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Olec KOVALEVSKY : Consulting Engineer, Avantage Qualité, Cany-Barville, France
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The risk-based approach, introduced in the 2015 version, is retained and strengthened. It is complemented in the 2026 version by its counterpart: the opportunity-based approach.
The negative (risk) and the positive (opportunity) are treated equally (or nearly so) in ISO 9001:2026.
This fact sheet explains in detail the requirements related to both throughout the standard.
We will cover the new requirements, the importance of defining the scope of the QMS, the scope of risks, the scope of opportunities, and finally the associated documentation requirements.
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