have requirements related to climate change (4.2). ISO 9001 sets no blanket requirement for a carbon footprint, emissions target or environmental management system. Customer requirements or applicable law may still make climate-related obligations relevant to your QMS. The text came in the 2024 amendment to ISO 9001:2015, and ISO 9001:2026 carries it forward. In 2026, you also determine which relevant interested-party requirements your quality system will address. Yes or no must follow a sound assessment, and relevant issues need to be addressed through your quality system. This video follows one fictional 20-person CNC shop through four situations: summer heat in the CMM room, a storm power outage mid-cycle, a heat-treat supplier in a flood zone, and a customer carbon questionnaire. These are the shop's chosen controls, not an ISO checklist. **Takeaways** - The practical test: could climate-related conditions or requirements affect part quality, delivery or customer satisfaction? - Heat and measurement: measure within the CMM's specified conditions with appropriate temperature compensation, and review suspect results (ISO 9001 doesn't prescribe a temperature log) - Power loss: follow the machine's restart procedure, verify setup and tooling, check the first completed part, and hold interrupted parts until evaluated - Supplier exposure: ask about contingency plans, consider a second source for critical work, watch lead times - Customer climate requests: mandatory for the order or supplier approval, or optional? Answer only with information you can support; energy use alone is not a carbon footprint - An optional four-line decision note: conclusion, reasons, where it's handled with owner and evidence, when to look again. Clause 4.1 doesn't specifically require this decision in writing **Chapters** 0:00 Climate change in ISO 9001 0:16 The short answer 1:13 One CNC shop, four situations 1:25 Heat and the CMM 2:22 Power outage mid-cycle 3:07 Supplier in a flood zone 3:22 Customer carbon questionnaire 3:59 The four-line decision note 4:50 What to do this week 5:47 What's next To keep the decision, the actions and the evidence connected to the work, take a look at QMS2GO. https://qms2go.com #QMS2GO #ISO9001 #climatechange #machining #QMS #CNC