BS 99001:2022

Explore the newly published BS 99001:2022 with our Executive Briefing and Infographic. You can now download BS 99001:2022 Executive Briefing and BS 99001:2022 Infographic.

What is BS 99001 - Quality management systems in the built environment about?

Quality failings in the built environment sector have raised some fundamental concerns. BS 99001:2022 tackles these by providing additional requirements to those in the generic quality management system standard BS EN ISO 9001:2015.

BS 99001:2022 has been developed using the identical clause structure to BS EN ISO 9001, allowing the new Built Environment sector specific requirements in BS 99001:2022 to be implemented alongside those in the generic QMS standard.

If you already have a copy of BS EN ISO 9001, then you can simply purchase your copy of BS 99001:2022 to use alongside it. Alternatively, you can purchase PD 99001 - a single document containing all the clauses of BS EN ISO 9001 followed in turn by the respective clause content from BS 99001:2022.

Who is BS 99001 - Quality management systems in the built environment for?

• Architects and designers
• Construction organizations at all tier levels
• Contractors
• Decommissioning and recycling experts
• Manufacturers who prefabricate for the industry
• Structural engineers
• Skilled tradespeople e.g. bricklayers, carpenters, roofers
• Project managers
• Suppliers of raw materials e.g. cement, concrete, timber etc.
• Surveyors

What does BS 99001 - Quality management systems in the built environment cover?

BS 99001:2022 provides additional quality management system requirements to those in BS EN ISO 9001:2015 that are tailored to the needs of organizations operating in the built environment sector, specifically:

• Rather than being organization-based it addresses multi-organizational, project-based ways of working
• Its requirements tackle specific known areas of concern in the sector that go beyond the generic requirements in ISO 9001

Why should you use BS 99001 - Quality management systems in the built environment?

• It can help you demonstrate a commitment to providing a high level of quality assurance on projects; along the supply chain; and in day-to-day operations.
• It can help assure quality at all stages in a project and thereby increase the fundamental suitability, safety, and durability of built assets.
• It can help rebuild trust and confidence in the industry as a whole.
• It can help individual users to develop their expertise and efficiency, increase client confidence and get more business.
• It can strengthen risk management.
• It distils current industry thinking and expertise into one trustworthy document that tackles all the issues.
• Its widespread use can bring a cohesiveness that will raise standards across the sector.

To learn more about what BS 99001:2022 covers and its benefits, listen to The Standards Show podcast episode here.

BS 99001:2022 contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 on good health and well-being; Goal 8 on decent work and economic growth; Goal 9 on industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11 on sustainable cities and communities; and Goal 12 on responsible consumption and production.