Summary
In short
- A standards and clause register is a register used in General that lists the standards and regulations you work to, broken down to clause level. It is built against ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and forms part of the Management System Governance programme.
- Set up once and reviewed when a standard is revised. Completed by the compliance lead.
- The template holds 13 fields across 3 sections.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: referenced by KnowComply and all audits.
What it is
What it is
What is a standards and clause register?
A standards and clause register is a register used in General that lists the standards and regulations you work to, broken down to clause level. It is built against ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and forms part of the Management System Governance programme.
When is a standards and clause register completed?
A standards and clause register is completed once at set up, then whenever an entry is added, changed or retired. Set up once and reviewed when a standard is revised.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This register is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this register covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Management System Governance programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: referenced by knowcomply and all audits
Not for
- Site and Location Register, which holds every site, building, area and zone your organisation operates.
- Asset Register, which holds every piece of equipment, machine, vehicle and tool you track.
- Worker Profile, which holds a record for each worker, including role, department, site and start date.
- Anything outside General, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISO 14001Environmental management systems
The international standard for managing environmental aspects, obligations and impacts. Certifiable.
ISO 9001Quality management systems
The international standard for consistently meeting customer and regulatory requirements. Certifiable.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the standards and clause register template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO 14001 is environmental management systems. The international standard for managing environmental aspects, obligations and impacts. Certifiable.
What sections does the standards and clause register contain?+
There are 3 sections: identification, requirement, ownership. Together they hold 13 fields, 8 of which are required.
How many standards and clause register records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the standards and clause register belong to?+
It is part of Management System Governance, Master Data and Foundations. One integrated system rather than four running in parallel and exhausting the same people.
Can the standards and clause register template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the standards and clause register library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in General — control tower. The orchestration layer. Registries and engines every other workspace reads from.
Meet General→Sources
Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO 14001 — Environmental management systems
- ISO 9001 — Quality management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization