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The ISO 28000 Supply Chain Security Management System (SCSMS) standard is applicable to organizations of any size—from small businesses to multinational corporations—involved in manufacturing, service, storage, or transportation at any stage of the production or supply chain, aiming to:
ISO 28000 certification is a management system standard issued by ISO designed to define and manage risks associated with supply chain operations.
Security incidents in the international supply chain pose a significant threat to global trade and the economic growth of trading nations. People, goods, infrastructure, and equipment—including transport vehicles—must be protected from security breaches and their potential devastating impacts. Such protection benefits the entire economy and society.
The international supply chain is dynamic, involving numerous entities and business partners. This International Standard acknowledges this complexity. It has been developed to allow individual organizations within the supply chain to apply its requirements in alignment with their specific business models, roles, and functions within the global network.
This standard provides organizations with the option to establish and document reasonable security levels within international supply chains and their components. It enables organizations to make better risk-based decisions regarding security within these chains.
This International Standard is multimodal and intended to coordinate with and complement the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE Framework). It does not attempt to overshadow, replace, or supersede individual customs security programs or their specific certification and validation requirements.
Implementing this standard helps an organization establish appropriate security levels within the parts of the international supply chain it controls. It also serves as a basis for determining or validating existing security levels by internal or external auditors, or by government agencies that choose to use compliance with this standard as a basis for recognizing supply chain security programs.
Customers, business partners, government agencies, and other stakeholders may require organizations claiming compliance with this standard to undergo audits or validations. Government agencies may also agree to mutually recognize validations conducted by other governments (Annex C).
The purpose of this standard is not to duplicate government requirements regarding supply chain security compliant with the WCO SAFE Framework. Organizations already certified or validated by governments as compliant are recognized as meeting this International Standard.
Statement of Coverage: Defines the boundaries of the supply chain covered by the security plan.
Security Assessment: Documents the supply chain's vulnerabilities against identified threat scenarios and describes the reasonably expected impacts of each potential scenario.
Security Plan: Describes the security measures implemented to manage the scenarios identified by the assessment.
Training Program: Outlines how security personnel will be trained to fulfill their assigned security-related duties.
To conduct the security assessment required for the security plan, an organization utilizing this standard shall:
Identify potential threats (Security threat scenarios).
Determine the likelihood of those threats escalating into actual security incidents.
Before deciding to pursue ISO 28000 certification, businesses should consider the following:
Voluntary but Valuable: While not mandatory, it protects workers and reduces costs related to accidents and insurance, while boosting customer confidence in the company's products/projects.
Contractual Requirements: ISO 28000 is often required to work with specific high-tier clients.
Proven Success: Many businesses have achieved significant growth by successfully applying the standard.
Accreditation Matters: Research reputable and high-quality assessment bodies. Not all certification bodies are officially accredited.
Validity: ISO 28000 certificates are valid for 3 years, following global regulatory standards.
The ISSQ Quality Institute hopes this overview of the ISO 28000 Supply Chain Security Management System provides useful information for your organization. We are ready to partner with your company during this era of integration and development.
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Published Date: May 30, 2023
