ISO 18788:2015 management system for private security operations

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The Annex SL (also known as Annex L in the 2019th edition) is a section of the ISO/IEC Directives part 1 that prescribes how ISO Management System Standard (MSS) standards should be written. The aim of Annex SL is to enhance the consistency and alignment of MSS by providing a unifying and agreed-upon high level structure, identical core text and common terms and core definitions. The aim being that all ISO Type A MSS (and B where appropriate) are aligned and the compatibility of these standards is enhanced.

Before 2012, various standards for management systems were written in different ways. Several attempts have been made since the late 90s to harmonize the way to write these but the first group that succeeded to reach an agreement was the Joint Technical Coordination Group (JTCG) set up by ISO/Technical Management Board.

Various of Technical Committees within ISO are currently working on revising all MSS published before Annex SL was adopted. Many standards are already following Annex SL such as ISO 9001, and ISO 14001.

Types of standards

Two kinds of standards for management systems are defined by the Annex SL:

• Type A MSS: in regard to management system requirement (for example ISO 9001 and ISO 14001)
• Type B MSS: in regard to guidelines (for instance ISO 9004 and ISO 14004)

MSS (Type A) following Annex SL

• ISO 9001:2015, Quality management systems – Requirements
• ISO 14001:2015, Environmental management systems – Requirements with guidance for use
• ISO 14298:2013, Graphic technology – Management of security printing processes
• ISO 18788:2015, Management system for private security operations – Requirements with guidance for use
• ISO/IEC 19770-1:2017, Information technology – IT asset management – Part 1: IT asset management systems – Requirements
• ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018, Information technology – Service management – Part 1: Service management system requirements
• ISO 20121:2012, Event sustainability management systems – Requirements with guidance for use
• ISO 21001:2018, Educational organizations – Management systems for educational organizations – Requirements with guidance for use
• ISO 21101:2014, Adventure tourism – Safety management systems – Requirements
• ISO 21401:2018, Tourism and related services – Sustainability management system for accommodation establishments – Requirements
• ISO 22000:2018, Food safety management systems – Requirements for any organization in the food chain
• ISO 22301:2019, Security and resilience – Business continuity management systems – Requirements
• ISO/IEC 27001:2013, Information technology – Security techniques – Information security management sys