(ISO: Geneva) -- As the third edition of the ISO technical specification ISO/TS 29001 for the international oil and gas industries is rolled out, feedback indicates its increasing acceptance as the baseline requirements document for quality management in these sectors.

ISO/TS 29001:2010 defines quality management system (QMS) requirements for product- and service-supply organizations for the petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries.

The third edition has been updated to include the text of ISO 9001:2008, the generic QMS standard, unaltered and in its entirety. Petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industry sector-specific supplemental requirements are given outside the boxes.

ISO/TS 29001:2010 is the result of cooperation between the American Petroleum Institute (API) and ISO technical committee ISO/TC 67—Materials, equipment, and offshore structures for petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries.

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