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Corrective Action

What is Corrective Action?

Action taken to eliminate the root cause of a detected nonconformity or other undesirable situation, preventing its recurrence. A key concept in ISO management systems.

Information Security

What the standards actually require on corrective action

Requirements naming corrective action across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

EU AI Act3 controls

A provider that considers, or has reason to consider, that a high-risk AI system it has placed on the market or put into service is not in conformity with the Regulation must immediately take the necessary corrective action to bring it into conformity, withdra...

EUAI-Art.20 · Corrective actions and duty of information
FedRAMP High3 controls

Flaw Remediation | Time to Remediate Flaws and Benchmarks for Corrective Actions. (a) Measure the time between flaw identification and flaw remediation; and (b) Establish the following benchmarks for taking corrective actions: [Assignment: organization-defined

SI-2(3) · Flaw Remediation | Time to Remediate Flaws and Benchmarks for Corrective Actions. (a) Measure the time between flaw identification and flaw remediation; and (b) Establish the following benchmarks for taking corrective actions: [Assignment: organization-defined

Clause 10 addresses improvement + nonconformity + corrective action + problem solving + error proofing + continual improvement. Conceptual coverage: 10.1 General Improvement (continual improvement of suitability + adequacy + effectiveness of QMS);

IATF16949-Clause10-Improvement-Nonconformity-CorrectiveAction-Problem-ErrorProof · IATF 16949 Clause 10 - Improvement + Nonconformity + Corrective Action + Problem Solving + Error Proofing + Continual Improvement
ISO 22301:20193 controls

Determine opportunities for improvement and implement the actions needed to achieve the intended BCMS outcomes; when a nonconformity occurs, react to it and deal with its consequences, evaluate whether action is needed to eliminate the cause by reviewing the n...

iso-22301-2019::10.1 · Nonconformity and corrective action

Requires structured procedures for addressing non-conformities including root cause analysis and verification.

ISO-17025-8.7 · Corrective actions

Questions people ask about corrective action

What is Corrective Action?
Action taken to eliminate the root cause of a detected nonconformity or other undesirable situation, preventing its recurrence. A key concept in ISO management systems.
Why is Corrective Action important for compliance?
Corrective Action is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding corrective action helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
What concepts are related to Corrective Action?
Key concepts related to Corrective Action include Nonconformity. Understanding these interconnected concepts provides a more comprehensive view of Information Security requirements and helps organizations build holistic compliance programs.
Which compliance frameworks address Corrective Action?
Corrective Action appears in the requirement text of EU AI Act, FedRAMP High, IATF 16949:2016 - Quality Management System for Automotive Production, IRS Publication 1075, ISO 22301:2019. Across these standards we have identified 18 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Corrective Action?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how corrective action applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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