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Interested parties

Interested parties are all the people and organisations that can influence your organisation or are affected by it, such as customers, employees, regulators and local residents.

Explanation

Think of customers and principals, employees and works council, suppliers and subcontractors, owners, banks and insurers, regulators and local residents. Each group expects something different: safe working conditions, good quality, compliance with laws or less nuisance.

You map out who your interested parties are, what they need or expect and which of those requirements are binding for you, for example through a contract or law. Those obligations feed your risks, objectives and processes. Review the list regularly, because interested parties and their requirements change.

In standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 this is also called 'relevant interested parties'. It differs from the context: the context is broader and also covers the market and technology, while interested parties are the people and organisations with their own expectations of you.

Example from practice

A construction company notes that local residents expect little nuisance from construction traffic, the client asks for safety evidence and the municipality supervises the permit conditions. Each expectation gets an owner in the organisation.

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StakeholdersMap stakeholders and their requirements. ContextDocument internal and external context (4.1/4.2). Compliance obligationsTrack legal obligations and demonstrate compliance. ISO 9001Quality ISO 14001Environment ISO 45001Health and safety
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Analyzing context and stakeholders: approach with a worked exampleThe context of the organization consists of the internal and external factors that decide whether your management system achieves its purpose, plus the parties that expect something from you. A clear analysis shows which risks and objectives really matter.
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Context of the organisationContext of the organisationScopeScope of the management systemRisks and opportunitiesRisks and opportunitiesCustomer satisfactionCustomer satisfaction

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