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Cross-standard compliance concepts

164 concepts that appear across multiple ISO management-system standards. See exactly which standards define a term and at which clause, so cross-framework mapping work starts with the right anchor.

For normative definitions, consult the source standard at the cited clause.

164
Cross-standard concepts
85
Standards indexed
15
Standards for the most-referenced term

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defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005, ISO 20121, ISO 22442
Cited at clauses
3.37, 3.8, 3.9

--``,`,,,,,,`,,,`,``,,`,,```,`,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065
Cited at clauses
3.3.8, 3.4.4

A

audit

defined across 5 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 19011, ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.1, 3.2, 3.36, 3.4.1

accuracy

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14064
Cited at clauses
3.5

activity

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 10006, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.1

agent

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 15489, ISO 23081
Cited at clauses
3.1, 3.3

allocation

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.17

ancillary input

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.16

C

competence

defined across 10 standards
Appears in
ISO 10015, ISO 10018, ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14025, ISO 14066, ISO 19011, ISO 20121, ISO 22301, ISO 22398
Cited at clauses
3.1, 3.1.4, 3.17, 3.2, 3.3.1, 3.30, 3.7, 3.9

continual improvement

defined across 6 standards
Appears in
ISO 10377, ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 20121, ISO 22301, ISO 50001
Cited at clauses
3.11, 3.2, 3.4.5, 3.41, 3.5

complaint

defined across 5 standards
Appears in
ISO 10001, ISO 10002, ISO 10003, ISO 10004, ISO 13485
Cited at clauses
3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5

conformity

defined across 5 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 19011, ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.10, 3.18, 3.38, 3.4.2

corrective action

defined across 5 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 20121, ISO 22301, ISO 50001
Cited at clauses
3.13, 3.4, 3.4.4, 3.40

customer

defined across 4 standards
Appears in
ISO 10001, ISO 10002, ISO 10003, ISO 10004
Cited at clauses
3.2, 3.3, 3.4

customer satisfaction

defined across 4 standards
Appears in
ISO 10001, ISO 10002, ISO 10003, ISO 10004
Cited at clauses
3.3, 3.4, 3.5

client

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14015, ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1

comparative assertion

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14025, ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.19, 3.6

complainant

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 10001, ISO 10002, ISO 10003
Cited at clauses
3.1, 3.2

critical review

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14045
Cited at clauses
3.15, 3.45

category endpoint

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.36

characteristic information

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 15223
Cited at clauses
3.1, 3.3

characterization factor

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.37

co-product

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.10

completeness

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14064
Cited at clauses
3.3

completeness check

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.41

compliance obligations (preferred term)

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004
Cited at clauses
3.2.9

conformance level

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.1

consistency

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14064
Cited at clauses
3.4

consistency check

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.42

context

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 20121, ISO 22325
Cited at clauses
3.1, 3.42

correction

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 22301, ISO 50001
Cited at clauses
3.12, 3.3

cut-off criteria

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.18

D

documented information

defined across 4 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.15, 3.3.2, 3.31

data quality

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14034, ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.19, 3.2.6

density contrast sensitivity

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14096
Cited at clauses
3.14, 3.7

density range

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14096
Cited at clauses
3.10, 3.8

description

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 15223
Cited at clauses
3.2, 3.5

digital resolution in bit

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14096
Cited at clauses
3.12, 3.6

E

environmental aspect

defined across 8 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14024, ISO 14025, ISO 14031, ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14045
Cited at clauses
3.10, 3.17, 3.2.2, 3.4, 3.8

environmental impact

defined across 6 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14024, ISO 14025, ISO 14031, ISO 14034
Cited at clauses
3.11, 3.18, 3.2.4, 3.3.6, 3.6

environmental performance

defined across 4 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14031, ISO 14045
Cited at clauses
3.4.11, 3.5, 3.9

effectiveness

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.16, 3.4.6

environment

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14031
Cited at clauses
3.2.1, 3.3

environmental management system

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14031
Cited at clauses
3.1.2, 3.7

environmental objective

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14031
Cited at clauses
3.2.6, 3.8

environmental policy

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14031
Cited at clauses
3.1.3, 3.12

evaluation

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 22398
Cited at clauses
3.4, 3.44

electronic document

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.2

elementary flow

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.12

end-of-file marker

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.3

energy flow

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.13

energy use

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14051, ISO 50001
Cited at clauses
3.18, 3.6

environmental condition

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004
Cited at clauses
3.2.3

environmental mechanism

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.38

eol marker

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.4

event

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.17, 3.8

exercise

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 22301, ISO 22398
Cited at clauses
3.18, 3.5

extension schema

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.5

F

functional unit

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14025, ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.14, 3.20

feedstock energy

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.14

font

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.6

font program

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.7

G

greenhouse gas assertion

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.1.2, 3.2.2

greenhouse gas information system

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.1.4, 3.2.3

greenhouse gas programme

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.1.6, 3.2.5

greenhouse gas project

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.1.5, 3.2.4

I

interested party

defined across 15 standards
Appears in
ISO 10002, ISO 10006, ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14024, ISO 14025, ISO 14031, ISO 14034, ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 20121, ISO 22301, ISO 22316, ISO 22398, ISO 50001
Cited at clauses
3.1.5, 3.1.6, 3.12, 3.15, 3.16, 3.19, 3.2, 3.21, 3.46, 3.7, 3.8

indicator

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14031
Cited at clauses
3.15, 3.4.7

input

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14051
Cited at clauses
3.21, 3.8

impact category

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.39

impact category indicator

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.40

inactivation

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14160, ISO 22442
Cited at clauses
3.5, 3.6

intended user

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.2.2, 3.3.2

intermediate flow

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.22

intermediate product

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.23

internal audit

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 22301, ISO 50001
Cited at clauses
3.20, 3.22

L

life cycle

defined across 5 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14025, ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.1, 3.20, 3.3.3

labelling

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 13485, ISO 15223
Cited at clauses
3.4, 3.8

level a conformance

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.9

level b conformance

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.10

level u conformance

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.11

life cycle assessment

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.2

life cycle impact assessment

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.4

life cycle interpretation

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.5

life cycle inventory analysis

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.3

life cycle inventory analysis result

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.24

M

management system

defined across 5 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 19011, ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.1.1, 3.20, 3.24

measurement

defined across 4 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.27, 3.35, 3.4.9

monitoring

defined across 4 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.29, 3.34, 3.4.8

medical device

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 13485, ISO 14160, ISO 22442
Cited at clauses
3.10, 3.11, 3.6

management

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 22316, ISO 22398
Cited at clauses
3.1, 3.14

management responsibilities

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14971, ISO 22716
Cited at clauses
3.2, 3.3.1

materiality

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.4.11, 3.4.8

modulation transfer function

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14096
Cited at clauses
3.5, 3.9

N

nonconformity

defined across 6 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 19011, ISO 20121, ISO 22301, ISO 50001
Cited at clauses
3.19, 3.21, 3.31, 3.39, 3.4.3

O

organization

defined across 15 standards
Appears in
ISO 10001, ISO 10003, ISO 10004, ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14031, ISO 14034, ISO 14065, ISO 14066, ISO 20121, ISO 22005, ISO 22301, ISO 22320, ISO 22716, ISO 50001
Cited at clauses
3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.4, 3.10, 3.11, 3.2, 3.2.3, 3.20, 3.22, 3.3.3, 3.33, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8

objective

defined across 5 standards
Appears in
ISO 10002, ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.2.5, 3.32, 3.6, 3.8

outsource (verb)

defined across 4 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.3.4, 3.33, 3.34

output

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14051
Cited at clauses
3.17, 3.25

observer

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19011, ISO 22398
Cited at clauses
3.11, 3.15

optical density

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14096
Cited at clauses
3.3, 3.4

P

process

defined across 12 standards
Appears in
ISO 10002, ISO 10005, ISO 10006, ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14034, ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14051, ISO 20121, ISO 22005, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.10, 3.11, 3.18, 3.2, 3.27, 3.3, 3.3.3, 3.3.5, 3.40

product

defined across 12 standards
Appears in
ISO 10004, ISO 10005, ISO 13485, ISO 14006, ISO 14024, ISO 14025, ISO 14034, ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14045, ISO 14051, ISO 22005
Cited at clauses
3.1, 3.11, 3.15, 3.19, 3.2, 3.3, 3.3.2, 3.4, 3.9

performance

defined across 4 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.32, 3.35, 3.4.10

personnel

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.2.4, 3.3.4, 3.37

policy

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 10002, ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.38, 3.5, 3.9

procedure

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 10005, ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.2, 3.28, 3.39

product flow

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14045
Cited at clauses
3.2, 3.27

product system

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14045
Cited at clauses
3.28, 3.3

project

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 10005, ISO 10006, ISO 21500
Cited at clauses
3.2, 3.5

participant

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 20121, ISO 22398
Cited at clauses
3.14, 3.16

pdf

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.13

performance evaluation

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 13485, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.13, 3.36

pixel size

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14096
Cited at clauses
3.2, 3.3

prevention of pollution

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004
Cited at clauses
3.2.7

preventive action

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 20121, ISO 50001
Cited at clauses
3.23, 3.43

process energy

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.26

product category

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14024, ISO 14025
Cited at clauses
3.12, 3.3

project management

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 10006, ISO 21500
Cited at clauses
3.3, 3.6

Q

quality plan

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 10005, ISO 10006
Cited at clauses
3.8

R

risk

defined across 7 standards
Appears in
ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 19011, ISO 20121, ISO 22301, ISO 22398
Cited at clauses
3.16, 3.17, 3.2.10, 3.4, 3.48

requirement

defined across 4 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 20121, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.2.8, 3.26, 3.46

record

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 10005, ISO 22301, ISO 50001
Cited at clauses
3.25, 3.43, 3.9

radiographic film digitisation system

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14096
Cited at clauses
3.1

raw material

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.15

reader

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.14

reference flow

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.29

releases

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.30

relevance

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14064
Cited at clauses
3.2

responsible party

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.2.5, 3.3.5

risk management

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 13485, ISO 22301
Cited at clauses
3.18, 3.51

risks and opportunities

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004
Cited at clauses
3.2.11

S

sensitivity analysis

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14045
Cited at clauses
3.12, 3.31

sensitivity check

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.43

spatial frequency

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14096
Cited at clauses
3.4, 3.7

sterilization

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14160, ISO 22442
Cited at clauses
3.10, 3.19

supplier

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 10006, ISO 20121
Cited at clauses
3.22, 3.9

symbol used in medical device labelling

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 15223
Cited at clauses
3.5, 3.8

system boundary

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.32

T

top management

defined across 6 standards
Appears in
ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14065, ISO 20121, ISO 22301, ISO 50001
Cited at clauses
3.1.5, 3.2.7, 3.25, 3.28, 3.53

transparency

defined across 6 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14063, ISO 14064, ISO 20121
Cited at clauses
3.2.1, 3.21, 3.6, 3.7

technical expert

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066, ISO 19011
Cited at clauses
3.10, 3.2.6, 3.3.6

training

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 10015, ISO 22398, ISO 22716
Cited at clauses
3.2, 3.23, 3.4

target group

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 15223, ISO 22398
Cited at clauses
3.10, 3.21

test

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14066, ISO 22398
Cited at clauses
3.1.5, 3.22

third party

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14024, ISO 14025
Cited at clauses
3.10, 3.7

tissue

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14160, ISO 22442
Cited at clauses
3.23, 3.9

title

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 15223
Cited at clauses
3.6, 3.9

U

uncertainty analysis

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14045
Cited at clauses
3.13, 3.33

unit process

defined across 3 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14045
Cited at clauses
3.14, 3.34

V

validation

defined across 4 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066, ISO 14160, ISO 22442
Cited at clauses
3.11, 3.24, 3.3.1, 3.4.1

verification

defined across 4 standards
Appears in
ISO 14025, ISO 14034, ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.2.1, 3.3.6, 3.4.5, 3.9

verifier

defined across 4 standards
Appears in
ISO 14025, ISO 14034, ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.1.2, 3.3.10, 3.4.6, 3.8

validation body

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.3.3, 3.4.7

validation statement

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.3.4, 3.4.3

validation team

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.3.5, 3.4.9

validator

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.3.2, 3.4.2

verification body

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.3.7, 3.4.8

verification statement

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14034, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.2.4, 3.4.4

verification team

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14065, ISO 14066
Cited at clauses
3.3.9, 3.4.10

W

waste

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14040, ISO 14044
Cited at clauses
3.35

working range

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 14096
Cited at clauses
3.15, 3.9

writer

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.15

X

xmp packet

defined across 2 standards
Appears in
ISO 19005
Cited at clauses
3.16

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