As you already know, there are hundreds of ISO standards published by ISO, but how to identify which one is best for your business. The answer is simple, if you are trying to get the ISO Certificate for the first time, then ISO 9001:2015 is the best standard for starts with. Because ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) is applicable to all organizations (Any nature or any size).
If you have a special requirement of ISO Certification, that demanded by your client or for any government/private tender, based on the requirement or nature of business you can go with the following ISO standards,
ISO 9001 – Quality Management System – Applicable to all businesses (Service Based and Product Based)
ISO 27001 – Information Security Management System – Applicable to business which requires the secured environment to protect the Business Critical Information. Information might be anything, such that Customer Data, Financial Data, Research Data, programming or Coding Data, or any data that is critical to keep safe.
In most cases, 90% of IT Companies, Financial Institutes, Banks, R&D, and other big organizations go with ISO 27001 Certification.
ISO 14001 – Environmental Management System, applicable to businesses or organizations whose operations impact the surrounding environment and they are looking to meet the local or international regulatory requirements.
Mostly applicable to Chemical Companies, production/manufacturing companies, mining companies, chemical companies, pharmaceutical companies, oil & gas agencies, and any other companies that require presenting their responsibility to save the environment without harming through their business operations.
ISO 45001 – Occupational Health and Safety Management System – applicable to organizations, in which the safety of their resources (Manpower) at risk. This also required for regulatory requirements.
Constructions, manufacturing, Chemical or Mining Companies, where physical risk factor for human is severed, they have to implement the safety guidelines as per ISO 45001 and get ISO certified.
Even MNC’s or IT companies also can go with ISO 45001, as their employees may feel mental risks during and after working hours. It’s the organizational responsibility to protect their resources as per the legal requirements.
As for other standards, the organizations can go with their client requirements if they have any particular demands.
