Schemes and standards
The management system standards in the scope of ISAO accreditation.
ISAO certifies management systems against the standards below, and accredits certification bodies to certify against them. Standards are referred to by number only. ISAO does not publish or reproduce the text of any standard; copies can be bought from ISO or from national standards bodies.
| Standard | Scheme |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2026Quality management systems | QMS |
| ISO 14001:2026Environmental management systems | EMS |
| ISO 50001:2018Energy management systems | ENMS |
| ISO 45001:2018Occupational health and safety management systems | OHSMS |
| ISO 28000:2022Security management systems | SMS |
| ISO 18788:2015Management system for private security operations | PSOMS |
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022Information security management systems | ISMS |
| ISO/IEC 27701:2025Privacy information management systems | PIMS |
| ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018Service management systems | ITSMS |
| ISO/IEC 42001:2023Artificial intelligence management systems | AIMS |
| ISO 22000:2018Food safety management systems | FSMS |
| HACCPHazard analysis and critical control points | HACCP |
| ISO 13485:2016Quality management systems for medical devices | MDQMS |
| ISO 15378:2017Primary packaging materials for medicinal products | PPMP |
| ISO 37001:2025Anti-bribery management systems | ABMS |
| ISO 22301:2019Business continuity management systems | BCMS |
| ISO 41001:2018Facility management systems | FMS |
| ISO 55001:2024Asset management systems | AMS |
| ISO 21001:2025Management systems for educational organisations | EOMS |
| ISO 39001:2012Road traffic safety management systems | RTSMS |
| ISO 20121:2024Event sustainability management systems | ESMS |
| ISO 9001:2015Quality management systemsPrevious edition, in transition: replaced by ISO 9001:2026 | QMS |
| ISO 14001:2015Environmental management systemsPrevious edition, in transition: replaced by ISO 14001:2026 | EMS |
| ISO 37001:2016Anti-bribery management systemsPrevious edition, in transition: replaced by ISO 37001:2025 | ABMS |
Each accredited body's schedule of accreditation shows which of these standards it is accredited for, with IAF sector codes and countries. Our own short summary of each standard is on the standards pages.
