ISO 19600

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The ISO 19600 is an international standard and contains guidelines for the use of compliance management systems . Such systems help to recognize the risks of irregular behavior, to understand and to react to it correctly. The standard can be used both in companies and in other organizations.

history

The standard was published on December 5, 2014 as an internationally valid ISO standard . The document had previously been adopted on July 11, 2014 in Vienna as an International Standard (ISO). ISO 19600 is based on a guideline from Australia and the ONR 192050 developed in Austria ( ÖNORM ). Compliance specialists from Australia, China, Germany, France, Holland, Canada, Malaysia, Austria, Singapore, Spain and Switzerland are represented in the responsible project committee 271 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), as well as 20 countries including Great Britain, Japan and the USA has observer status.

Goal of the norm

The standard is intended to help companies and organizations avoid illegal behavior by managers and employees. The ISO 19600 also enables proof that all those involved behaved in accordance with the rules and that those responsible have adequately fulfilled their obligations. Further objectives are the evaluation of the effectiveness of the compliance measures and the communication related to them, as well as ongoing process improvement.

As an ISO standard, the standard is internationally consistent and is intended to offer organizations and companies that operate across borders a reliable and applicable system for compliant behavior.

approach

The central element of compliance management according to ISO 19600 is the risk assessment . The risks are weighted and prioritized according to the probability of their occurrence. Appropriate measures must be taken against the largest of the identified compliance risks. The ISO standard is also dedicated to the roles and responsibilities of the people involved.

Certification

As evidence of compliance with ISO 19600, there is the option of having compliance management systems certified. In addition, the functionaries (compliance officers) entrusted with the topic can have their qualifications confirmed by a personal certification. The audits are usually carried out by experts from practice, such as business lawyers.

There are first certification bodies, for example in Austria, that certify compliance management systems according to ISO 19600.

literature

  • Compliance Management Systems (CMS) - The ONR 192050 - Praxiskommentar, Alexander Petsche, Armin Toifl, Barbara Neiger, Elfriede Jirges (Eds.), ISBN 978-3-85402-280-0 , 162 pages, 53.90 euros, 1. Edition 2013

Sources of supply

ISO standards are chargeable and can be obtained directly from ISO and from its members (national standardization organizations).

history

year description
2014 ISO 19600 (1st edition)

Web links

Individual evidence

  • ISO 19600 Compliance Management Systems - guidelines
  • ONR 192050 Compliance Management Systems