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  • 7/21/2019 03. Global the Emerging ISO Standard for Asset Management_ISO 55000_2011

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    Global the emerging ISO standard for asset management

    Introduction

    The last 2 decades have seen a strong push to codify many organisational procedures and processes to ensureconsistency, and many readers will undoubtedly be ISO accredited at various levels. This article examines the emerging

    ISO standard for asset management and compares it (or at least what has emerged so far) withPAS 55.

    Previous asset management standards

    Most of us are well aware of PAS 55, which was developed in the UK in 2004 under the

    Institute Of Asset Managements

    (IAM) sponsorship. In many sectors it has become the expected way of doing business and was subsequently revised in

    2008.

    Other countries subsequently developed useful parallel standards, so since 2008 the IAM has been working to encourage

    the development of a true International Standard and in June 2010 a group of 40 representatives from 13 countries voted

    to be involved in the development process.

    The emerging ISO standard

    In August 2010ISOsTechnical Management Board authorisedProject Committee 251(ISO/PC 251) to develop an

    International Standard on Asset Management, and assigned the secretariat duties to the British Standards Institution. The

    first meeting of PC 251 was held in Melbourne, Australia from 28th

    February to 4th

    March 2011, from which the following

    salient points emerged...

    A re-consideration of how risk might be included in ISO 55000 given that it is extensively covered by ISO 31000.

    A recognition that key terms such as asset management need to embrace more than just physical assets.

    PC 251 resolved to request ISO to allow PC 251 to develop the following 3 separate standards (as distinct from 1

    standard in 3 parts):

    ISO 55000 Asset management Overview, principles and terminology.

    ISO 55001 Asset management Management systems Requirements.

    ISO 55002 Asset management Management systems - Guidelines on the application of ISO 55001.

    Planning the next PC meeting for October 2011 in Washington DC at the invitation of the ANSI.

    Comparison with PAS 55-1

    The following working drafts of the ISO standard were available on the IAMs website as of late February 2011...

    Part 1 Overview, principles and terminology.

    Part 2 Requirements.

    Part 3 Guidelines for the application of ISO XXXX-Y.

    A quick comparison indicates that Part 1 includes many of the elements of PAS 55-1:2008 and that Part 3 mirrors most of

    the elements of PAS 55-2:2008.

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