ISO 55000 Information Sheet
The International Standards Organisation (ISO) published the new ISO 55000 suite of asset management standards on 15th January 2014.
The ISO Series was developed over 3 years, with input from 26 countries, culminating in a launch event in London on 5th February, hosted by the Institute of Asset Management and British Standards Institution (BSI).
The Series consists of three standards documents:
- ISO 55000 - This provides an overview of asset management and the standard terms and definitions to be used.
- ISO 55001 - This specifies the requirements for an integrated, effective management system for assets. (Note – this is not a software specification, but an organisation’s asset management plans and implementation)
- IS0 55002 - This offers more detailed guidance on implementing an asset management system.
For more information or to purchase the ISO series of standards see the ISO website at http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm .