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7.1.2

Resources: people

ClauseUnchanged titleRetrieved 2026-10-19Last updated: 2026-10-19

The requirement that applies today

The organization makes sure the people needed to run an effective system are competent, which points to the competence clause. Where outside experts help develop, implement, run or assess the system, the organization keeps evidence of the agreement or contract that sets out their competence, responsibility and authority.

ISO 22000:2018, 7.1.2 Resources: people; ISO/DIS 22000:2026, 7.1.2.

What the draft does

Unchanged title: The public contents keep 7.1.2 at the same number and title. No structural change is shown.

Source: public contents and foreword at 7.1.2, retrieved 2026-10-19.

Why this clause matters

External help is normal in a transition, and this clause is the reason a consultant engagement needs a written scope. An auditor who cannot see what the expert was responsible for, and what they were competent to do, has a finding even when the work was good.

Suggested evidence to discuss with your auditor

For 7.1.2, these are the artefacts we suggest discussing with your auditor. The standard publishes no evidence list, so this is our reading, not a requirement.

  • Contracts or agreements for external experts, with competence, role and authority
  • A list of the people who run the system and the evidence of their competence
  • Cover arrangements for absence and turnover

Where systems usually fall short

  • A consultant engaged by email with no defined scope
  • Competence assumed from a job title rather than evidenced

How to prepare

Before you engage anyone for the transition, write one page: what they will do, what they are responsible for, what authority they have, and what competence you checked. Attach it to the contract. That page is the clause evidence and it also prevents scope creep. Keep the external expert scope with the contract, not in an email thread. The auditor will ask what the expert was responsible for and what competence you checked before engaging them.

Dates

Applies todayISO 22000:2018 as amended in 2024, the edition published today; certificate treatment after a new edition depends on the transition arrangements
DraftISO/DIS 22000:2026, DIS ballot closed 2026-07-29
Planning date2027-09-12 (estimate, not an ISO date)

Cross-references

7.1.1, 7.2, 7.1.6

Source

Clause 7.1.2. Current edition: ISO 22000:2018. Draft: ISO/DIS 22000:2026. Retrieved 2026-10-19. The full DIS text for 7.1.2 is sold by ISO and not held here; the sources page lists what is.

Not legal advice; does not certify; our words, not the standard's, and the planning date is an estimate.